Back in 2019, before the madness caused by COVID-19, I purchased a large Harvest Right freeze dryer. I had the intention of using it to start up a freeze dried dog treat company plus doing some DIY freeze drying for emergency food storage. I halted my business when things started to take a turn for the worse to focus on making packs of freeze dried meals for my family.
This pic are the results of freeze drying Thanksgiving leftovers including turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and turkey tetrazzini.
My kids are still a bit picky with food so I ended up doing a few full loads of homemade macaroni and cheese and other favorites like taco meat and fruits like strawberries, blueberries and pineapple.
I also managed to make some freeze dried treats like ice cream and marshmallows for long term storage.
I purchased beef that went on sale and freeze dried a large amount of cubed raw meat to use for meals.
I am comfortable with making huge amounts of food at one time because I used to cook professionally. The freeze dryer has paid for itself a few times over between selling freeze dried food or taking commissions from customers to prep shelf stable meals for them. Thanks for checking out my article!