Freeze Dryers
FAQ’s
Why freeze dry?
Cost of food continues to increase year over year. Most families throw away $100’s of dollars as leftovers every year. Buy on sale in larger quantities and freeze dry the items. Create freeze dry meals or rehydrate leftovers to have available during those rushed dinner hours before or after kid’s sports. Have nutritious snacks the kids will love with much less chemicals that you control.
Why a freeze dryer and not a food dehydrator?
Two reasons 1.) Shelf life _freeze dryer 20 - 30 years +, dehydrator 1-10 years dependent on the food that is dehydrated. 2.)Freeze drying does not cause cell wall damage so the freeze dried foods do not shrink as much, maintains more flavor and color.
Freeze drying usually will maintain better color and texture.
What can be freeze dried?
Almost everything such as leftovers, ice cream, candy, meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, dairy, eggs, soups, casseroles, broths, etc.
What cannot be freeze dried?
Oily and fatty foods, alcohol, butter, chocolate, heavy cream, honey, mayonnaise, nuts, patella, Peanut butter, jelly, jams, soda, syrup
Do you want to offer a healthier snack for your children that is not loaded with chemicals you can't pronounce? Buy fresh fruits and vegetables like apples dusted with cinnamon or cherry tomatoes dusted with garlic, Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese, strawberries, pears, bananas sliced carrots etc. Grab a jar or bag off the shelf and start snacking. Great for the beach, camping and those long car rides.
How does a freeze dryer work?
Sublimation is a process that happens naturally to many chemicals under certain conditions, whereby they skip past being a liquid from the solid-state and become gaseous. A famous example is ‘dry ice’, which you might have seen used to make clouds in the theatre. This is the result of carbon dioxide, a substance normally a gas at room temperature, sublimating from its solid state to become gas.