We understand that purchasing a freeze dryer represents a significant investment in your future. Whether you're looking to enhance your food preservation capabilities at home or expand your business operations, the initial cost can feel substantial.
Every can you put on the shelves is full of liquid, which accounts for most of its weight and the space it takes up. Freeze dried food takes up a fraction of the space of cans, and less space than dehydrated foods too.
While freeze dryer brands typically have similar parts, their firmware can vary widely. Some brands have very user-friendly interfaces with simple steps while others allow Completa control of the system (for better or worse).
Dehydrated food is a different animal. That is due to the nature of the dehydration process, which is fundamentally different than freeze drying.
We’ve had a few hiccups (a USB board here, a screen there) but calling them has always had the issue resolved quickly.
Rotary drum dryers are highly efficient machines used extensively in the processing of wood chips, sawdust, and biomass. They operate by utilizing a rotating drum that heats and dries the materials as they are transported through the cylinder.
As you can see, the capacity more or less doubles with each model but the cost does not. The larger models use more energy to process the larger batches of food as well, so don’t neglect energy costs when you compare these as that impacts efficiency as more info we discussed earlier.
On your Mylar bags, don’t cheap out. You can’t afford cheap for other than items that you intend to be stored for only a short time. Too, though I have an impulse sealer, I find a cheap hair straightener works better.
Just be sure to toss an oxygen absorber (5) into the bag before sealing it. Your properly sealed, freeze dried foods will ensure you are covered for the next two or three decades.
Given the choice again, we’d go for the premier oil pump every time. The calm hum of it working right makes all the difference.
While Amazon is a known established e-commerce platform for many products, there are some issues you need to note.
) Since the process involves removing moisture from frozen food it can affect some food textures and flavors when it is reconstituted with water.
It also doesn’t take very much time if the freeze dryer has ‘candy mode’ like our picks. Ranging between 30 minutes to 2 hours per batch makes it easy to process a lot of batches at once.
The size and weight of a freeze dryer is more of a consideration for setup and placement rather than a measure of it’s performance.