HARVESTRIGHT-- Freeze Dried RAW 🍳Eggs🍳 Cost and Rehydrating

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Live.Life.Simple.

6 жыл бұрын

Trying eggs once more, but this time raw eggs. Trying freeze dried scrambled eggs and freeze dried whole eggs with the yolk. Includes the power usage, cost, rehydration and a taste test. The harvestright freeze dryer is the ultimate way to preserve food for an emergency, great for preppers, etc. You can also benefit greatly by throwing these into a blender to powder. Don't forget that the rehydration ratio to make 1 EGG = 2 tbsp. water to 2 tbsp. egg powder
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@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

2 eggs to cook with.... 2 egg yokes and 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp of whites= 2 eggs They work great to cook with, camp with, travel with etc.

@SaltyPirate71 3 жыл бұрын

"Yolks"^

@WaffleStaffel 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like the procedure would be a lot quicker and more efficient if you froze the food in a regular freezer before freeze drying. It would save wear and tear on your drier, and the product would be better. When you freeze food, you want to freeze it as fast as possible for a higher quality. If you have access to liquid nitrogen, that would be optimal, at least for things like fresh berries and produce.

@theanonymousduck9479 Жыл бұрын

Hi only 16 likes

@skai500 Жыл бұрын

If you are using the eggs in a recipe that calls for a particular number of eggs you may want to be more precise. Tare a scale with a container on it, then put your FD eggs in the container. If you put 24 eggs in the container then the total weight of your egg powder divided by 24 is one egg. Put that amount in a measuring cup and add liquid to the 1/4 cup mark and you will have one re-hydrated egg. This only varies slightly for different size eggs unless you are freeze drying really small eggs.

@deserehoward8555 Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t you use dividers?

@alexsanders6905 3 жыл бұрын

Tip from a old navy cook. Crack eggs into a bowl then to the tray. One bad egg and you have to throw them all out.

@markfults1693 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip..we were making something that needed quite a few eggs I cant remember but got quite a few in bowl n the last one was bad n had to throw away the whole bowl

@PaulAtreidesMuadDib 2 жыл бұрын

@@markfults1693 I would add that and on the scrambled ones pour the bowl into a pitcher and then pour into the tray in the FD to avoid carrying and spillage.

@priusdwelling504 2 жыл бұрын

Or just break them one at a time into your blender.

@andreamiles9391 2 жыл бұрын

Cracking eggs in a separate bowl also makes it a lot easier to get a shell out.

@OldSkullInn Жыл бұрын

I think my chief killed a guy for yelling at one of the line cooks in basic. The woman gave him a sausage patty instead of a pancake and he screamed at her. "Now my omelet will be cold." Says the voice of Death. A hand took the recruit by the elbow, and asked him politely to "Come with me." And we never saw him again.

@tkcdac 2 жыл бұрын

Tip: Each Large tray holds 24 eggs. Crack 2 full cartons into a pitcher. Use a hand blender to mix it all together. Takes 30 seconds. Pour into trays that are already in freeze dryer. Once out, take a LARGE spatula and put egg into the large pitcher. Again, take hand mixer and chop for a few seconds. You will have a fine powder. Take a 2 quart mylar bag, and fill, then seal with o2 absorber. will make 5 X 2qt mylar bags mostly full.

@joebachmeier6747 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you not omitting mistakes or undesirable results through editing. I want the real deal. Thanks

@leighfunderburk1072 Ай бұрын

True, it saves us from making some of the same mistakes!

@janetroyal6009 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I follow Living Traditions Homestead and they too have the same freeze dryer. She scrambles them prior to putting in fd and then puts them in blender to turn them into powder. They have experimented and found that 2 Tbsp of the powder is equivalent to 1 egg. They said they rehydrate beautifully and taste just like the day they were laid on their homestead.

@karena-keithjensen6662 2 жыл бұрын

Does she Cook them or just scramble and freeze dry raw?

@sugetoosty1685 2 жыл бұрын

How do you rehydrate?

@Lornadoone72 2 жыл бұрын

Also pour the scrambled eggs into the tray after you put it on the Shelf .

@SBC112564 2 жыл бұрын

@@karena-keithjensen6662 no, she doesn’t cook them

@SBC112564 2 жыл бұрын

@@sugetoosty1685 with water.

