Food Preservation Freeze Drying Vs Dehydrating! Major Differences You Need To Know!

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@cassiusdio6048 7 ай бұрын

I dehydrate water for when I go hiking. I find that I can take a lot more with me. It’s a great weight saver.

@LoreDeluge Жыл бұрын

My dehydrator was $20 at goodwill (five trays) plus $20 for four silicone mats from Walmart/Amazon.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Great

@billhendricks3143 3 ай бұрын

To be able to buy all the things on sale and freeze dry it for later seems like a function that I’d love to have at my disposal

@CountryLivingExperience 3 ай бұрын

A great option for sure.

@randiD123 Жыл бұрын

So, harvest right is all over other YT channels. I'm starting to think a whole lot of YTers are getting these for free. Capitalizing on the prepper movement. 🤔

@amandadetwiller9149 7 ай бұрын

they absolutely are getting promo units for reviews. it's completely apparent...

@boiwithskillz Ай бұрын

I prefer the KZfaqrs who come out and say they are gifted review units. This guy can’t be trusted if he isn’t willing to say the quiet part out loud. There have been snake salesmen for the few thousand years of existence, as he says, so no excuses!

@msramona60 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I have a Harvest but have not used it yet. Interesting that some of the commenters seem to think it isn’t worth it. They forget not everyone has the space or ability and time to continually grow their vegetables or the freezer space to keep food storage long term.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Yes, they have their reasons and I don't normally agree with their reasoning but that's ok.

@LauraYou-yb7bx 10 ай бұрын

Thank youuu for nice information 🥰🌞👍🏻👏

@CountryLivingExperience 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@tinamck7505 Жыл бұрын

I am a little freaked out right now because I woke up this morning thinking about dehydration vs freeze drying food and decided to do some research. Your notification for this video popped up as I was going through my email, hence my freaking out. I praise God first and you second for this on-time, informative video which has blessed me today! 😊

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

That is awesome. Glad we were on the same wavelength.

@intuitivegina Жыл бұрын

This is awesome

@sekb1975 Жыл бұрын

I recognize those soy curls and pure honey in the back, YUMMY. This is a Great video! We have a dehydrator and i'd love to get a freezer drying unit but they are sooo expensive. I love all your videos.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sarah

@randomvideos-forfun 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the great information.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@roger55es Жыл бұрын

Great usefully options Thanks

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@todheath1 8 ай бұрын

Very informative thank you

@CountryLivingExperience 8 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@mr-he9lx 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your video! Love the content. Could you please provide a link to the smaller freeze dryer you purchased. Dont see freeze dryers on amazon. Only food dehydrators. Thanks!!!

@CountryLivingExperience 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad we could help. Here is the link to our freeze dryer......Harvest Right Freeze Dryer: affiliates.harvestright.com/1404.html

@user-td5jk9wg5z Ай бұрын

Salamat po sa info.

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

walang anuman

@everhappy6312 10 ай бұрын

Great video! I didn't know anything about freeze drying. Looks like I need to invest in one.

@CountryLivingExperience 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. They are a very helpful tool.

@jenwoods2352 Жыл бұрын

Will freeze drying work for drying flowers for crafts, you think? This is fabulous, thanks for sharing!

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

I am not sure to be honest. In theory it could help retain color in the flowers.

@databang 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for an informative video, it helps me decide. Also I like the American flag drawing in the background. Be sure to save it, I’m so happy to have one from my childhood. Peace.

@CountryLivingExperience 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome. My daughter made that flag for Independence Day. It is actually still hanging there.

@nancyseery2213 Жыл бұрын

You should mention that Harvest Right also has a payment plan that you can put one on a "lay away" type program.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I did that in a previous video.

