We're elderly, so you can help us out. 👵🏼😊 Were usually forced to cook at least twice a week whether we feel like it or not. 😂 We also cook big batches which we eat 3-4 days in a row. Otherwise it's sandwiches. It's not the most exciting menu but it works for us since we were both raised to be thankful and not picky. Believe me, meals had much more variety when we were young! I love all your videos and you are my favorite homesteaders. It's fun to watch your beautiful daughters grow up and your exciting, busy farm life. I wish we were 50 years younger but God has given us His best through 47 years of marriage. May He bless and protect you all! Much love from a Granny in Texas.
Thank you for explaining freeze drying and giving your review of the Harvest Right! I’m the Executive Chef of my region’s food bank, and I’ve been looking for ways to expand food storage, reduce waste, and provide meals for our unhoused population. This is my answer! (Side benefits are that my food pantries can keep meals on the shelf instead of taking up precious freezer space, and as most of the pantry volunteers are elderly, the reduced weight is an added bonus!). I am fortunate to have found a donor who has purchased FOUR of the large units for my kitchen! I cannot wait for them to arrive and to get started experimenting with recipes! I’ve always found your channel to be informative and a fun escape during my week, but this is going to be absolutely life changing for so many of my clients! Thank you!
As a non-elderly food pantry volunteer, I say YES! Anything we can do to increase nutrition, decrease weight, save space in our facilities, help clients save space in their homes, all the while offering great taste is fabulous! Many clients have limited kitchens, too. What’s easier than adding water? Even hotel rooms come with coffee (hot water) makers. If you’ve been successful, please let me know. Are the clients receptive to freeze-dried food?
One thing to remember with your freeze dryer too is when you freeze dry things like strawberries, apples, peaches, etc., you can put them into your spice grinder and make a powder. Adding strawberry powder to a cake icing is incredible.
If the product is weighed before and after freeze drying, the difference in weight will be the amount of water needed to rehydrate. If you write that amount on the bag or on the label of the jar, getting back to where you started will be a little easier.
I've kinda done the same thing with dehydrated potatoes. I used to use a lot of the sliced casserole box potatoes like cheesy bacon au'gratin or scalloped potatoes. By using their water amounts and the weight of the dried potatoes to put together my own "box kits" of potatoes it works rather well. I just make my own cheese sauces instead of the powdered ones. The liquid ratios still seem to work well, despite having different liquids. Only occasionally do I have to add a splash of milk or cook a tad longer due to too much liquid. I do think its because I use all types of potatoes in my mix and not just one. I bet this will get Kevin to do a bit of "nerdy farm math" for us 🥰
My Flight Attendant daughter and her boys all have food allergy issues so have a very customized diet. She bought a dryer and can take her "safe foods" on her trips. Sometimes they are 9-10 days long so previously it was very difficult to take enough food with her. Now the dryer has made things so easy for her. Light weight, flat and still tasty. Just some hot water from the galley and she's able to eat well. Highly recommend this method.
@@Shanmammy She hasn't had any issues in about 3 years she's been doing it even in a**hole places like DUL, SFO and ORD. It's been a Godsend for her with the inability to eat most fast foods or restaurant foods. As a F/A I'm sure you travel with some heavy bags so saving weight is a great thing. Good luck flying!
@@rogerhuber3133 good to know! Thanks! Yes, I travel with my roller bag, duffle, and food bag. Sometimes that food bag can start out heavier than my roller!
This is such an amazing way to preserve food. I wish I would’ve known this about 50 years ago. Now that my kids are grown and my husband gone to heaven it’s just me. But I love watching your videos. They are uplifting. Thanks for all you do!
It would be awesome to have a freeze dryer at any age and situation I believe in these times! Fix a few large meals once and have many for later! Prayers for you! I've been widowed 15 yrs with raising my 17yr old son on my own with God's Blessings!