@jerrysmith372 4 жыл бұрын

Yes "The machine tilts back" - I would suggest putting the tray in and then pour the scrambled eggs in the tray. Each tray will comfortably hold 1 dozen eggs. I put my dried eggs in a food processor and powder them. I don't use quart Mason jars to store my eggs but I would guess you can get 5 dozen powdered eggs in a jar easily. I put one dozen powdered eggs in a small Mylar bag with an O2 absorber - I know exactly how many eggs are in each bag. I recently broke out a bag and used the eggs to put in a cake. Turned out just fine. I used the rest in omelets.

@Guy4UnderDog 3 жыл бұрын

The machine tilts back, but the trays are supposed to go in level...so I've heard

@jerrysmith372 3 жыл бұрын

@@Guy4UnderDog Well yes and no - it depends on the age or model of the machine. Early models had adjustable front feet to level the machine for drainage but the trays weren't necessarily level. The newest models have no adjustment and require the user to place the machine on a level service. The chamber is already tilted back and the rack is supposed to hold the trays level. I find this to be mostly true. My machine is perfectly level yet the tray is slightly out of level sloping down in the back. Not so much that it is a problem for the liquids I do. It just triggers my OCD.

@52raberle 4 жыл бұрын

I froze about 30 doz 7 yrs ago (Apr 2013) using a different method. Did not freeze dry however. Had some yesterday and they were great. I ordered silicone ice cube trays (Amazon) that were oversized. One egg in each compartment and gave it a little salt from the shaker, then froze them. After freezing I put 12 in a vacuum pack bag and vacummed and sealed it with the date. I'm amazed they taste great at almost 7 years. I also did scrambled in these silicone ice trays, but haven't taste tested them yet.

@dianeisom1842 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you experiment so I can avoid your boo boos.😘 I'm new but have learned so much watching you. These have given me confidence to try the eggs. I have 72 scrambled eggs in now.

@extendedp1 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks for showing the energy used, and then the whole process from preparing the raw food, to cooking and then eating. Subbed.

@gmark8927 6 жыл бұрын

I freeze dry 9 dozen eggs at a time in the large Harvest Right machine. I begin by whipping them until they are thoroughly beaten. I then pour the mix into the trays with the trays sticking out of the machine about 1/3rd of their length. Once the eggs are processed, I use a food processor to create a fine crystalline blend that can easily be placed in mylar bags or glass jars. To reconstitute, I add about equal measures of water to egg blend. Once reconstituted, the resulting mix looks and cooks just like a freshly beaten egg.

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Great advice, thanks

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Also, good idea with the blender. Any way you can squeeze a little bit more in a space is beneficial.

@joytoyouandme4593 5 жыл бұрын

Retired at 40- Live.Life.Simple. - Try inserting the tray first, then pour the beaten eggs into the tray.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

As of a few months ago, I freeze everything before putting it in the freeze dryer. You can maximize your capacity in the trays and it cuts 1/3 off your cycle time.

@joytoyouandme4593 5 жыл бұрын

Retired at 40- Live.Life.Simple. - Great tip, Thanks

@marinigrey4913 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you want to freeze the whole eggs in like a ice cube tray's first, then freeze dry them..???

@rtboat7172 2 жыл бұрын

A silicon muffin pan works great for pre-freezing the eggs, then once frozen, remove from tray and off to the freeze dryer . . .

@charliealexander1096 5 жыл бұрын

2 whole eggs = if you powder your freeze dried eggs use this measurement for 2 eggs to cook with........ 2 egg yokes and 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp of whites= 2 eggs great to cook with. I am enjoying your videos. thanks.

@drhoy15 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for doing this video after I requested this . I appreciate the effort that you made and now I see how freeze dried eggs can be made so easily. It seems well worth the cost of the freeze drier. It’s on my list now for future purchases 😀.

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. If you use it, it is well worth the money. There is a list of satisfied owners a mile long.

@susankarnes2100 3 жыл бұрын

I did scrambled eggs in my large freeze dryer. Had a huge mess. Learned to preference in freezer and how to tear down and clean inside of my Freeze Dryer. Smiles

@jenniemerkley2963 Жыл бұрын

A friend and I did a batch of eggs in her new large HR freeze drier. She read her instruction manual first and it told her to scramble the eggs first, using 12 eggs per tray, and to have the tray already halfway inserted into the drier before pouring the eggs onto the trays. Took her about 24 hrs to finish. Use a blender to powder the dried eggs. To use, 2 1/2 Tbsp powdered egg powder and an equal amount of water equals one egg. Works well as scrambled eggs. To use in cooking, you don’t have to reconstitute them first - just egg powder and water.

