01%, effectively preserve these packaged foods without the need for preservatives or additives and without the need for vacuum sealing.

5 Posted October 24, 2015 Hi everyone - new member to the forum, and I was drawn here by this thread. I have been using my HR freeze dryer for a few months now and it's been great. Reading about all your experiences shows that I'm not alone in loving this machine!

Here’s a link to their available Harvest Right freeze dryer trays, just as further proof that they do resell Harvest Right equipment.

For the price of a large home freeze dryer one can have 48 servings of premium freeze dried beef delivered to their home every month for a year with promo code “jdr“.

I would prefer those fittings to have internal Este rings and knurled thread on ports (similar to R134a vacuum gauge sets) that do not require high torque compression fittings. Finger tight and you are good to go. You spot a leak, change the Este ring and you're back in business.

They come out as dry and hard as lumber. So, if you try to freeze dry a steak or roast, expect to break a tooth eating it.

Oil Mist Filter: Both pumps come with an oil mist filter. However, the Premier Pump’s oil mist filter allows for no oil spray at all and it will last much longer.

You get all the same when you buy a freeze dryer in person, but buying it online takes less effort (and it’s more comfortable since you’re sitting on a couch).

There are three things that cause organic material to lose its freshness and begin to degrade – Water, Heat, and Oxygen. Harvest Right has a solution to these problems.

AN8 male fittings are 3/4 X 16tpi. Should be able to get one that will work in this application. Also, there filters that use metric threads, might be easier to deal with.

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Place the product on the trays and push the button to start the machine. Freeze-drying can preserve foods other preservation methods cannot, such as most dairy or egg products.

As long as the food is dried to a low residual moisture, vacuum packaging is safe. Remember, vacuum packaging is not a food safety process itself. In fact, removing oxygen from a package may make it more of a concern for the more info botulism bacteria to grow and produce toxin if there is a moist environment.