I don't think there were home freeze dryers 50 years ago. The microwave was the new thing in the early 70's, but they weren't in everyone's kitchen until the early 90's. I first heard about home freeze dryers about 7 years ago when going off-grid was all the rage. I'm an empty-nester & just ordered a Medium freeze dryer. I have Big Plans for it!! I already have days when I don't feel like cooking & end up eating peanut butter toast. NO MORE PB TOAST!! that's kid's food
Anxiously awaiting my HR freeze dryer to arrive. Starting a community “bartering” system for summer fruits and crops to support the kids backpack program and the local community center . Thank you for being a light to show the way for helping others as food insecurity continues to rise. Thank you!!!! God bless
My hubs and I used to day and overnight hike and back pack and spent a fortune on freeze dried meals this is a great way to help your community. A funny note back in the 80s when we hiked a lot we actually looked into these very machines and the 4 tray one was over $6000 so our dreams of doing it ourselves kinda went out the window. The prices have actually gone down and we might be tempted.
@@Emeraldwitch30 Just like the first microwaves, that cost upwards of $2000. when they first came on the market. The more people that buy them help the cost come down.
@@gelwood99 Remember hand held calculators, back in the late 60's, when minimum wage was about $1/hr, and the calculators were $150? and then by the late 70's, early 80's you got a free one in your box of Fruit Loops! 😲😲
Using the freeze dryer to clear out old stuff from the freezer is big. We had frozen cherries in the freezer for a year. I didn't like them in smoothies, and nobody knew they were in the freezer. I freeze-dried them and now they sit in a clear container on the kitchen counter. Kids are eating them daily. They didn't completely dry out and are more like raisins. Very good.
What a fantastic idea about baby food. It would be so easy, convenient, and you KNOW where your baby's food came from and how it was raised and processed. No recalls for plastic, glass, or bacteria in it. Love this!
My HR freeze dryer arrived this week. I did the bread yesterday and gong to start with the eggs today. So grateful to you both for the education and taking us on this adventure. I have learned so much from ya'll over the years ...thank you.
THAT was my question!! Although there is something to be said for the heightened appreciation for things that you only get to enjoy in its season, I want tomato sandwiches more than 3 months a year!!
Haha. Newbie chicken owner. They just started laying. Gosh love my birds and they do love any kind of leftovers and how my compost pile has suffered, lol.
Aren't they fairly wide? A narrow seal wastes less bag, so they can be resealed several times. I do this with my vacuum freezer bags; I cut them extra long from the roll for this purpose.
@@micheleolson9914 you don't have to use the whole width. It's surprising how easy it is to control. Just use the edge. Better for some that don't want to spend $75 on a sealer. Vacuum sealers won't all work on Mylar
Got our Harvest Right about two months ago. Just love it! Please do a video on how you're storing & organizing all the mylar bags. Currently standing them up on the shelf by my canning jar foods, but need a better option. My husband says we need a file cabinet, but I just don't know....:)
I ended up buying a medium sized freeze dryer after watching your videos. I love storing up all our garden goodies and leftovers. And saves me time and space!
Your "Mexican Chicken Soup" looks a lot like Tortilla Chicken Soup. One of my favorites to make in the crock pot and can up. Great Video, always so informative and entertaining. Your relationship is a blessing to me.
I hope to save enough to get one. I'm retired and on a fixed income but feel like this would save money in the long run. I want to save food for my family. Thank you for the honest review.
You two are the most thoughtful and generous ambassadors for how to help people become completely food independent. What an awesome demo and opening 5 different meals for your viewers. I wish you continued success and happiness with your homestead.
So nice cause nit every one want same thing for dinner all the time this give u a choice and u know the kids and family has great meal easy for mom ! Dad too !!
So, the wife was headed to the shower, and I just got back in from planting taters, onions sets, garlic, strawberries, potted up two elderberries and a few blackberry canes I rooted from last season - I threw the video up on the tv with screen share. You guy look great on the new tv, very crisp and clear... I watched this video twice so the wife can hear it... I’m going to play again after she goes to sleep so she will let me get a Harvest Right... 😄
This is very thorough! I really enjoy your breakdown, especially between mylar and vacuum sealing. What really got me was the okra! It's so beneficial to gut health! On it's best day, it's still a little slimy! But dehydrated, it's chips! Been a key component in healing my ulcers! Now I can eat okra without it slithering down my throat! Thank you ❤️💝
LOVE How you are DOING THIS! HUGS, take it easy! dehydrating fruits and veg to crisp and putting them in mylar with oxygen absorber and with desiccant keeps them forever too!