@michaelwheeler6400 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. I found a 20 eggs works awesome in a tray. Additionally I put the tray inside of the freeze dryer and then use the bowl to pour the eggs into the tray so there was less to slide in.

@mattdlmn 6 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos, lots of good info. I bought my freeze dryer about a month ago and am loving it. I’ve done a few egg cycles as part of my food storage and plan on doing them on a regular basis in between other cycles. I always scramble them first. One small tip I have is using a bowl with a pour spout on the lip to fill the trays in the machine. I have a stainless steel bowl that works great for this. But I look forward to more videos!

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support Matt! Good tip on the pour spout.

@simplefaithanddaisies 5 жыл бұрын

You could separate the yolks from white then freeze them. Then I would pulverize them into powder after and then maybe do what you did In the pan? We use powdered eggs and its 1 TBSP to 2 TBSP water and it's perfect. That was awesome video.

@glory7086 2 жыл бұрын

That you for showing us how the eggs were spilling over. This is exactly the kinds of tips we need! Also great video overall!! Great channel!!

@Usmcdaddy_5811 Жыл бұрын

Fricken awesome!!!!

@CapitanFantasma1776 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That was great! Starting my eggs tomorrow!

@user-zr9gs5pq8i 2 ай бұрын

My daughter has me putting the pans in the freeze dryer first then pouring on the scrambled eggs! Works great

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

Fun vid brotha! Thanks!

@live.life.simple. Жыл бұрын

You bet

@kater.7563 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for a great video!

@tbrown2302 3 жыл бұрын

Living Traditions Homestead has the medium FD and they did a demonstration of eggs. They scrambled 18 eggs per tray, no spillage. After blending to powder they reconstituted and made scrambled eggs and an omelet.

@MsAisidora 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@soriravadikamisama8845 2 жыл бұрын

This is so cool! If they could make freeze dryer eggs and put them in a pouch with the instant noodles that would be so cool.

@anotherway875 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I would try, is freeze drying whites in one tray and whisked yolks on another tray. Blend each separately and store in separate jars, then reconstitute separately and fry whites first and add yolks, just as you did. I would think powdered whites and powdered yolks would rehydrate easily and consistently. Also, some recipes call for whites only or yolks only. Great first try.

@ryanmackin8346 4 жыл бұрын

If you want a final product that resembles a freshly cracked egg, since it doesnt seem that they structurally survive the process, I'd try separating the whites and yolks, aerating/homogenizing, FD, reconstitute still separately, then just cook in the "layout" of a fresh cracked egg. Or maybe crack them into retainer rings on the FD tray so they hold their form (as much as they crumbly can) for storage, but they'd still be really fragile I'd think. With the latter it could be possible to poach after reconstituting.

@compubyte2010 2 жыл бұрын

When doing liquids ( like eggs , sauces , etc ) .. it's always best to put them in a freezer and freeze it for 2 - 4 hrs first. ( laying flat) to firm it all up so it doesn't all tend to slide back, due to the tilt of the machine..

@boboscurse4130 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kilowatt measurement...exactly what I was looking for.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Enjoy the machine!

@xhappymasksalesmenx4092 Жыл бұрын

Pop the yolk and blend to a fine powder. Reconstitutes really well. Also I found that if you dilute orange juice or sweet juice with enough water it freeze dries much better without that slightly sticky feel. Testing oil with various other things with mixed success. I will find a way lol

@mawg7598 4 жыл бұрын

This was great thanks

@WASasquatch 5 жыл бұрын

I looked up some freeze dried reconstitution videos and wound up here. Not disappointed. Subscribed.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support.

@cat-zk8bv 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. A great way to store eggs when they are on sale.

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. My new favorite thing to freeze dry!

@drhoy15 6 жыл бұрын

Or when your chickens are producing more eggs than you can eat and sell 😀

@mikec8679 5 жыл бұрын

$ per calorie, quality protien and fat, theyre always on sale.

@suzannehyde3233 3 жыл бұрын

I scrambled my eggs 18 per tray and I scramble my egg into a jar to the trays. Works great

@seanpeine9258 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for measuring how much electricity it cost!!! That is so cool of you that is what I wanted to know!

