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Freezer Dryer Experiments and Recipes
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My wife wants me to try and make a healthy fruit/berry/vegetable powder. Thought being you could add a scoop to water and be instant smoothie. Gonna try that first. I also built out a recipe for 10 servings of homemade chicken Alfredo which I'll do second!
The meals are what interest me. A Lasagna or Chicken Alfredo comparison from a store bought brand would be great.
That and your experiments will be a deciding factor in me purchasing one.
Thanks!!
Compared to store bought freeze dried or compared to something like a Bertolli frozen meal?
Because I plan to use many freeze dried meals for quick home dinners, just like we would a frozen meal
Doing some functional testing. Gotta run the freezer then vacuum to ensure all is working. I was worried it might be loud. Freezer by itself is quieter than our dehumidifier. Testing vacuum after its frozen
Vacuum was quieter than the actual unit. First run is a bread run. They state to do a batch with moist bread and that'll remove the manufacturing smell. Guess that'll be all for now!
Here is 7 pints of blueberries that were freeze dried and then blended to a powder. 1 tablespoon tastes pretty dang good in a glass of water
Whipped up a quick batch of penne with bison meat sauce. Pre froze sauce in individual portions, 10 total. This way I can easily add one to each mylar bag for portion control.
24 oz of pasta (before cooking)
64 oz of sauce
36 oz bison meat (before cooking, so it's technically a little less than this)
Total cost for all ingredients was $16. Forgot to plug Electricity meter in, but I anticipate electric costs to be around $7. Mylar bags + oxygen absorbers are $0.50 per bag.
All in total costs per serving (10 total) should be $2.80. Will update with calorie info and results.
24 oz of pasta (before cooking)
64 oz of sauce
36 oz bison meat (before cooking, so it's technically a little less than this)
Total cost for all ingredients was $16. Forgot to plug Electricity meter in, but I anticipate electric costs to be around $7. Mylar bags + oxygen absorbers are $0.50 per bag.
All in total costs per serving (10 total) should be $2.80. Will update with calorie info and results.
I think one mistake may have been not adding a little butter to the noodles. They started sticking together on the tray. We'll see how it turns out once dry
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