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We don’t have a freeze drier, but I dehydrated moringa leaves this week. After processing them in the Vitamix, I have about half a quart of powder to add to smoothies. (Moringa leaves are highly nutritious, and are being used to combat child malnutrition in 3rd world countries.)
you can dehydrate many greens and tomatoes (slice and pat dry and sprinkle salt on) and fruits by simply laying them out on paper towel or kitchen towel on a cookie sheet, putting it in the back seat of your car on a hot day and waiting overnight.
Hugh what’s your view on freeze drying garden seeds for long term storage?
Lately I have been running several batches of eggs through the FD. They do really well when reconstituted. I usually run about six dozen a batch. Of everything I run it has by far the longest drying time. Usually takes about 24 hr on the dry cycle. The last batch I had I had to pull the trays and put them in the freezer while I defrosted with a hair dryer and spatula. Seems like once the walls of the chamber become completley covered with thick ice it can no longer pull moisture out of the food. Do you have any of the same issues with eggs or is it just me? Thanks
@Brent,
I had the exact same issue until I started filtering oil after every cycle. Using fresh (or filtered) oil on every cycle has a dramatic performance increase on the operation of the FD.
I am filtering after every batch as well. I am using the filter harvest right provided. I seems to work fairly well. Like you said filtering your oil makes a huge difference. When I bought my FD harvest right recommended that you drain a teaspoon of oil in between batches and change it it completely every eight to ten batches. Now with the new recommendations of filtering between every batch I have noticed a house difference. I am certain the old way is the reason I had a real seal failure on my first pump. I am interested to know what are you using to filter your oil? Also thanks for doing the freeze dry Friday