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I have found that almost all are about $2.50 to $3.00

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. If you are interested, watch this video and it goes a little more in depth with power consumption. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJegmsZ6zcnMpas.html

@Sabrina1998 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!!!!

@KristinatMiniSliceoffarm 6 жыл бұрын

Totally going to try this, our hens are finally starting to give us eggs again now that the days are getting longer. Thanks for sharing your lessons learned!

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It works well!

@philliplevi2629 6 жыл бұрын

Kristin at Mini Slice of farm

@dfordwashguy1 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, great tip on adding cottage cheese to scrambled eggs. Just tried it and so much better. I used a lot of cottage cheese too.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

You will never go back!

@deedub9991 4 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. cream cheese and chives are bomb in eggs

@puggirl415 2 жыл бұрын

Nice experiment. I would definitely try pulverizing the freeze dried scrambled eggs in order to have better hydration when used. With the whole eggs it might be interesting to look for some round molds to put individual eggs in. Save them as pucks and don't worry about how much water but put them in about 1/8 - 1/4 cup which should be a little less than needed. I don't know if any of this would work but as a cook if someone gave me this product that's what I would do with it in order to experiment. Can one use molds in the freeze dryer or can only their trays go in? Curious about these machines but not ready to pull the trigger. I've made salted dehydrated egg yolks and they are awesome to use grated on top of things kind of like cheese. Very tasty.

@josieanonymous961 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Harvest Right freeze dryer, thank you for showing me how easy it is to pull the trays out, unplug and clean. Haven't needed to yet but sure I will eventually...

@cmcdonald5319 4 жыл бұрын

Do You like it?

@jerrysmith372 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit OCD and pull my rack and disinfect and clean the chamber and rack before each batch. Probably over kill but that's just me. Large dryer since Dec 2018

@jerrysmith372 3 жыл бұрын

@@cmcdonald5319 I like mine - Large dryer and oil less pump since Dec 2018 - runs almost 24/7

@annebrasher302 Жыл бұрын

I too appreciate seeing how easy it is to clean (I had wrapped my dry brush with batting to clean under the trays ) thanks

@moosylucyb5637 3 жыл бұрын

2.5 Tablesppons of the scrambled eggs =1 reg egg nice video! Crack your eggs into a tumbler then go to your harvest right and barely pull out the tray and pour. mine took 17 eggs per tray. Keep up the good work

@billvance8995 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are really eggciting!

@monaestewart4591 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating🇺🇸!...Shalom❤️💜❤️

@nancydb1390 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@levisharvestllc4377 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for your follow up on eggs :)

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, thanks for watching

@TearDrop455 5 ай бұрын

Since the outside temp has been in the 20’s I filled the trays outside. I prefer to pre freeze as much as I can , and tend to freeze dry more during winter time 😊

@whatsnext2359 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! We had the same problem getting trays to the freezer. Lol 😥

@EveryName_I_ThinkOfIsTaken 3 жыл бұрын

You should try pre-freezing them in muffin tins then you can stack them on the trays in the freeze dryer and maybe you could cook them as a poached egg throwing them dry straight into the boiling water

@perilousrange 4 жыл бұрын

When doing raw eggs, we make large batches of scramble. We typically use our small-sized eggs that we don't sell. We use the graduated pitchers that you can buy at Rural King for measuring our the scramble liquid (we blend with a stick blender, right in the pitchers). We've found that with the machine properly leveled, we can get just above 2000ml of liquid scramble into the (medium) Harvest Right. We break the crystals with a blender when done. Conveniently, after blending and squashing the dust tightly into the mason jar, it fills a half-gallon exactly, with just enough room for an oxygen absorber.

@jerrysmith372 3 жыл бұрын

I have the large dryer and though it can hold more I only put 14 eggs to a tray ( I call it 1 dozen) I scramble them - dry them - then run it through my food processor to powder them. I use quart size Mylar bag with an O2 absorber.

@damienwoodmansey6646 Жыл бұрын

I don't know but after cooking the eggs and then grinding it up, powdered eggs is a great way to cook. Also if you freeze a whole uncooked egg and remove the shell and then try to freeze dry it, wonder how that would work, also hard boiled, shell removed and then eggs cut in half lengthways and placed on a tray and freeze dried, that may also work. Here in Australia it is too expensive to get a Freeze Dryer from the USA so we have to do with Dehydrators, can make fruit roll-ups so eggs should work, have not tried it but will soon.

