Van Irie (
yvannairie) wrote2025-05-24 07:02 pm
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LEP 24.5.
One technology I wish I had access to is freeze drying for the explicit purpose of making treats for myself and nothing else.
But having seen the Technology Connections video on freeze drying, I understand that for now that time is a beautiful dream for the future.
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Recently we found a vendor who will rent out her machine! She charges $25 for 1-2 gallons of whatever you want to freeze-dry. So we're slowly collecting a load of nonperishable stuff like Peeps (another of my partner's favorites) and may add other things like different candies or fresh fruit. So if you're a fan of freeze-drying and you have local vendors of it, check to see if any of yours are offering that service. Around here, sometimes the Amish stores will have a massive box of produce for $5-10, and now we have someone to call for, "Hey, I'm looking at several gallons of cheap tomatoes, is your freeze-dryer available today or tomorrow?"
The cheapest freeze-dryer currently is a bit over $1000 and most are in the $2-3000 range, but at least they're down to major appliance levels from the professional only levels they used to be at. When they get below $1000 I'll start looking in more detail.
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