For those considering getting the XL, they sell only the 7 tray and you can’t do the stacking trick of strawberries he suggested or with any other food. There is not a lot of space between the heating pads and trays. Knowing what I know now, I probably would have went with the large. It still works great but have to be careful on the height of the food because either it won’t fit into the rack or touch the heating pads. So those in the candy business might want to consider that if your product expands on purpose or accidentally.

I have the large unit and just love it. Just had a slice of Lemon, lime and orange for snack. Did a bunch of beets too, they are amazing!! I have a batch going right now of beets, bread and butter pickles and parmesan zucchini chips.

Just a thank you for posting the freeze drying content. I appreciate the variety and the information you provide. Cheers!

I appreciate that your videos contain so much information, yet are short enough to watch quickly! Thank you!

Great tip on using a slicer blade on a food processor to speed up the slicing process. 16+ pounds of strawberries, depending upon how many XL trays one's freeze dryer is equipped with, is *A LOT* of berries to have to process by hand with a knife and cutting board, or by pushing against the blade of a mandoline.

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Strawberries are next on my list to freeze dry. Thank you for sharing your freeze drying knowledge with us each week. Have a blessed day.

Thank Brian. One reason I appreciate my medium. 10 lbs, max. Love FD’d berries, of any kind.

I do strawberries every year... my parents live in Florida and get them for free! They hand slice them into quarters, freeze them on cookie sheets then bag them together. They stay in the deep freeze until we want to run them. Yes, being quartered they do take a bit longer but make for better snacking (IMO).

Perfect timing. Just ordered from the local schools FFA.

Wow, that XL tray is HUGE.... Thanks for the video. So, I just noticed that the Manual says you void the warranty if you Bypass the "freeze" cycle. So, if you pre-freeze, does the freeze dry timer automatically reduce freezing time so we don't void our warranty?

I always soak my berries in water with about 1/2 vinegar for about 15 minutes. Then drain them and rinse well. They don’t taste like vinegar at all and it gets rid of all the junk. Your berries will last longer too!

Thanks for the info

Thanks for sharing, very helpful! Incidentally strawberries are on the EWG'S DIRTY DOZEN #1.

I highly recommend in season, fully ripe berries. Red from top to bottom. Much better flavor and color if you powder them for frosting, smoothies etc.

What was the setting ? The temp ?

I have five trays of strawberry chunks in the freeze drier at the moment. Next up … five trays of avocado and then more strawberries to round out the week

Ninja skills. Saw that

Our medium freeze dry white insulated board came off on the top. What can i use to reglue it back on?

I'm one week into owning a HR medium. Question about ice in the chamber. How far back does it normally build up. I have ice building up only the first 6-8 inches the rest of the chamber isn't icy at all.

What temperature setting do you use for FD strawberries? Thx!

What is that food processor/ slicer that you're using to slice the atrawberries?

I have a question.. Can you freeze dry fresh or liquid rennet? Could you rehydrate it to make cheese?

How do you double and triple check to make sure they are done? Also I saw someone online say that you shouldn't use an oxygen absorber or they will clump together and maybe get ruined. Is that true?

Since you added two layer and have parchment paper in between. Just because you touch the bottom of the trays and it’s warm, doesn’t tell you the top layer is warm and is fully dry. Weighing the trays will tell you if it’s fully dry.

Not to be picky but those berries look a little on the green side. Will that affect the flavor? Or will it FD better?

I joined MeWe several days ago and tried to join your group but it still says “applied”. What else do I need to do?

What food processor are you using?

I like to blend mine up then use smallest seaparators. I get little snacks or can crush when done to add it to yogurt, cakes etc. But, my freeze dryer broke yet again!!! It broke soon after purchase then broke again 12/23 and is still broken. I'm going to get rid of it! Grrrr

How long do this last in mylar bags?

That boy's vacuum pump flexing... That pump costs more than the XL freeze dryer...

Why do mine lose their sweetness after freeze drying

Can you make a video for freeze drying blueberries?

Does freezing them first help with the time?

Do the cookbooks have different recipes or is vol.2 just have some added?

I have a medium size and have done 5 runs of candy so far. I know that’s not a true freeze dry run. The other day I did ice cream sandwiches and cheesecake bites. I’d like to do some fruits next for my real freeze dry run.

i have been drying a bunch of different stuff lately and when i get to the machine to empty and fill the trays are always very cold? is this a problem or am i just not getting to them sooner . any help appreciated. i sure dont want to be packaging food that is going to spoil

How many lbs of freeze dried strawberries did you end up with?

I prefer to buy organic frozen berries. They're already frozen and significantly cheaper period it must cost a fortune to get that much fresh fruit

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My lx freeze dryer has never really worked right, and it is burning my food. The top trays will be frozen, and the bottom will be black.

WTFH is that scream at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p8ice7t2yb-RZGQ.html ???

Why are you posting fewer weeks?