Am so excited. I ordered a large freeze dryer, Feb 24. Delivery date was end of May or June. Got a message it shipped yesterday. Ty for ur videos. I've saved them all. 👍💜
I'm envious of Kevin! Dinner of 4 of my 5 favorite soups at the same time! If you had freeze dried potato and ham soup too, my wife and I would have been packing our bags. Lol! Bless ya all!
Great job Sarah and Kevin, looks like a keeper for sure. Must say everything sure looked great. Thanks for sharing with us. Keep up the good work and videos, Fred. 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Still waiting for my HR freeze dryer also! So exciting! My son is getting tired of listening to my ideas for trying things....ie..what about freeze dried homemade saurkraut???? Love your videos! Will be using the egg ideas. Also, will be freeze drying my buttermilk, etc that can get dated before I (by myself) can use them. Even that great container of strawberries! Keep up the good work!
Pam and Jim from Rose Red Homestead just recently bought the same freezer dryer and she did something neat and wondered if you have tried it yet. If you remove the racks and trays, you can vacuum pack a bunch of quart jars at one in the machine. I thought that was pretty cool. Anyways, love your videos on the freeze dryer, thank you
I have been interested in freeze drying when I first heard about it thanks for the video!! What I would do when reconstituting the soup is use chicken broth for more flavor!!!
I just LOVE watching you two. You are so adorable together. You keep it real. I learn so much. I find myself smiling when you all are making these videos.
We have a large countertop freezedryer. I thought my wife was nuts when she bought one that size because it takes up so much room on the counter but boy does she feel that thing up when she decide she's going to freeze dry bunch of stuff. It was very expensive for us but it's been worth it. I personally never heard of liar bags for home use and I don't think she did either because she didn't get none and she ran out of gallon jugs to put stuff into. So I want to tell her about the myler bags and make that investment... Great video thanks for sharing be blessed in Jesus name... BBE 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Pea soup with ham is one of my favs...the thicker the better. All of the soups sound amazing. One day maybe we can purchase a freeze dryer,looks like fun to use.
I bought one a few months because of your videos! Thank you so much!!! We LOVE our machine. Please post recipes of your soups and sauces PLEASE! Thank you!
Awesome Information on your freeze-dried food. I just purchased my first Harvest Right; I'm so excited and can't wait to start using it. It seems the possibilities are endless.
Good morning! My husband and I live vicariously through your videos! We’re retired on our land, in the home we’ve worked to build for our family for the past 37 years here in central PA. Not in a very good homesteading location for much livestock. But we could do some small stuff and definitely plant a garden. I’ve been a soap maker and amateur herbalist for a years, my husband is a welder. We’ve done some of the preservation and other things you show in your kitchen but now have the time to really make it a way of life. Anyway, looking to learn more and possibly add some small animals for the grandkids. You two are such a sweet couple and work so hard but make it look easy. Nice family. God bless!
I hope you do a LOT more freeze-dry videos. I love them! I'm using your link to order my FD (hopefully tomorrow) and really looking forward to saving a lot of leftovers, plus getting a lot of foods out of my freezer.
I have never sent a letter or message to anyone, but you two are truly a blessing to watch and listen to. Kevin and I have so much in common as far as the outdoors go. Also I have been learning so much watching you both. Hope this finds you well, God Bless and have a great day. Daniel Mills
It is so nice to see how all these different things turned out after being freeze dried. What a better advertisement for their product, but also, practical experience of results from someone we feel will tell us truly how it really is. Thank you!
How in the world did you freeze dry soup, stews and sauces? Have you made a tutorial on this? Genius, thanks so much for sharing and going into depth regarding the differences. Love your channel.... you two are just too cute and smart!
I am so drawn to your channel. I wish this type of information was around 40 years ago when I was big into gardening, canning and freezing. Now it's old age and just me I'm feeding me. I enjoy seeing all your reasons to do things, and also what things didn't work and why. You guys are an amazing couple. Keep sharing, and we will keep watching! God Bless~!
