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Freeze dryer batch #20 - 10 lbs of cut, froze, green beans. Started freeze drying this batch May 31st. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the what: $11.10 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 42 hours 20 minutes Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 447 grams (about 1 lb) Power use: 30.32 kWh Bagged into: 14 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #19 - 8 lbs (or about 10 lbs before cooking) of steak. Started freeze drying this batch May 29th. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the what: about $25 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 35 hours 45 minutes Weight before drying: 8 lbs Weight after drying: 1420 grams (about 3lbs 2oz) Power use: 23.97 kWh Bagged into: 12 quart & 2 pint 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #8 - 10 lbs of a ground beef, pasta and cheese sauce meal. A hamburger helper type dish. Started freeze drying this batch May27th. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the what: $17.06 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 35 hours 10 minutes Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 1371 grams (about 3 lb) Power use: 26.13 kWh Bagged into: 5 quart and 5 2-quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #17 - 16 lbs of dehydrated potatoes. Started freeze drying this batch May 26th. While these dehydrated potatoes started out "dry" they lost about 4.5% of their weight during freeze drying. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the HashBrown potatoes: $14.78 for 16 lbs (wet weight) Total batch time: 21 hours 30 minutes Weight before: 1921 grams as bought (16 lbs wet) - Weight after drying: 1834 grams (a loss of 87 grams while freeze drying; about 4.5%) Power use: 11.95 kWh Bagged into: 10 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top) Music: Morning Mood by Grieg

Freeze dryer batch #16 - 10 lbs of peach and strawberry piped dots/blobs. Started freeze drying this batch May 24th. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the yogurt: 10.95 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 38 hours 11 minutes Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 854 grams (about 1.9 lbs) Power use: 25.39 kWh Bagged into: 14 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3NElaja • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Freeze dryer batch #15 - 10 lbs of frozen mixed berries, a 4 berry blend of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Started freeze drying this batch May 22nd. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the what: $25.18 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 46 hours Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 529 grams (about 1 lb 3 oz) Power use: 30.55 kWh Bagged into: 12 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #14 - 10 lbs of frozen corn. Started freeze drying this batch May 20th and a short tour of our freeze drying area setup. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the what: $9.58 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 39 hours 20 minutes Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 984 grams (about 2 1/8 lbs) Power use: 29.46 kWh Bagged into: 10 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? Catwood Cooking puts up their freeze drying videos on Friday; consider going over and checking out their channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Xttj6OctZs_KBsv6_TNyQ/videos Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #13 - 10 lbs of Ground Beef - lean, home ground. Started freeze drying this batch May 18th. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the what: About $35 for 10 lbs (after trimming the fat off) Total batch time: 29 hours 30 minutes Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 1490 grams (about 3 1/4 lb) Power use: 22.61 kWh Bagged into: 10 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #12 - 10 lbs of meatballs with mushroom sauce. Started freeze drying this batch May 16th. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Here is a link to the spreadsheet I'm filling out as I complete items: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the meatballs with sauce: $25.57 for 10 lbs (as made) Total batch time: 36 hours Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 1303 grams (about 2.9 lb) Power use: 25.59 kWh Bagged into: 5 quart & 10 pint 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Rehydrating the leftover pasta (from the upcoming Freeze Drying Pasta video) and adding some of the Meatballs with Mushroom Sauce. (from that upcoming video) Here is a link to the spreadsheet I'm filling out as I complete items: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Want to support this work? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Catwood Cooking puts up their freeze drying videos on Friday; consider going over and checking out their channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Xttj6OctZs_KBsv6_TNyQ/videos Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #10 - 10 lbs of shredded cheese. Started freeze drying this batch May 12th. It didn't go perfect and I ended up splitting it into 2, five pound loads. "What you understand is vastly more important than what you know" Julius Sumner Miller Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Here is a link to the spreadsheet I'm filling out as I complete items: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the cheese: $29.78 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 40 hours 21 minutes Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight - After drying: 2771 grams (about 6 lbs 2 oz) Power use: 23.47 kWh Bagged into: 20, one quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #9 - 10 lbs of apples. Started freeze drying this batch May 10th. Link to the spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Want to support this work?: Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Cost of the apples: $15.27 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 40 hours 42 minutes Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 584 grams (about 1.29 lbs) Power use: 27.29 kWh Bagged into: 6 quart and 5 two quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. 