@DannoTull 5 жыл бұрын

I would do one thing extra, and that is I would put the FD(freeze dried) scrambled eggs in a food processor and pulse it several times til you get a nice small powder at least as small as Parmesan cheese and maybe for the whole eggs maybe separate the yellow from white and powder them too. They will hydrate(separately) better and you could pour them back into a "fried egg" shape using a frying pan "egg ring" as you cook them.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks for sharing

@bdmenne 2 жыл бұрын

Love your vids

@live.life.simple. 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support!

@hammshomestead Жыл бұрын

Whenever freeze drying liquids I place the tray in the freeze dryer FIRST and have them pulled partially out. Then I pour the liquid into the trays and slide them in the rest of the way. I just now saw this video that was made 4 years ago so I am hoping you have already figured that out but just in case you haven't, now you know. ;-)

@live.life.simple. Жыл бұрын

Yes. It only takes one time making a mess to learn your lesson.....hopefully😀

@paparomesoutdoors711 Жыл бұрын

Cool experiment I’m sitting in a lot of eggs ready to do this

@kolobkolobkolobkolob 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Yeah eggs work best when u throw em all in blender n powder them. Go go buddy good job.

@noracharles80 4 жыл бұрын

Do you use an o2 absorber in the jar? Great vids! Thank you.

@ilovecharleston 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a few videos where they break the yolks and mix it all with a fork, then freeze dry as raw eggs ready to scramble. They have been extremely happy with the results. Mix with a water ratio and cook!

@srolesen 2 жыл бұрын

With plenty oxysterols too!

@mymoxiehouse5200 5 жыл бұрын

2 Tablespoons of scrambled powder = 1egg app. You can blend them into powder for better storage

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thank you!

@bobfiedler4820 5 жыл бұрын

Spot on eggzactly how I do mine.

@jerrysmith372 4 жыл бұрын

Yep - scrambled a dozen in a bowl with my mixer - I like to do 1 dozen per tray. Powder them in a food processor.

@N8riz 4 жыл бұрын

How much water do you use per 2 tablespoons of scrambled powder?

@sarahmcfadden8990 4 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. I think you meant "eggcellent" lol

@doloresmedina-sherman1667 2 жыл бұрын

I crack eggs in a container with a spout. I pour into the trays in the freezer. Once frozen eggs don’t spill. Also could do the same thing and just pour eggs in tray of the freeze dryer. No moving necessary

@TheMischiefmanaged 5 жыл бұрын

blend to powder whites separately and yokes that way if a recipe needs both you can mix all together and blend to powder but i would divide in separate little pouches vacuum packed in Mylar also that way it truly keeps for 25 years if it keeps being opened its exposed to oxygen and moisture over and over. they have vacuum packing that does any size and seals you just pull only as much as you need out look up those machines and store single servings reuse packages if you leave alittle extra reseal just burning off or cutting off a minute amount when repackaging. jars opened over and over wont last 25 years same w ice cream sandwiches or fruit etc

@kushpack4668 11 ай бұрын

Murphy was like u must have kidding

@eodretired6279 2 жыл бұрын

So separate the whites from the yolks and process them separately. Weigh several egg whites to get an idea of how much white goes with each egg (on average). That will allow easier hydration and using egg whites for recipes that call for separating the eggs.

@geri3042 6 жыл бұрын

I level out my dryer and when I turn it off..... I use a short piece of 2x4 and slip it under the front. It is Perfect. I do a lot of eggs and liquid.

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

great solution if you are doing lots of liquids

@amandaytx 6 жыл бұрын

I prefreeze my trays of raw scrambled eggs. Put the tray in the freezer, pour the egg mixture. No spills. I use wooden kabob sticks laid across the tray to separate the trays. I would also prefreeze raw whole egg in a big enough silicone mold to keep eggs separated.

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent tip, thank you for sharing

@jenniexfuller 6 жыл бұрын

So the silicone muffin cups are safe to place in the freeze dryer? I’m a newbie just looking into the harvest right.

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

I use silicone mats on my trays as well to cut down on the mess.

