Happy Mother’s Day!!! Just a suggestion, instead of loading the trays in your kitchen and risk dropping one or more while walking down to your freezer, take the container of food downstairs in a bowl or pot downstairs and load the trays near your freezer.
I love my freeze dryer had it for years and have never had any issue. I personally only put in frozen foods because I believe it’s less work on the motor as well as letting my FD defrost completely on its own plus, I never do one batch after another. I wait for FD to completely defrost and I do wipe everything down both inside and out before the next use. I also leave the door open for a few hours to make sure smells do not get trapped inside…
Perfect way to make Croutons 😊 I think the companies you buy products from should be tagged in your videos, just because you'd be great for first time users on products. Companies would benefit and you would too.
I agree 100% on those mountain house meals. They are expensive and kinda bland. I feel like making a meal and freeze drying it will be much more tasty. I really want to invest in a freeze dryer and am very excited to see you use yours.
This is SO interesting! Thanks for putting this video together, your family’s food & adventure is so fascinating for viewers like myself growing up traditional 😁 Happy Mother’s Day Lauren 💐🌹🌷
Lauren, I found you a few months ago and after watching many of your videos decided to tell my mom about your You Tube Channel. Funny thing, as soon as I logged into her You Tube on her computer there was your face and Everett!! She has been watching you longer than me!! Her first words, "Oh, that's Lauren!" I had to laugh! My mom is 85 and only follows a few people and you are one of them! I'm curious about the paint in your new studio room. What is the color on your walls? It seems like such a nice gray. Thanks for sharing your lives with us and have a wonderful summer!! Debbie
Neat part of it, is making your own Serving sizes for meals too! So So Excited for you! Welcome to the world of Freeze Dried Foods! It is amazing! I made some mylar meals with my freeze dried foods, and then forgot to label them, so our Christmas trip to an airbnb was a mystery meal each night! LOL. "Aunt Mae" here
Happy Mother's Day, Lauren, and to all my Alaska Life Momma friends! The freeze dryer is great, and the candy trial looked sooo fun. I WANT ONE! 😭(stamping of feet!!) 😂. Maybe in the future. This is going to be great for all your adventures and look forward to seeing you enjoy your meal and treat creations. I would love to see Rice Krispy Treats cut into cube size. Hhmmm 🤔
Morning, I really enjoyed the freeze drying segment and the tasting part. Cann't wait for more videos on the drying. Enjoyed the nice weather. Bye till the next time.
I’ve been wanting a freeze dryer for awhile but I can’t find one that’s affordable for just one person. With my physical disability and living in a small apartment, I’m unable to have access to a garden. Freeze dried foods take up much less space for long term storage. Hopefully I’ll find someone who has one willing to put some of my food in!! Enjoy your machine and I’m positive it’ll be worth every penny!!
Happy Mother’s Day Lauren and all the Moms out there !! Enjoyed the freeze dryer info ... will be great for your adventures !! Thank You for sharing !!
Lauren, you and the boys should start a feature on your channel called: "Will it Freeze Dry?" All those packages you get from all over are always filled with tons of treats. You could use those gifted treats and see they how do in the freeze dryer. Ha!
They are perfect for going to the cabin, and going ice fishing, so true you know what is in your meals, I have seen so much freeze dried candy lately especially skittles
I really want to hear all about the freeze drying process as you go along. It sounds like something I might be interested in. Also want to hear about the various recipes you try out. The website also has lids for the trays.
Thanks for sharing! I bought a used one, forgot to fully close the door and think I ruined my first batch! Your video really helped me, especially since I can feel and see the process with mine!