@missyleonis Жыл бұрын

I simply can't afford a freeze dryer. I have a at home dehydrator I got help getting. I've found if u thinly slice fruit with a mandolin them dehydrated u can get it dry enough to powder, so I'd say around 90% moister removed. I'm actually gonna dehydrated and powder some greens for stockpile. Some of it I won't powder, but if shtf enough to where I'd have to hunt for meat, then dehydrated I'm feild to transport, things like pemmican and powdered veg make a easy food option as long as I pack apot and have access to water. I also salvaged a small file cabinet size smoker somebody at mx apt comllex threw out to the dumpster. It's not in 100% working order, but I got some advice on repairs from my college best friend who had a welding and smithing degree. Most of the damage is cosmetic, though the bottom is ruszed out bad and needs replacing. Nothing a trip to home depot won't give me the materials to fix. That's my emergency heat source, oven, dehydrater, etc combo. I got a portable fire pit this year when the gas lines at mx apt complex were diwn for around a month as a emergency way to cook. It doubles as a grill. Honestly, dehydrators and freeze dryers would be of no use if the emergency includes no power. So I opted to Nix modern convenience for practicality. I'm in tx, and last year in Feb we almost had a state wide power blackout. Plus, I'm not little miss conspiracy theory, but in America, everything between the mexico and Canada border is connected power wise. In fact, that areas power grid revolves around 2 central hubs. If ine gies diwn, 50% of the grid dies too. And on a global scale, over 90% of any countries power grid is not insulated against a emp attack, us included. The tech exists, the leaders don't want to work on putting funds into it or organizing the logistics. Food fir thought. So maybe the old school methods would be worth considering in tandem with the modern stuff.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Very cool idea about using the mandolin. I simply presented the options, their advantages and disadvantages. You choose what is best for you. I am not pushing you to choose one over the other. Like I said, I do both.

@missyleonis Жыл бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience yeah, I kinda got that, and ur video is based on advantages and disadvantages without a possible long term power outage in play as a factor. I figured adding a few ways to make a dehydrator more competitive with a freeze dryer, or the advantages of dehydrating for food storage under a major infrastructure failure were points not mentioned worth thinking on. I like ur not really that biased on one or tge other, but with survival preparedness, having multiple options to tackle the same prob that are offgrid is a wise idea in case modern convenience fails catastrophically

@TheoStarlight 9 ай бұрын

currently sitting here watching this video munching on some freeze dried fruits for a snack. I kept wondering the difference between freeze dried and dehydrating which led me here

@CountryLivingExperience 9 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@melmelbry5754 6 ай бұрын

Which one can i do bacon in?

@Vixenventures Жыл бұрын

That would be so cool if you did a video on making a solar dehydrator! That may be a much more affordable option for many beginner homesteaders. It definitely would be for me. 😁

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

It has been on my list for a while. Hopefully I can get to it.

@Vixenventures Жыл бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience That would be cool. In the mean time you're already providing highly informative and guiding videos, so please don't feel the need to do even more than you already do.

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Жыл бұрын

I got a solar folding oven thing - I don't remember the brand right away - it took up a lot of space and then it got dirty with the wax I was melting. So the wax was too hard to clean off. I used it probably a dozen times - it worked great as long as there was sun. I melted wax with no smoke and no need to burn wood - so I could inoculate mushroom logs. Then I used it to solar dehydrate the mushrooms - a few times. The product was fine only it requires a lot of storage space and care to keep clean. I just had it in the woods.

@Vixenventures Жыл бұрын

@@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Wow, sounds fairly versatile.

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Жыл бұрын

@@Vixenventures "All Season Solar Cooker Camper" - it takes a bit of work to figure out the initial assembly.

@intuitivegina Жыл бұрын

Thank u

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@Karmah01 Ай бұрын

Can you make a powder by dehydrating? I absolutely can not afford a freeze drier, but I'd like to make things like cheese powder, tomato powder and general dehydrated spices.

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

It is very difficult to use a dehydrator to make a powder but i have heard it can be done. I think I saw a video from a chef one time where he was able to do it in the oven.

@carolclarkson4859 Жыл бұрын

We love our harvest right. Worth every penny. Would never bottle or can again lol

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I agree.

@melmelbry5754 6 ай бұрын

So can we can dehydrate, then put them in mylar bags with those oxygen suckers? And that would allow them to have a long shelf life? And can I put sugar on strawberries etc so that they are better when i eat them during the apocalypse ?

