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Overall I prefer freeze-dried ingredients for long-term storage/hiker’s pantry over dehydrated, but there are a few things I far prefer dehydrated. Mushrooms are one of those things. The act of dehydrating changes the structure of the mushroom. Freeze-drying mushrooms leaves them intact and raw, but when you dehydrate them, the heat slowly cooks them. It… Continue reading Dehydrating Mushrooms
It’s been a bountiful year on the homestead for kale production. Cold wet springs lead to greens growing well, and now that the 4th of July is past, the heat has kicked off the growth. I have 3 varieties this year going on our land on Whidbey Island in Washington State. We face the Salish… Continue reading Dehydrating Kale and Making Green Powder
Often both our dehydrator and our freeze-dryer are running at the same time. Often it is repeats of items we use a lot of, and are putting more away for the year. The new items I usually do a blog post on to share what we made, and how we did it. The 2023 roundup:… Continue reading 2023 Roundup: Freeze-Drying, Dehydrating and Long-Term Storage Posts
We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. We use the large size Harvest Right freeze-dryer for reference. This post is on drying frozen petite… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn
We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. One of the things you cannot buy easily (even online) is “instant pasta” – outside of using… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Egg Noodles (Making Instant Pasta)