I was just wondering you dont have to answer but I know you all have God in your life and it seems you both have the ultimate respect for each other do you really both get a long off camera as you do on? Its soo refreshing to see and I love your videos. When I talk to people I mention your names like Sarah was doing this and Kevin was doing that like we are neighbors or friends. Thanks for the wonderful videos I have learned soo much. About to put the money down for our 1st freeze dryer and looking for property that we can kind of do what you are doing and doing things that is not the 9-5 but things that make our Hearts sing......... that will bring us both a lot of peace and happiness!
Oh my gosh just imagining Sarah and Kevin as grands just made me choke up. They would be such a pair, showing off them grandbabies like new born animals, HeHe! Love and Blessings y'all!
I loved how Sarah surreptitiously placed her hand on the jiggling sealing arm a couple of times to calm it. Thanks! That was getting on my nerves, lol!
Hi Sarah & Kevin, thanks for the video. We are planning on buying the large model HR freeze dryer this year. Your different videos really have encouraged us to make the expenditure with more confidence. Thanks for the awesome videos and it’s always great to see you both working together and creating content. Couple of things, pea soup is my favorite and it needs to be more soupy. Smiles... We search our local stores on each visit and still are unable to purchase canning lids. Seems strange that the lid manufacturers can’t keep inventory on the selves. Blessings to you all and again thanks for the sharing of your lives and experiences with us subscribers.
💡- Keeping a diary of fresh weight Vs dried weight after reconstitution them will make it easier for future meals. Also, you can easily add your boiling water straight into the mylar bag, fold the top over, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. It will help keep the heat in and can be served straight out of the bag. For those curious as to why mylar : Mountain House is a top tier company and has been using it for their freeze dried foods for decades. They have done testing on samples and advertise their food tastes as fresh as it did when processed up to 25 years later. They have even tested it after 30 years and have said it won't be long before they feel comfortable updating the 25 year mark to 30.
I want to thank you for telling us about freeze drying. I just purchased the medium sized Harvest Right unit and am having a blast! I’m doing left overs too. Costco recently had a salsa that I absolutely love, so I bought up a bunch and am freeze drying it before they don’t carry it any more. So many ways to save money with this thing, and we get to control what’s in our food. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Stay safe and eat well.
What about making slips fior jars to reduce light exposure? OH,I got it! Like the fabric bags to hold plastic bags with elastic openings at both ends! Perfect - allows jar bottom to sit sturdy on shelf. Maybe a great side job for home sewers.
🙏😔🙏😔🙏😉Aaaaaaahhh you two help me through the day I miss my Homestead but at last I live in an apartment my better half God bless his soul had to leave me continue to give me great joy thank you so much for making this RUclips thingies.😎😉😂😍💖❤💚💜💙💛💖
i have been wanting a freeze dryer for a good while now. Once my husband seen the chili and that he can have chili all year around he now says he is gonna get one. lol ty so much for this video!!!
You can get a much better vacuum seal on your jars by taking the rack out of your freeze dryer and putting a tray in upside down to use as a flat surface to set jars on. Then just put the jars on the tray with loose rings and go into the customize option on the freeze dryer and test the vacuum pump. That will give you a very good vacuum in your jars and if you keep them in a dark place the light won't be a problem.
Your soups all looked so delicious! I can see how practical the freeze drier is for your situation. It’s too pricey for us old folks! Love your channel. God bless.
The machines are expensive but when you use one you can see why. We love ours & feel it is high quality. How we afforded it was to go in as an extended family. However, it really would be hard to move and needs a home base. There is a small learning curve & now we can’t live without it. Sort of like the Instant Pot it changed how we cook. I haven’t been able to find one canning lid since last spring so tho I will still can, will be leaning harder on FD, dehydrator and freezing I guess. Getting an extra set of trays really helps. Then you can have one set pre-feezing in your freezer, which really speeds things up.
We ordered our Harvest Right medium freeze dryer last weekend during their Easter Sale. Saved $500! We can't wait to get it (long wait due to demand but know it will be worth it). Thanks so much for your freeze drying videos. They sure convinced us that this was the way to go for our short and long term food preservation goals.
When I went to the website for the freeze dryer there was a choice of pumps, which you all have not mentioned, a discussion about those would be very helpful. Thank you.