@CountryLivingExperience 6 ай бұрын

You can't do that because of the moisture still contained within the dehydrated food. You can only store freeze dried food for a long period of time.

@dyshweb1947 Жыл бұрын

One question You said you can freeze dry butter So you can freeze dry beef fat too, and how many years of self life can we expect from beef fat or butter.?

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Theoretically yes. It should last the same amount of time, about 25 years.

@jaronclark1365 11 ай бұрын

has there been anyone who has tried freeze dried food over 10-15 years. i haven't found anyone that has anything made within 2 years. do they actually last?

@marzoandzaipa1210 8 ай бұрын

Can I freeze dry sweets in a dehydrator. If not which product do I buy. Help please

@CountryLivingExperience 8 ай бұрын

No, you need the freeze dryer. This is the one we have....affiliates.harvestright.com/1404.html

@evelyngott2056 Жыл бұрын

I would love to have a Harvest Right freeze dryer, but unfortunately I live in an old house and I know that if I would run the freeze dryer I would blow the breakers ☹️

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

It really does not pull that much electricity. I did a test on how it runs on my solar system here.....kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZeifK2jvLzaaIU.html. You should be able to run it with no issues.

@Bill-xs4zu Жыл бұрын

Hi. New subscriber here. Can you tell me please how does the dried mango taste. Like fresh? Not quite like fresh? Far from the fresh flavor? Thanks

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

Hello. It tastes almost exactly like fresh.

@user-hb7ex1ns8m 7 ай бұрын

Super late to comment, but what are those snack foods in this video that you said ur family loves? And how long do like to keep them in the jars for regular eating?

@CountryLivingExperience 7 ай бұрын

Those were grapes and cherry tomatoes. They only last a few days in my house. If you put an oxygen absorber in the jar, it will last for a while but every time you open the jar it degrades.

@user-hb7ex1ns8m 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@tinabow827 Жыл бұрын

How did the watermelon came out when you freeze dry it

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

It is awesome!! It reminds me of cotton candy. It almost instantly dissolves in your mouth. I did notice that you have to package it extremely fast though. It starts to soak up the moisture for the air so fast.

@rg1599 Жыл бұрын

You should try to recreate some freeze dried meals. The prices for them in the camping store/departments are outrageous. You would get a viral video maybe. I don’t have a freeze dryer yet.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

That is actually on my "Videos to do" list.

@boiwithskillz Ай бұрын

You do this yet?

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Жыл бұрын

retaining its shape!!

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

yep

@klatlap 6 ай бұрын

If you are a hiker buying those freeze dried meals the you might pay for it in the savings.

@ncmcdonnell5486 Жыл бұрын

Is that 140 degrees C or F, please?

@shanewaters592 Жыл бұрын

Definitely F, I don't know of any food dehydrators that go above water boiling point. Mine can be set from 50 to 80 C.

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

@willbass2869 Жыл бұрын

Freeze dryer $2800! Ouch! Freeze drying 'mundane' things like pears, squash or tomatoes (local fruit & veg) etc just doesn't seem cost effective. Freeze drying bean soup seems extravagant and wasteful quite honestly. Kinda like a solution looking for a problem (to twist a phrase) I could only justify exotic & non local fruit /vegetables; also high dollar items like meats. I could buy a LOT of freeze dried banana, mango and cube steak for less than a freeze dryer. I figure if I can grow the fruit/veg then I just need to just get through one growing season (God willing). Canning and drying do that for me. I don't see the need for freeze drying. It takes prepping/homesteading into the realm of post nuke Apocalyptic survivalism or Himalayan mountaineering. Neither is very probable in my book. .

@CountryLivingExperience Жыл бұрын

You're opinion. I don't agree. Take the bean soup for example. I made a big pot for dinner. We did not eat all of it and it sat in the fridge for 4 days. I freeze dried the rest and saved money by not wasting. Not extravagant...lol. Like I said in the video, there are options and you choose what is right for you. You do you and I will present the options.