Guides

Tray of freeze-dried strawberries and fruit

Freeze drying for beginners: your first batch

A simple first batch, step by step: setting up, loading the trays, what the machine does during the cycle, and how to tell the food is dry.

Freeze drying for beginners: your first batch

A simple first batch, step by step: setting up, loading the trays, what the machine does during the cycle, and how to tell the food is dry.

Fresh garden harvest ready for freeze drying

Which size freeze dryer do I need?

How much food you want to preserve, where the machine will live and the power you have: how to pick a size, with every model compared.

Which size freeze dryer do I need?

How much food you want to preserve, where the machine will live and the power you have: how to pick a size, with every model compared.

Pantry shelf of freeze-dried food in jars and bags

How to store freeze-dried food: mylar, jars and...

Keep moisture, oxygen and light out: packing freeze-dried food in mylar bags, jars and buckets, which oxygen absorber to use, and how long it lasts.

How to store freeze-dried food: mylar, jars and...

Keep moisture, oxygen and light out: packing freeze-dried food in mylar bags, jars and buckets, which oxygen absorber to use, and how long it lasts.

Freeze-dried meal being rehydrated at a campsite

Freeze-dried meals for camping and hiking

Make your own light, fridge-free meals for the trail: what works, how to make and pack them, and how to rehydrate at camp.

Freeze-dried meals for camping and hiking

Make your own light, fridge-free meals for the trail: what works, how to make and pack them, and how to rehydrate at camp.