This was such a helpful video. I watched some others and got nervous because it looked complicated. Yours was so straight forward. I want to freeze dry to make safe food for my kids with severe allergies.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums, mama’s, grandma, grandmothers , granny’s, gran’s , nana’s, daddies who maybe the only parent or daddies who have stepped up to the hard job of being a mum. I hope you have all had a wonderful day. It isn’t mother’s day here in Scotland ours was back in March. Lauren I have fallen in love with your air dryer , it’s absolutely amazing what it can do and what it will do to help your family in the future, think I’m moving to Alaska & might just live in Lauren’s garage 😜 😜. In all seriousness I loved this video and all the rest you do. I may not be religious nor a christian but it doesn’t stop me liking & loving those who are ❤️❤️❤️ with love Isabella ( Izzy) from just outside Glasgow, it’s about 8 miles to the city. 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Good Morning Hamm Family ❤️ It's a warm, rainy day here in Virginia... it's going to get into the 80s today. Ugh 🥵 I've been looking forward to this video. Thank you for stating the importance of being prepared... without fear. "Prepare for the worst, pray for the best." So many don't consider it's importance until it's too late. We've been through many issues where being prepared was a blessing, not only to us but to family, friends and neighbors... even some strangers: floods, blizzards, ice storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. When people ask why be prepared I respond, "7 days, 9 hours and 43 minutes." That was how long the power was out after a horrible ice storm in the dead of winter. Not to mention the roads, stores, gas stations, etc., that were hit hard and not accessible for a period of time thereafter 😕 Mark and I have been interested in different means for food storage. We've bought bulk dehydrated and freeze-dried foods, but it can be very pricey... i.e.: local and group bulk co-op, Thrive, etc. I've heard a freeze-dryer pays for itself in the long run. One of Mark's brothers has a freeze-dryer and likes it. I sent Mark this link, so he can hear your thoughts 🤔 I like the names Olaf and Hopkins (after the glacier)... sounds like the Butler 🙂 Run Luna Run... no freeze-drying pets. Bad Lauren 😂 Seriously, freeze-drying pet food and treats is a great idea 😺 Food allergies are no fun. Mark can attest to that. I pray freeze-drying allows more options for your sister to be able to get back to doing things she loves and enjoys 🏞️ I think all your ideas about recipes, testing, etc. are great. I can't wait to see and hear your experiences using the freeze-dryer. I enjoyed the science lesson on how freeze-drying works... so interesting 👩🏼🔬 The boys were so happy testing out the sweets and sours... Mark too 😋 Sidenote: I also noticed how much Hunter's voice and face have changed. He's turning into a handsome young gentleman. Watch out for the girlies. They'll be flocking his way before you know it 😊 Thank you again for such an informative video. Can't wait to see more. Take care. Yah's Blessings 🤗
I see your point but if I had the patience I would definitely try it out if I was a active hunter or camping person 😂😂Thank you for sharing and taking time out to talk about how this process works ❤❤❤Happy Belated Mother’s Day ❤❤❤
I have a small fan that blows on the pump and a stand fan that blows on the side of the freeze dryer itself. We also have a Blink camera that is pointed to the screen of the FD. I can check the times from my phone from wherever I am.
Before filling all the trays ; measure out the size portion you want and dry it on a tray by itself. Once they are all dry you can weigh or measure and Then you can measure out the portions on the rest of your trays.
On your freeze dryer you should wear glove. The cold trays are ruff on your skin. Strawberries are great in freeze dryer. They good put in go bags and lightweight. I would love to get one. I think it's so cool. Great video.
Happy Mother's day! Freeze dryer is awesome. I watched a family freeze dry broccoli for snacking and they loved it. They thought it would be great for road trips .
Wow, what a interesting process. I ve seen them sell freeze dried candy at a gas station near me and was curious. Such a fun experience for the boys and you.
Hi , not sure if anyone has told you yet and I’m only in to video where you popped the bread into the machine but I’m quite sure the bucket must be down under the machine with hose going down to bucket and not all curled around at the bottom so that it drains easily and completely..I’m sure I watched a homesteader have issues with hers and she didn’t have the bucket down under it .
To work out the portion sizes of the freeze dried food, start out by weighing a one person portion before drying. Then get the full weight of the food and divide that by the single portion weight. Now you know how many portions you started with. Once the food is freeze dried, weigh it again and divide that by the number of portions you calculated, and then you’ll have the dry weight of a single portion. That will help figure out how much to bag. You’d never guess that I work in finance, and yes, I often weigh out food to check that I’m splitting it evenly or am cooking the right portion size🤔
Happy Mother’s Day!!! Just a suggestion, instead of loading the trays in your kitchen and risk dropping one or more while walking down to your freezer, take the container of food downstairs in a bowl or pot downstairs and load the trays near your freezer.
I wonder if the freeze dryer can be stored in the pantry or garage.
Great tip! Thanks.
Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums here 💖
The look on your face when you said, "freeze dried pets"... definitely a future blooper reel moment!
Your just the sweetest!!! ❤️
Girl! Freeze dried pets! There is now toothpaste spit all over my mirror! 😂 made my day!
Happy Mothers Day Lauren! Hope you are pampered and spoiled today! Really enjoyed this video and learning all about the new freeze dryer!