100 grams per serving, 45 servings, 50 calories per serving, 2250 calories total. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #8 - 10 lbs of carrots. Started freeze drying this batch May 8th. Link to the spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Want to support this work?: Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Cost of the carrots: $10.18 for 10 lbs Total batch time: 41 hours 17 minutes (it was finished by 37:30) Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 462 grams (about 1 lb) Power use: 27.59 kWh Bagged into: 14 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Music: Fur Elise by Beethoven Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #7 - 11 lbs 3 1/2 oz of Shrimp. Started freeze drying this batch May 6. Want to support this work?: Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Link to the spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the Shrimp: $32.90 for 10 lb (we got 11 lbs 3 1/2 oz) Total batch time: 45 hours 52 minutes Weight before drying: 11 lbs 3 1/2 oz Weight after drying: 713 grams (about 1.6 lbs) Power use: 31.31 kWh Bagged into: 11 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes A Harvest Right is not inexpensive. If you have wanted one but feel they're out of reach for you, you might consider sharing a freeze dryer. Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top) Music: Raindrops by Huma-Huma

Freeze dryer batch #6 - 10 lbs of Birds Eye Garlic Chicken w/ pasta. Started freeze drying this batch 5-4-2022. Want to support this work? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Link to the spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing This Batch: Cost of the food: $25.71 for 10lbs Total batch time: 40 hours 23 minutes (it was finished at 32:30) Weight before drying: 10 lbs. Weight after drying: about 2 1/2 lbs (1161 grams) Power use: 24.84 kWh Bagged into: 4, one quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers, and 6, two quart bags with 500cc absorbers. 176g per serving x 25 3/4 servings x 210 calories = 5411 calories for the batch. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes A Harvest Right is not inexpensive. If you have wanted one but feel they're out of reach for you, you might consider sharing a freeze dryer. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Changing the filters elements on our DIY oil filter system for our Harvest Right freeze dryer vacuum pump after batch 5, Potatoes, and batch 6, Birds Eye Garlic Chicken of the first 500lbs series. I'm using a DIY continuous flow oil filter system with two Goldenrod filters in series with homemade 3D printed paper towel filter components. DIY Oil Filter for our Freeze Dryer https://youtu.be/4EfJRKxn4zA Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Catwood Cooking puts up their freeze drying videos on Friday; consider going over and checking out their channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Xttj6OctZs_KBsv6_TNyQ/videos Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes A Harvest Right is not inexpensive. If you have wanted one but feel they're out of reach for you, you might consider sharing a freeze dryer. Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #5 - 10 lbs of frozen, red diced potatoes. Started freeze drying this batch 5-2-2022. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the potatoes: $10.70 for for 10 lbs. Total batch time: 42 hours 19 minutes (but was done in about 35:20) Weight before drying: 10 lbs Weight after drying: 846 grams (about 1.87 lbs) Power use: 27.28 kWh Bagged into: 10 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Power meter https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Doing a quick cleaning of the Harvest Right after freeze drying raw eggs and before freeze drying frozen red diced potatoes. (5-2-2022) Want to support this work? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes A Harvest Right is not inexpensive. If you have wanted one but feel they're out of reach for you, you might consider sharing a freeze dryer. Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Wilton Long Loaf Pan, 16 x 4-Inch https://amzn.to/3GCQTyh • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze drying batch 4 - Eggs & Eggs with Milk Freeze dryer batch #4 - 11 lbs of eggs. Started freeze drying this batch 4-30-2022. Want to support this channel?: Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the eggs: $4.21 for our 45 eggs (plus Gray's home eggs) Total batch time: 42 hours 41 minutes Weight before drying: 5000 grams (about 11 lbs) Weight after drying: 1203 grams (about 2 2/3 lbs) Power use: 28.09 kWh Bagged into: 18 pint 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes A Harvest Right is not inexpensive. If you have wanted one but feel they're out of reach for you, you might consider sharing a freeze dryer. Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • This the power meter I used https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #3 - 10 lbs of Frozen diced peaches. Started precooling the freeze dryer at about 4:25 p.m. 4-28-2022. Want to support this work?: Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the Diced Peaches: $25.18 ($12.59 per bag x 2) Total batch time: 45 hours 1 minute. (It was done earlier, maybe 36 hours.) Weight before drying: 4540 grams (about 10 lbs) Weight after drying: 595 grams (about 1 1/3 lbs) Power use: 28.03 kWh Bagged into: 10 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Music: Royal Mountain Breakdown by The Mini Vandals William Tell Overture by Rossini Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • This the power meter I used (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3s4RVOr • This is the scoop I "adjusted" (see video) for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #2 - 10 lbs of Frozen Mixed Vegetables. Started precooling the freeze dryer at about 11:30 a.m. on 4-26-2022. Want to support this channel? Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm First 500 lbs data spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Batch worksheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13DCB2hXo9_ZYrhIUicLk2IrEaQGszwbaJTcEH8wJxk4/edit?usp=sharing Cost of the Mixed Vegetables: $11.30 ($5.65 per 5 lb bag x 2) Total batch time: 47 hours 5 minutes. (It was done earlier, but it was in the wee hours of the morning. Maybe I should say 39 hours.) Weight before drying: 4590 grams (about 10 lbs) Weight after drying: 953 grams (about 2.1 lbs) Power use: 29.16 kWh Bagged into: Ten 1 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Music: Royal Mountain Breakdown by The Mini Vandals Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? In this series I'm freeze drying like I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food and want to get a mix of freeze dried foods on the rack. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes A Harvest Right is not inexpensive. If you have wanted one but feel they're out of reach for you, you might consider sharing a freeze dryer. Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Wilton Long Loaf Pan, 16 x 4-Inch https://amzn.to/3GCQTyh • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food - Batch 1 part 2 - Finishing and bagging the chicken. Link to the spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Want to support this work?: Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Freeze dryer batch #1 - 10 lbs of cooked, diced, chicken. Started precooling the freeze dryer at about 1:50pm 4-24-2022. Cost of chicken: $43 (we bought this a while back when the prices were lower) Total batch time: 32 hours 16 minutes. Weight before drying: 4534 grams (about 10 lbs) Weight after drying: 1392 grams (about 3.07 lbs) Power use: 21.31 kWh Bagged into: 14 quart 7 mil Mylar bags with 300cc oxygen absorbers. Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Wilton Long Loaf Pan, 16 x 4-Inch https://amzn.to/3GCQTyh • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Freeze dryer batch #1 - 10 lbs of cooked, diced, chicken. I started precooling the freeze dryer at about 1:50pm 4-24-2022 for this batch. Link to the spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ieekdk5aH_2OWLUealeOLurU9_zl03BfFEg_qhAgcaA/edit?usp=sharing Want to support this work?: Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Starting your freeze dried food pantry. 100 Days: The first 50 batches - Freeze Drying Your First 500 lbs of Food Start by asking yourself this question. Why are you freeze drying food? Knowing this should help you decide what you should freeze dry first. I'm freeze drying because: Just to freeze dry leftovers? You want to make your own food for camping/backpacking? For if/when the SHTF? For a short term emergency? You have your own garden and want to freeze dry the food? You love Costco but don't have a family of 6? You are good at finding the food sales but only have 1 freezer? When you cook homemade chili just for yourself you make 10 gallons? Because you have 3 full freezers and are worried about power outages? I'm going to start freeze drying from scratch, pretending that I don't have a rack full of freeze dried food. If I knew then what I know, I would have freeze dried things in a different order. Maybe not, because I started freeze drying was because we had 3 full freezers, I was thinking of getting another one, and I decided I should buy a walk-in freezer instead. I started looking into walk-ins and realized they were expensive to buy (even used ones) AND expensive to own and operate. Then I found out Harvest Right was making home sized freeze dryers. One of my first thoughts was "I like Mountain House!" I have used their food for backpacking almost 45 years and we even kept some in our travel trailer, for just in case. This list is about getting started on a 500 lb mixed pantry of freeze dried foods in 100 days. (This may be a bit optimistic and perhaps it'll only be 400 lbs) Goal of about 85 lbs per category. (100 lbs per category if we don't do the Meals/Dishes) 1) Meats: 2) Vegetables: 3) Fruits: 5) Grain / Starch 6) Meals / Dishes Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/995.html We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Wilton Long Loaf Pan, 16 x 4-Inch https://amzn.to/3GCQTyh • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)

Today I finished freeze drying batch number 500 in the Harvest Right. I thought I would do something exciting or over the top when I got to batch 500, but it turns out I couldn't think of anything like that that I wanted to do. So, this video is about looking forward to the next 50 batches. Want to support this work?: Buy me a coffee :-) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DanZm Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it. We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking! AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- If you are thinking of buying a freeze dryer, please consider supporting us by purchasing through our link. It helps us and costs you nothing! https://affiliates.harvestright.com/9... We have the medium freeze dryer with the original vacuum pump. ─────────────── Amazon affiliate links to some of the things we have been using; it helps us and costs you nothing. • Escali Primo Kitchen Scale https://amzn.to/3r8VqRe • Etekcity Kitchen Scale11lb/5kg https://amzn.to/3K3ajhY • Wilton Long Loaf Pan, 16 x 4-Inch https://amzn.to/3GCQTyh • The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: https://amzn.to/33NTPtt • This is the scoop I use for bagging https://amzn.to/3pdTB4J​ • Silicone Square Cake Pan - Set of 2 https://amzn.to/2YvAp6L • Teflon Tape for Impulse Sealers https://amzn.to/3pt2nMd​ • Dial Thermometer -40 to 160 F 1-Inch https://amzn.to/3pvAfIm • Parchment paper - We usually get our at Costco, but they also have it on Amazon https://amzn.to/3owy5qC or https://amzn.to/3Cw1WXL​ • Corrugated Plastic Sheets we use in our freezer https://amzn.to/2YqAM2A​ • Drill Bit 5/32" x 10" Extra Length https://amzn.to/3tEOvRx ─────────────── We are participants in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For the 7 x 7 pans try the Dollar Store, that's where we got ours. (They were labeled 8 x 8 because they measure the top)