We're elderly, so you can help us out. 👵🏼😊 Were usually forced to cook at least twice a week whether we feel like it or not. 😂 We also cook big batches which we eat 3-4 days in a row. Otherwise it's sandwiches. It's not the most exciting menu but it works for us since we were both raised to be thankful and not picky. Believe me, meals had much more variety when we were young!
I love all your videos and you are my favorite homesteaders. It's fun to watch your beautiful daughters grow up and your exciting, busy farm life. I wish we were 50 years younger but God has given us His best through 47 years of marriage. May He bless and protect you all! Much love from a Granny in Texas.
Thank you for explaining freeze drying and giving your review of the Harvest Right! I’m the Executive Chef of my region’s food bank, and I’ve been looking for ways to expand food storage, reduce waste, and provide meals for our unhoused population. This is my answer! (Side benefits are that my food pantries can keep meals on the shelf instead of taking up precious freezer space, and as most of the pantry volunteers are elderly, the reduced weight is an added bonus!). I am fortunate to have found a donor who has purchased FOUR of the large units for my kitchen! I cannot wait for them to arrive and to get started experimenting with recipes! I’ve always found your channel to be informative and a fun escape during my week, but this is going to be absolutely life changing for so many of my clients! Thank you!
As a non-elderly food pantry volunteer, I say YES! Anything we can do to increase nutrition, decrease weight, save space in our facilities, help clients save space in their homes, all the while offering great taste is fabulous! Many clients have limited kitchens, too. What’s easier than adding water? Even hotel rooms come with coffee (hot water) makers. If you’ve been successful, please let me know. Are the clients receptive to freeze-dried food?
Amazing
That sounds great! Please let us know how the freeze dryers are working for you. Thanks!
One thing to remember with your freeze dryer too is when you freeze dry things like strawberries, apples, peaches, etc., you can put them into your spice grinder and make a powder. Adding strawberry powder to a cake icing is incredible.
If the product is weighed before and after freeze drying, the difference in weight will be the amount of water needed to rehydrate. If you write that amount on the bag or on the label of the jar, getting back to where you started will be a little easier.
Dwight - Great tip.
Great thought!!!
I've kinda done the same thing with dehydrated potatoes. I used to use a lot of the sliced casserole box potatoes like cheesy bacon au'gratin or scalloped potatoes. By using their water amounts and the weight of the dried potatoes to put together my own "box kits" of potatoes it works rather well. I just make my own cheese sauces instead of the powdered ones. The liquid ratios still seem to work well, despite having different liquids. Only occasionally do I have to add a splash of milk or cook a tad longer due to too much liquid. I do think its because I use all types of potatoes in my mix and not just one.
I bet this will get Kevin to do a bit of "nerdy farm math" for us 🥰
Just what I was going to suggest ❤️
My immediate thought as well.
It's cooking, not rocket science, and a little either way isn't a big disaster, especially if it is still tasty!
Y'all are so well rehearsed and coordinated in your presentation in each video. As good as anything on television.
Yep. Whoever does the editing of the videos does an excellent job, so it seems seamless and well-rehearsed.
I agree
My Flight Attendant daughter and her boys all have food allergy issues so have a very customized diet. She bought a dryer and can take her "safe foods" on her trips. Sometimes they are 9-10 days long so previously it was very difficult to take enough food with her. Now the dryer has made things so easy for her. Light weight, flat and still tasty. Just some hot water from the galley and she's able to eat well. Highly recommend this method.
That's a great idea
And I would think you could get through customs since they are sealed. I’m a flight attendant too and that’s the other reason I’m looking at it.
@@Shanmammy She hasn't had any issues in about 3 years she's been doing it even in a**hole places like DUL, SFO and ORD. It's been a Godsend for her with the inability to eat most fast foods or restaurant foods. As a F/A I'm sure you travel with some heavy bags so saving weight is a great thing. Good luck flying!
@@rogerhuber3133 good to know! Thanks! Yes, I travel with my roller bag, duffle, and food bag. Sometimes that food bag can start out heavier than my roller!
This is such an amazing way to preserve food. I wish I would’ve known this about 50 years ago. Now that my kids are grown and my husband gone to heaven it’s just me. But I love watching your videos. They are uplifting. Thanks for all you do!
My kids are grown now too. I see less and less cooking in the future, and I miss it.