Happy Mothers Day to all the moms and dads who raise their children or someone else's children with love and support
Happy Mothers Day!🎉
Happy mother's day 💐
Happy Mother’s Day to all 🌹🌺🌸💐🌷
To you too!🎉🎉
I love my freeze dryer had it for years and have never had any issue.
I personally only put in frozen foods because I believe it’s less work on the motor as well as letting my FD defrost completely on its own plus, I never do one batch after another.
I wait for FD to completely defrost and I do wipe everything down both inside and out before the next use.
I also leave the door open for a few hours to make sure smells do not get trapped inside…
Good morning, Happy Mother’s Day
Perfect way to make Croutons 😊
I think the companies you buy products from should be tagged in your videos, just because you'd be great for first time users on products. Companies would benefit and you would too.
Happy Mothers Day. You are an awesome Mom.
Yes, Becky from Acre Homestead freeze dries. You will pick up tips from her.
Much love to all of you.
I agree 100% on those mountain house meals. They are expensive and kinda bland. I feel like making a meal and freeze drying it will be much more tasty. I really want to invest in a freeze dryer and am very excited to see you use yours.
I'm new - just got my small HR and haven't set it up. Thank you for this video it will be a big help.
Happy Mother's Day to you too your mom to your sisters to all who are mothers Happy Mother's Day.
This is SO interesting! Thanks for putting this video together, your family’s food & adventure is so fascinating for viewers like myself growing up traditional 😁 Happy Mother’s Day Lauren 💐🌹🌷
Happy mother's day and enjoy your freezer dryer
Happy Mother's Day. I have to admit I have never tried dehydrated food.
Lauren, I found you a few months ago and after watching many of your videos decided to tell my mom about your You Tube Channel. Funny thing, as soon as I logged into her You Tube on her computer there was your face and Everett!! She has been watching you longer than me!! Her first words, "Oh, that's Lauren!" I had to laugh! My mom is 85 and only follows a few people and you are one of them! I'm curious about the paint in your new studio room. What is the color on your walls? It seems like such a nice gray. Thanks for sharing your lives with us and have a wonderful summer!! Debbie
Thanks for taking the time of making and sharing this video. Most Floridians don’t freeze dry but some do alligator meat.
Neat part of it, is making your own Serving sizes for meals too! So So Excited for you! Welcome to the world of Freeze Dried Foods! It is amazing! I made some mylar meals with my freeze dried foods, and then forgot to label them, so our Christmas trip to an airbnb was a mystery meal each night! LOL. "Aunt Mae" here
Happy Mother's Day Lauren!!
My dog, Kau'i, has allergies so she is given freeze dried beef or chicken liver treats. I bet your cat would enjoy freez
Happy Mother's Day, Lauren, and to all my Alaska Life Momma friends!
The freeze dryer is great, and the candy trial looked sooo fun. I WANT ONE! 😭(stamping of feet!!) 😂. Maybe in the future. This is going to be great for all your adventures and look forward to seeing you enjoy your meal and treat creations. I would love to see Rice Krispy Treats cut into cube size. Hhmmm 🤔
Morning, I really enjoyed the freeze drying segment and the tasting part. Cann't wait for more videos on the drying. Enjoyed the nice weather. Bye till the next time.
Have a wonderful Mother's Day. You deserve it.
This was such a great video. Today I'm doing my bread run. I'm so happy you made this video. Thank you.
This is probably one of the best, most informative, freeze drying reviews I have seen. Thank you for posting, and happy Mothers day!
Happy Mothers Day. Looking forward to seeing all the things you will make. I hear regular Skittles are suppose to be good to do.😊
I’ve been wanting a freeze dryer for awhile but I can’t find one that’s affordable for just one person. With my physical disability and living in a small apartment, I’m unable to have access to a garden. Freeze dried foods take up much less space for long term storage. Hopefully I’ll find someone who has one willing to put some of my food in!! Enjoy your machine and I’m positive it’ll be worth every penny!!
Lauren is one of the best mothers' that I have ever "observed". Happy Mother's Day Lauren, I hope the boys and your husband spoiled you!
Thank you for showing opening the box and setting the freeze dryer up. Then actually freeze drying.❤
Happy Mother’s Day Lauren and all the Moms out there !! Enjoyed the freeze dryer info ... will be great for your adventures !! Thank You for sharing !!
