Gardening and Food Storage

Cold soak foods are great for young kids that do not have access to hot water (microwave, coffee, tea pot, thermos). If convenience is what you want, then freeze-dried food is what you need. Superior to dehydration, freeze-drying removes most of the moisture from food and maintains more of its nutrients, taste, and texture when rehydrated. Freeze-dried food is lightweight, and unlike dehydrated food, it rehydrates quickly in water. Some freeze-dried fruit does not even need water - it tastes so yummy you can eat it right from the package.

Lunchables: Freeze dry deli slices of turkey, ham, or roast beef. Freeze dry cracker-sized slices of cheese. To rehydrate, spritz meat with water, or soak in cold water and place cheese in a Ziplock bag with a damp paper towel allowing it to slowly hydrate. Cheese tastes great in its freeze-dried crunchy texture as well. Add a side suc…

There is a multitude of financial factors to consider when evaluating your return on investment of a freeze dryer such as food inflation, emergency preparedness, saving costs on backpacking/camping foods, and reducing food waste. A vast variety of benefits of owning a freeze dryer extend beyond the significant financial savings. Think of the convenience, quality control over ingredients to improve health, chemistry/ science experiments to educate children, emergency preparedness without the need to rely on electricity, lightweight food for backpacking, and so much more. There's typically no hesitation for an avid backpacker, culinary master, prepper, homesteader, or an educator, to snag one up instantly as they quickly realize the value their home freeze dryer offers.

Freeze-dried food is shelf-stable, lightweight, and has the longest shelf life of any other preservation method. Freeze-drying preserves dairy and egg products that other preservation methods cannot. Freeze drying can add 22 more years…

Do not disappoint your future self by only loading up on flour, rice, and beans. If you have a random assortment of cans and boxes, you might be grateful to have if you get hungry enough. Creating and storing an efficient emergency food supply that your family actually enjoys eating add significant value. Instead of it being just for surviving an emergency, you can perserve your family's quality of life. Buy having food you love on standby, it makes it easy to use it frequently when backpacking, camping, or when you simply don't want to go to the store.

Get comfortable with how easy it is to enjoy the meals that you plan for long term storage.  It is good to eat a few a month or do a 6 week test run to make sure you are freeze drying the food your family will truly eat. Variety help…