@amandaytx 6 жыл бұрын

Jennie Fuller no, need to take out of molds once frozen

@steved9746 6 жыл бұрын

We just add ours to the trays while they're in the FD'er.. Load an empty tray into the lowest shelf first.. Pull it about 1/4 of the way out.. crack eggs into a large pyrex measuring bowl, scramble and pour it in.. Slide it the rest of the way in then put the next empty tray in.. Lather, rinse, repeat... FYI.. 24 eggs will fit on one tray in the Large Freeze dryer.. We do ours 10 Dozen at a time. And after the cycle finishes.. Use a plastic spatula and scrape all the eggs into a large stainless steel bowl.. Put on your handy latex gloves and go to town crushing it all up into a fine powder.. Then you can just spoon it into your jars. 2 dozen per quart jar..

@susanhunter8272 3 жыл бұрын

Did I miss you going over the scrambled eggs? Maybe you fit it in and I didn't realize it. Which was better, scrambled or whole? If you make it into a powder, would it come out the same when reconstituted? Thanks for your videos. They have really helped me. My drier is on the way!

@Gran-T 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing whole eggs. I've been wanting to try. I only do a dozen scrambled. Had no idea I could do 25. Cottage cheese? I put shelves in first and pour eggs from a picture. Thank you!

@egomaniac8510 Жыл бұрын

I would miss mopping up runny eggs with toast. Scrambled this is great for. Try using round molds on the tray and crack an egg into each. It should maintain a very consistent and appealing egg. Also stackable on each other. Pringles can but for eggs.

@kirbyshumay3577 3 жыл бұрын

I wisk my eggs first then freeze dry then put into food processer to turn into powder.I then put in sealer jars,I just found that to me an egg is an egg and re constituting is super easy.I foundthat one tablespoon of powder equals one egg and you only need one tablespoon of water to rehydrate.

@lorindadaigle4925 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see your pantry🥰

@veronica978 Ай бұрын

You can get silicone trays that aren’t very deep …. Put one egg in each leaving the yolk intact. The pre freeze them then pop them out and FD them as egg rounds. That way you will know each round is one egg and you won’t risk spilling then in you dryer.

@dorothyashlock86 4 жыл бұрын

freeze whites separate from yokes, then put them in separate container jars, easier to measure each for per egg. just my thought.

@reginamcguffey2221 6 ай бұрын

I put shelves in and pour eggs onto shelf. It’s 12 to 15 for medium.

@TheFreezeDryQueen 5 жыл бұрын

Oh I love the new machine. Haha. Mine is the old style and you have to have two people to take the tray out. You have great content. Thanks for sharing. I’ve never done eggs. You should try prefreezing your liquids. That’s the approach I usually take, lessens the spilling and keeps your batch even.

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Yep, i prefreeze everything now. With the newer software it take several hours off the 1st cycle. This was one of my first videos before i had the new software. Great to hear from you!

@jerrysmith372 4 жыл бұрын

Tip. Put the tray in the dryer about 4/5 and pour the scrambled eggs in the tray. No mess. Each tray will hold 1 dozen easily. Powder the dry eggs in a food processor - then package them for storage.

@joyceyoungblood7927 5 жыл бұрын

The stired eggs reminded me of peanut brittle when you broke it apart.

@hollywoodundead72 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@redcelicatrd 6 жыл бұрын

I love cottage cheese in my scrambled eggs. Glad I’m not the only one who eats them that way!

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

It's the only way!

@maryjane-vx4dd 6 жыл бұрын

+Retired at 40 I'll have to try cottage cheese in scrambled eggs and see if I like them better

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

You will!

@MrRustyBob 6 жыл бұрын

How much cottage cheese per egg is used ? And I assume they must be scrambled. Yes ? No ?

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

i prefer a spoonful or two per egg. Scrambled works best.

@shelly5596 6 жыл бұрын

On the Harvest Right videos when she does scrambled raw eggs she always uses 18 eggs ;)I wonder if the yolk is popped if it would freeze dry better because the yolks have a film and as with blueberries, cherries, elderberries and such, they have to have a whole pricked in them or be smashed prior to being freeze dried because the skins don’t let moisture escape.

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

I have done both and it definitely works better if the yolk is popped. The yolks that weren't do not seem to reconstitute that well. Scrambled works the best.

@josephjohnson1406 5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering that myself! Great question!