"Snowball, Snowflake, Frost, Chilly " could be a good name for your new freeze dryer. Hope you had a great Mother's Day
Lauren, you and the boys should start a feature on your channel called: "Will it Freeze Dry?" All those packages you get from all over are always filled with tons of treats. You could use those gifted treats and see they how do in the freeze dryer. Ha!
I laughed HARD at the "freeze dried pets"... you kept your composure! I would have lost it and would've had to stop filming 😂😂
I almost edited it out but it was too funny! Thanks for watching!
Happy Mother's Day, Lauren! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Mother’s Day Lauren. Wishing you a great day
Happy Mother’s Day Lauren!! Hope you are having an amazing day!
They are perfect for going to the cabin, and going ice fishing, so true you know what is in your meals, I have seen so much freeze dried candy lately especially skittles
I really want to hear all about the freeze drying process as you go along. It sounds like something I might be interested in. Also want to hear about the various recipes you try out. The website also has lids for the trays.
Happy Mother’s Day, Lauren.
Thanks for sharing! I bought a used one, forgot to fully close the door and think I ruined my first batch! Your video really helped me, especially since I can feel and see the process with mine!
This was such a helpful video. I watched some others and got nervous because it looked complicated. Yours was so straight forward. I want to freeze dry to make safe food for my kids with severe allergies.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums, mama’s, grandma, grandmothers , granny’s, gran’s , nana’s, daddies who maybe the only parent or daddies who have stepped up to the hard job of being a mum. I hope you have all had a wonderful day. It isn’t mother’s day here in Scotland ours was back in March. Lauren I have fallen in love with your air dryer , it’s absolutely amazing what it can do and what it will do to help your family in the future, think I’m moving to Alaska & might just live in Lauren’s garage 😜 😜. In all seriousness I loved this video and all the rest you do. I may not be religious nor a christian but it doesn’t stop me liking & loving those who are ❤️❤️❤️ with love Isabella ( Izzy) from just outside Glasgow, it’s about 8 miles to the city. 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
So excited about your freeze dryer 🎉
Good Morning Hamm Family ❤️
It's a warm, rainy day here in Virginia... it's going to get into the 80s today. Ugh 🥵
I've been looking forward to this video. Thank you for stating the importance of being prepared... without fear. "Prepare for the worst, pray for the best." So many don't consider it's importance until it's too late. We've been through many issues where being prepared was a blessing, not only to us but to family, friends and neighbors... even some strangers: floods, blizzards, ice storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. When people ask why be prepared I respond, "7 days, 9 hours and 43 minutes." That was how long the power was out after a horrible ice storm in the dead of winter. Not to mention the roads, stores, gas stations, etc., that were hit hard and not accessible for a period of time thereafter 😕
Mark and I have been interested in different means for food storage. We've bought bulk dehydrated and freeze-dried foods, but it can be very pricey... i.e.: local and group bulk co-op, Thrive, etc. I've heard a freeze-dryer pays for itself in the long run. One of Mark's brothers has a freeze-dryer and likes it. I sent Mark this link, so he can hear your thoughts 🤔
I like the names Olaf and Hopkins (after the glacier)... sounds like the Butler 🙂
Run Luna Run... no freeze-drying pets. Bad Lauren 😂
Seriously, freeze-drying pet food and treats is a great idea 😺
Food allergies are no fun. Mark can attest to that. I pray freeze-drying allows more options for your sister to be able to get back to doing things she loves and enjoys 🏞️
I think all your ideas about recipes, testing, etc. are great. I can't wait to see and hear your experiences using the freeze-dryer. I enjoyed the science lesson on how freeze-drying works... so interesting 👩🏼🔬
The boys were so happy testing out the sweets and sours... Mark too 😋
Sidenote: I also noticed how much Hunter's voice and face have changed. He's turning into a handsome young gentleman. Watch out for the girlies. They'll be flocking his way before you know it 😊
Thank you again for such an informative video. Can't wait to see more. Take care. Yah's Blessings 🤗
Happy Mother's day have a great day
The freeze dryer was extremely interesting, thank you for the education of that. Also Happy Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother's Day!
It all looks great. I hope to have a freeze dryer some day.
happy mothers day to all the moms!!!
