Want to see something really cool? Watch as one of our customers freeze dries and rehydrates raw ground beef, chiles, cheese, and onion rings. You would never guess that his New Mexico inspired cheeseburger had been made with freeze-dried ingredients!
Freeze Drying Easter Leftovers
Ham, spring vegetables and cream pies are the traditional staples of Easter dinner. If you’re like most enthusiastic holiday cooks, you’ve made enough for an army. If you have a home freeze dryer, all that extra food can actually serve you well in the days ahead. Yes, you can even freeze dry the pie. Freeze […]
Celebrate National Meatball Day the Healthy Way
Well what do you know? National Meatball Day falls right in the middle of National Nutrition Month. And who doesn’t love meatballs? Meatballs done the old school way can be full of fat, salt and sugar. However, meatballs done right are high in protein, full of flavor, and can be part of a healthy diet. […]
Cooking for One
If you’re a one person household, cooking can be tricky. While other shoppers get excited about economies of scale, and grocery stores aim to sell family-sized packages and bundles of everything, single cooks are in a never-ending battle with food (and money) waste. The game changes, however, when you have a home freeze dryer. With […]
Rehydrating Freeze Dried Meats
The ability to freeze dry meats is one of the biggest benefits of having a home freeze dryer. You can save money by buying in bulk, preserving leftovers, and reducing food waste. Plus, you don’t have to worry about your meat going bad in your freezer, especially if the power ever goes out. Freeze dried […]
Saving Thanksgiving Dinner
This week is Thanksgiving and it seems almost everyone will be making so many of the delicious foods they love to eat. But, sometimes there’s so much food leftover from Thanksgiving dinner that it would require the local National Guard to polish it off. However, if you have a freeze dryer, you can save all […]
Freeze Dried Quick Meal: Salmon with Pesto
Salmon with pesto sauce is one of the best things you can make for a nice, Sunday dinner and then easily freeze dry leftovers for your next camping trip or for use during an emergency. Salmon is so good for you – it’s high in omega-3 fatty acids. Pesto sauce is made from basil, pine nuts, […]
How to Freeze Dry Hamburgers
One of the best meals during the hot months of summer is to grill hamburgers outside on the barbecue. Plus, grilled hamburgers make such a great party food, but it seems there are always leftovers that go to waste. With a home freeze dryer, it’s now easy to freeze dry hamburger to last for 10 to 15 […]
Freeze Drying Steak
There’s nothing like a good steak, right? When you have a home freeze dryer you can enjoy this indulgence more often because you can take advantage of sales and bulk opportunities. Freeze drying steak is easy, and it allows you to use steak in recipes as a replacement for less flavorful meats. To freeze dry […]
4 Unique Foods You Can Freeze Dry
Providing healthy, fresh food to your family can be challenging—especially when your life is full of deadlines, carpools, homework, after-school activities, and everyday chores. Canning and dehydrating food helps, but each of those processes robs food of nutritional value and even when you freeze your food to retain the nutrition, it comes with an expiration […]