It would be awesome to have a freeze dryer at any age and situation I believe in these times! Fix a few large meals once and have many for later! Prayers for you! I've been widowed 15 yrs with raising my 17yr old son on my own with God's Blessings!
I don't think there were home freeze dryers 50 years ago. The microwave was the new thing in the early 70's, but they weren't in everyone's kitchen until the early 90's. I first heard about home freeze dryers about 7 years ago when going off-grid was all the rage. I'm an empty-nester & just ordered a Medium freeze dryer. I have Big Plans for it!! I already have days when I don't feel like cooking & end up eating peanut butter toast. NO MORE PB TOAST!! that's kid's food
Anxiously awaiting my HR freeze dryer to arrive. Starting a community “bartering” system for summer fruits and crops to support the kids backpack program and the local community center . Thank you for being a light to show the way for helping others as food insecurity continues to rise. Thank you!!!! God bless
My hubs and I used to day and overnight hike and back pack and spent a fortune on freeze dried meals this is a great way to help your community.
A funny note back in the 80s when we hiked a lot we actually looked into these very machines and the 4 tray one was over $6000 so our dreams of doing it ourselves kinda went out the window. The prices have actually gone down and we might be tempted.
@@Emeraldwitch30 Just like the first microwaves, that cost upwards of $2000. when they first came on the market. The more people that buy them help the cost come down.
@@gelwood99 Remember hand held calculators, back in the late 60's, when
minimum wage was about $1/hr, and the calculators were $150? and then by the late 70's, early 80's you got a free one in your box of Fruit Loops! 😲😲
MT - that is actually a very good idea. That might be a way of offsetting the cost of acquiring a freeze-dryer.
@@marktoldgardengnome4110 - It goes the other way also. I used to buy GIANT Baby Ruth candy bars for a dime. One that size would cost $10 today.
Grandkids are the best invention ever. 🥰
Yes!! Grand babies are the best!!
You got that right!!
Yes indeed! They are precious!
Using the freeze dryer to clear out old stuff from the freezer is big. We had frozen cherries in the freezer for a year. I didn't like them in smoothies, and nobody knew they were in the freezer. I freeze-dried them and now they sit in a clear container on the kitchen counter. Kids are eating them daily. They didn't completely dry out and are more like raisins. Very good.
What a fantastic idea about baby food. It would be so easy, convenient, and you KNOW where your baby's food came from and how it was raised and processed. No recalls for plastic, glass, or bacteria in it. Love this!
Woke up to 5 baby goats this morning 4 Billy’s and a nanny
Congratulations!
@@borountree4539 thank you
Oh how exciting... congratulations!!!
There really seems to be an abundance of boys on all the homesteads this year.
@@Keachybean it seems that way the people I bought the billy from had good luck every baby he was the dad to was girls lol
My HR freeze dryer arrived this week. I did the bread yesterday and gong to start with the eggs today. So grateful to you both for the education and taking us on this adventure. I have learned so much from ya'll over the years ...thank you.
Do you mean you freeze dried bread? Or am I misunderstanding?
@@leannmendoza3854 I've heard to freeze dry some bread as your first load in a new freeze dryer to remove the "new" smells.
@@job955 ah...ok, I suppose thst makes sense. Thank you!
I would love to see videos of Sarah making her prize winning recipes!
Judy Jetson food that tastes great. Everybody wants a freeze dryer, now.
Judy Jetson. I remember her.
I’ve always wanted one!!!!
Not everyone...
We are loving our freeze dryer. So far we’ve been drying individual items, now we’ll try left overs. Thank you!
Bought a Harvest Right last summer. I put in sliced tomatoes from the garden. BLTs in January and February were just like summer.
THAT was my question!! Although there is something to be said for the heightened appreciation for things that you only get to enjoy in its season, I want tomato sandwiches more than 3 months a year!!
Can you imagine freeze drying watermelon or cantaloupe for crunchy snacks!
Ice cream!
That sounds great
Excellent suggestion👍
Watermelon turns out like candy. It's SOOOOOOO good to snack on!
I now have a Freeze dryer! Didn’t know they existed until seeing your 1st video. Thanks!
Kevin’s compliments to the chef has Sarah absolutely glowing
I Love this channel ❤
We’ve been discussing a freeze dryer down the road thanks to you guys. Have a great weekend.