Happy Mother’s Day Lauren 🌸💕. Hope you enjoy your day. Thanks for sharing✌️🇺🇸❤️
Happy Mother's Day Lauren
I see your point but if I had the patience I would definitely try it out if I was a active hunter or camping person 😂😂Thank you for sharing and taking time out to talk about how this process works ❤❤❤Happy Belated Mother’s Day ❤❤❤
Acre homestead did a whole gummy candy episode.. they all looked so good.
This was so interesting! Happy Mother’s Day!
I miss the cooking videos. But I am fascinated by your life there.
Happy Mother’s Day. I just love watching you and your family.💕💕💕💕💕
I've never seen anyone freeze dry candy that's amazing.
Thank you for the step by step video! My husband is from Alaska. Cheers!
When you seal your mylar bags you may want to do two seals, as in one under the first one you do in case one of them does not seal properly
I have a small fan that blows on the pump and a stand fan that blows on the side of the freeze dryer itself. We also have a Blink camera that is pointed to the screen of the FD. I can check the times from my phone from wherever I am.
Before filling all the trays ; measure out the size portion you want and dry it on a tray by itself. Once they are all dry you can weigh or measure and Then you can measure out the portions on the rest of your trays.
On your freeze dryer you should wear glove. The cold trays are ruff on your skin. Strawberries are great in freeze dryer. They good put in go bags and lightweight. I would love to get one. I think it's so cool. Great video.
Thanks for the tip!!
Love watching your vlogs
Happy mother days and that was fun to watch!❤🎉🎉😊
Happy Mothers Day ❤
Happy Mothers Day !! I can tell you will be doing a lot of freeze drying!! Sounds and looks so easy!! 🌸🌸🌸🌸
Happy Mother's day! Freeze dryer is awesome. I watched a family freeze dry broccoli for snacking and they loved it. They thought it would be great for road trips .
Happy Mothers day Lauren. Thanks for the info on the Harvestright
Wow, what a interesting process. I ve seen them sell freeze dried candy at a gas station near me and was curious. Such a fun experience for the boys and you.
Happy Mothers Day 💐. If you decide you like the freeze dryer invest in more trays. (Seed for thought).
Happy mothers day 💓 hope you and your family have a wonderful day and enjoying a great meal with your family
Loved this video, so interesting! Thanks for sharing this with us and Happy Mother's Day! Much love,
This was super helpful thank for sharing!
Thank you for the video! It was so helpful!
Loved the video. You taught me a lot. Thank you.
Wow! That is so interesting. Thanks for sharing ❤
good vid Lauren...well done...luv yas xxxx
Hi , not sure if anyone has told you yet and I’m only in to video where you popped the bread into the machine but I’m quite sure the bucket must be down under the machine with hose going down to bucket and not all curled around at the bottom so that it drains easily and completely..I’m sure I watched a homesteader have issues with hers and she didn’t have the bucket down under it .
Thank you!! I agree with you, it needs to be down. Thankfully I fixed it and didn’t have any problems.
Loved this video!! And you explained everything so perfect! you make it look so easy. Happy mother's Day
Awesome advice.
everyone I know has the pump on the shelf under the freeze dryer. you'll have more counter space which you'll see u need
This video was so helpful! Thank you for sharing
Happy Mothers Day ! I hope your boys spoiled you !! So fun that you also freeze dried some candy for the boys 🎉❤
Happy mother day ❤❤❤
So helpful! Thank you!
Happy Mothers day
That was sooo interesting!!!🎉❤
So helpful! My freeze dryer is in the foyer, in the box. I have been excited, but intimidated. Table and cheap bread tomorrow. TY. 🥰
She did a great (and calm) explanation of setting it up!
Happy Mothers Day, freeze dried candy is sooo good. You could have a side business selling it.
Brilliant Lauren xxx love it
To work out the portion sizes of the freeze dried food, start out by weighing a one person portion before drying. Then get the full weight of the food and divide that by the single portion weight. Now you know how many portions you started with. Once the food is freeze dried, weigh it again and divide that by the number of portions you calculated, and then you’ll have the dry weight of a single portion. That will help figure out how much to bag.
You’d never guess that I work in finance, and yes, I often weigh out food to check that I’m splitting it evenly or am cooking the right portion size🤔
I know I would definitely have to play afterwards and just make one of the bags to see how much it actually makes
skittles are awesome n jolly ranchers too
Happy Mothers Day beautiful! 😊
Happy Mother's Day. How fun. Was wondering though. How much power does it use for the long dehydrating sessions?
Have a beautiful week.❤
happy mothers day hope freeze dryer works great for u