@user-ek5yn2mk4j 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this...I have wondered if fd whole eggs would work. Think I will try freezing some in a muffin tin as suggested in the comments, then freeze drying. I always freeze foods first, especially liquids for just the reason you show and it cuts down on fd time. I too, use cottage cheese in my scrambled eggs, makes them puff so nicely. 😊 About the music...if you must have it, please lower the volume. It is way too loud and when you are talking and it is playing, it is very difficult to hear you. Thanks for your efforts on our behalf!

@DawnaRo 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it would work better to separate the yolks and whites then do like you did and add the yolks to the white for cooking. The tricky part is knowing how much of each to make a whole egg.

@harrykP9 3 жыл бұрын

I saw another video where they scrambled them, then FD'ed them. They reconstitued 1:1 (one table spoon egg to one table spoon water) and it was fine. They ran it through a food processor after FD'ing to powderize it, which probably healped.

@TheMischiefmanaged 5 жыл бұрын

add freeze dried onions and bell peppers after rehydrated after blending eggs with a hand mixer or bullet blender in seconds then pour them out properly fluffed add dried milk and seasoning make an omelet try the tomatoes re-hydrated and mixed in too

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds great. Thanks for the tip

@josephjohnson1406 5 жыл бұрын

missing info: How long will freeze dried eggs keep? How much does an egg weigh before and after freeze drying? a pre-dry and post weight would help determine proper measure of water to add to the finished product prior to cooking in a ratio. Just some helpful thoughts and ideas I would tackle if I owned a $2500 freeze dryer. Great info offered still thought! thank you!

@live.life.simple. 5 жыл бұрын

20+ years you don't need to weigh if they are well blended, you can use this ratio 2 eggs to cook with........ 2 egg yokes and 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp of whites= 2 eggs great to cook with Hope this helps....thanks for your comment and info

@urbansteader6763 4 жыл бұрын

What type of pans did you use?

@creatureselfie 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna be honest. When he dropped the egg whites in the pan by themselves and they started cooking....and looked like normal egg whites I was pretty damned amazed. Not sure what I was expecting but oh wow that was neat

@iloveschicken6527 4 жыл бұрын

Have pans half in freeze dryer and pour in while holding with one hand. Push in slowly. Yw 😊

@live.life.simple. 4 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@RunnerThin 3 жыл бұрын

I saw that coming. :)

@wishiwasshooting 4 жыл бұрын

What bags do you recommend and where do you get them???

@jimmieburleigh9549 4 жыл бұрын

I'd run the scrambled in a food processor then you got powdered style eggs that mix well in dishes and making scrambled eggs. Same with whole kept in separate containers for when you need just yolk or whites

@live.life.simple. 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@GetUrPhil 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to ask you on the tomato drying video how you cleaned the exploded tomatoes out of the freeze dryer.

@MeBeingAble 2 жыл бұрын

weighing before & after, then dividing will not only give you the water weight needed but how much egg to use to equal one whole one

@somethingclever6487 6 жыл бұрын

youre 40? you look amazing! love this channel, just found you.

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@LeighJohnson-ny5tn 4 ай бұрын

Use an immersion blender to get the chunks out of the rehydrated egg whites

@josephjohnson1406 5 жыл бұрын

once you know the proper water ratio, consider using a nutribullet to quickly blend finished product with water. ;)

@prepared2thrive101 6 жыл бұрын

Good video. We prefer raw scrambled eggs in our Harvest Right. 👍🏻

@live.life.simple. 6 жыл бұрын

Knowing what i do now. There is not much reason to cook them before FDing

@prepared2thrive101 6 жыл бұрын

Concur. I did a video comparing my experience with Backpacker’s Pantry Eggs (cooked then freeze dried) and there is no comparison in the taste & quality. 👍🏻

@canonli 4 жыл бұрын

This is why I pre freeze mine!!! And if you use metal spoon this will scratch the trays and will become difficult to separate foods! Use plastic spatula!!!

@live.life.simple. 4 жыл бұрын

👌

@safiremorningstar 2 жыл бұрын

Have you considered taking your freeze dried eggs and putting them into a pan with water first and see if they reconstitute that way I you know take warm water stick them in and see what happens maybe you get hard boiled eggs? Or 3 minute eggs maybe?

@kathyweber793 2 жыл бұрын

I keep our trays in the freeze dryer and put the eggs in it there so no transferring of the trays. I'm freeze drying 60 eggs right now (scrambled, raw). I have a few mylar bags of them.

@joyceyoungblood7927 5 жыл бұрын

You need to dry them then food process them into powder. Then put powder into mason jars.