HR is having a contest right now, the grand prize is a medium sized freeze dryer, I just entered - it ends 5/18
I want to say Congratulations to all who won the prizes .
Our chickens would be very unhappy if we got a freeze dryer - they love leftovers!!!
Oh I hear that. My compost pile sure suffers due to the chickens getting the yum! Lol
Haha. Newbie chicken owner. They just started laying. Gosh love my birds and they do love any kind of leftovers and how my compost pile has suffered, lol.
Melody Lyons add their poop and bedding to the compost. Your pile will grow quickly 😸
I wish I could afford a freeze dryer. I'd be satisfied with your chilli recipe for now, Ha Ha. Looks AMAZING!!! Could almost smell it from here.
Just an FYI a hair straightener is an inexpensive way to seal Mylar bags. It works amazing and can be found at thrift stores for $1
Aren't they fairly wide? A narrow seal wastes less bag, so they can be resealed several times. I do this with my vacuum freezer bags; I cut them extra long from the roll for this purpose.
@@micheleolson9914 you don't have to use the whole width. It's surprising how easy it is to control. Just use the edge. Better for some that don't want to spend $75 on a sealer. Vacuum sealers won't all work on Mylar
I have a Mylar sealer
Got our Harvest Right about two months ago. Just love it! Please do a video on how you're storing & organizing all the mylar bags. Currently standing them up on the shelf by my canning jar foods, but need a better option. My husband says we need a file cabinet, but I just don't know....:)
Great question
I ended up buying a medium sized freeze dryer after watching your videos. I love storing up all our garden goodies and leftovers. And saves me time and space!
Your "Mexican Chicken Soup" looks a lot like Tortilla Chicken Soup. One of my favorites to make in the crock pot and can up. Great Video, always so informative and entertaining. Your relationship is a blessing to me.
I hope to save enough to get one. I'm retired and on a fixed income but feel like this would save money in the long run. I want to save food for my family. Thank you for the honest review.
You two are the most thoughtful and generous ambassadors for how to help people become completely food independent. What an awesome demo and opening 5 different meals for your viewers. I wish you continued success and happiness with your homestead.
So cool for you to be this detailed about your new adventure. Answering lots of our questions. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
So nice cause nit every one want same thing for dinner all the time this give u a choice and u know the kids and family has great meal easy for mom ! Dad too !!
I got my harvest right today. Love your videos . Thank you. Your both adorable. I'm going to clean out my freezer .
So, the wife was headed to the shower, and I just got back in from planting taters, onions sets, garlic, strawberries, potted up two elderberries and a few blackberry canes I rooted from last season - I threw the video up on the tv with screen share. You guy look great on the new tv, very crisp and clear... I watched this video twice so the wife can hear it... I’m going to play again after she goes to sleep so she will let me get a Harvest Right... 😄
This is very thorough! I really enjoy your breakdown, especially between mylar and vacuum sealing. What really got me was the okra! It's so beneficial to gut health! On it's best day, it's still a little slimy! But dehydrated, it's chips! Been a key component in healing my ulcers! Now I can eat okra without it slithering down my throat! Thank you ❤️💝
You've answered so many of the questions that I've been wondering about with freeze drying. Thanks for your channel and your awesome insight.
LOVE How you are DOING THIS! HUGS, take it easy! dehydrating fruits and veg to crisp and putting them in mylar with oxygen absorber and with desiccant keeps them forever too!
You two look happy and healthy God bless you
Am so excited. I ordered a large freeze dryer, Feb 24. Delivery date was end of May or June. Got a message it shipped yesterday. Ty for ur videos. I've saved them all. 👍💜
Just blowing my mind. I like that ball cap. Split pea soup is also my fav.. and I like it thick. This is awesome..
I'm envious of Kevin! Dinner of 4 of my 5 favorite soups at the same time! If you had freeze dried potato and ham soup too, my wife and I would have been packing our bags. Lol! Bless ya all!
Thanks for sharing these results with your freeze dryer--it is on my wish list.
Sarah, you need to write a cookbook
I agree!
Howdy from northern Indiana! What a great healthy tasty way to preserve your leftovers and save space.
