Freeze-Dried Food versus Dehydrated Food: What’s the Difference? There’s a fairly common misconception that the terms “dehydrated food” and “freeze-dried food” are the same, but they are not. Knowing the difference helps when deciding how to store and preserve food for your family. History of Dried Foods With any type of long-term food preservation, moisture […]
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Canning or Freeze Drying?
Canning, as a way of food preservation, was invented by in the late 1800’s. It has been a popular method for preserving fruits, vegetables, and meats for hundreds of years. However, in the 20thcentury, a relatively new preservation method called freeze drying appeared on the scene. Freeze drying technology first began to be used by […]
RELOCATION; A FOOD PRESERVER’S WORST NIGHTMARE, OR IS IT?
Sometimes, life just throws a curve ball, doesn’t it? We spend years expecting a certain outcome, and suddenly, CHANGE. As we approached middle age, we purchased a home that fulfilled our dream. It wasn’t fancy or expensive. It couldn’t possibly keep up with the Joneses, as they weren’t even on the same journey as we […]
Buying a Freeze Dryer Was a Lifesaver
Harvest Right began selling home freeze dryers because we wanted to provide a tool that could help people improve their lives. There are many ways a freeze dryer can improve a person’s life. A freeze dryer easily creates an emergency food supply, preserves extra garden produce, provides healthy snacks, and is a great way to […]
Harvest Right Brings Home Freeze Drying Option to Market
Pink Tractor magazine recently featured the story of how two different customers benefited from having a freeze dryer. In September 2017, David and Karen Smith were met with devastation with flooding caused by Hurricane Irma left them with 8 feet of water in their house in the Jacksonville, Florida suburb of Middleburg. It was a disaster […]
New Freeze Dryer From Harvest Right
Better design and construction + Increased throughput! Faster drying…25% less time. A batch that once took 30 hours can now be freeze dried 8 hours faster. Touch screen moved to the top of the unit – making it easier to access and read. Smaller in size but still has the same great capacity as the older models. Nicer, […]
We Ate Like Kings!
This story was taken from Facebook (with permission) from one of our customers, Carol A., in Utah. I’ve had a very busy summer spent mostly dry camping (no hookups) … I got our freeze dryer at Christmas (2016) and ran it almost 24-7 until summer started. I purposely focused on one-dish meals for our summer […]
How long does it take to pay off a Harvest Right freeze dryer?
Did you enjoy the freeze-dried egg experiment from the Retired at 40 YouTube channel? We’ve got another great video to share. This time, Retired at 40 talks about how long it takes to get the return on your Harvest Right freeze dryer. In other words, how long does it take for it to pay for […]
Hearty Winter Soups and Stews
Every year we eagerly anticipate soup season. Not only are savory root vegetables are in abundance, nothing sounds better on a cold day than a hot bowl of soup, stew or chili. Soup lovers can use their home freeze dryer to prep soup ingredients ahead of time, or to keep freeze dried soups and stews […]
Freeze Drying Cauliflower Rice and Cauliflower Potatoes
For those of you cutting down on carbs such as rice and potatoes, the magic of cauliflower can put your favorite dishes back on the menu. Cauliflower “rice” and cauliflower “potatoes” have the same consistency as real rice and potatoes. Because cauliflower is relatively bland, it can absorb your favorite savory flavors and mimic your […]