Great job Sarah and Kevin, looks like a keeper for sure. Must say everything sure looked great. Thanks for sharing with us. Keep up the good work and videos, Fred. 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Still waiting for my HR freeze dryer also! So exciting! My son is getting tired of listening to my ideas for trying things....ie..what about freeze dried homemade saurkraut???? Love your videos! Will be using the egg ideas. Also, will be freeze drying my buttermilk, etc that can get dated before I (by myself) can use them. Even that great container of strawberries! Keep up the good work!
Have to skip this one, can not afford a freeze dryer. God Bless, stay safe.
There is a lay away option.
@@melodylyons4631 Thank you. Still dropping 3 grand on food preservation. Will keep canning and dehydrating. I will spend the money on a greenhouse.
When cell phone cost 1k+ this is definitely worth saving for.
@@carolclarkson4859 Thank you. My phone from WM was $49.
Shoot, I can't afford the down payment!
Thank you for showing the rehydration process. I appreciate all you’re hard work
Pam and Jim from Rose Red Homestead just recently bought the same freezer dryer and she did something neat and wondered if you have tried it yet. If you remove the racks and trays, you can vacuum pack a bunch of quart jars at one in the machine. I thought that was pretty cool. Anyways, love your videos on the freeze dryer, thank you
How cool is that. Glad it is worth the money spent. Plus, it stores well for 25 yrs. so much better than any other preserving measures.
I have been interested in freeze drying when I first heard about it thanks for the video!! What I would do when reconstituting the soup is use chicken broth for more flavor!!!
I just LOVE watching you two. You are so adorable together. You keep it real. I learn so much. I find myself smiling when you all are making these videos.
We have a large countertop freezedryer. I thought my wife was nuts when she bought one that size because it takes up so much room on the counter but boy does she feel that thing up when she decide she's going to freeze dry bunch of stuff. It was very expensive for us but it's been worth it.
I personally never heard of liar bags for home use and I don't think she did either because she didn't get none and she ran out of gallon jugs to put stuff into. So I want to tell her about the myler bags and make that investment...
Great video thanks for sharing be blessed in Jesus name... BBE 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Pea soup with ham is one of my favs...the thicker the better. All of the soups sound amazing. One day maybe we can purchase a freeze dryer,looks like fun to use.
If you like lamb, you'll LOVE this one... Take the broth and freeze dry that. Instant broth or gravy fixins. Same with chicken....and beef...
I bought one a few months because of your videos! Thank you so much!!! We LOVE our machine. Please post recipes of your soups and sauces PLEASE! Thank you!
Thank you so much dear friends for wonderful work and share your informations with me 😘😘😘.
Awesome Information on your freeze-dried food. I just purchased my first Harvest Right; I'm so excited and can't wait to start using it. It seems the possibilities are endless.
My friend has a freeze dryer. All I gotta say is BACON!!!!! It’s was so awesome!!!
Good morning! My husband and I live vicariously through your videos! We’re retired on our land, in the home we’ve worked to build for our family for the past 37 years here in central PA. Not in a very good homesteading location for much livestock. But we could do some small stuff and definitely plant a garden. I’ve been a soap maker and amateur herbalist for a years, my husband is a welder. We’ve done some of the preservation and other things you show in your kitchen but now have the time to really make it a way of life. Anyway, looking to learn more and possibly add some small animals for the grandkids. You two are such a sweet couple and work so hard but make it look easy. Nice family. God bless!
I hope you do a LOT more freeze-dry videos. I love them! I'm using your link to order my FD (hopefully tomorrow) and really looking forward to saving a lot of leftovers, plus getting a lot of foods out of my freezer.
No questions. I have learned so much from you guys. I just want to thank you.
I can't wait for my freeze dryer to arrive. I have been saving for awhile now. Can hardly wait
I have never sent a letter or message to anyone, but you two are truly a blessing to watch and listen to. Kevin and I have so much in common as far as the outdoors go. Also I have been learning so much watching you both. Hope this finds you well, God Bless and have a great day.
Daniel Mills
Home made MRE. That's cool. Love your videos. Need to see the piglets again. Take care.
I love mine and freeze dry everything!!
It is so nice to see how all these different things turned out after being freeze dried. What a better advertisement for their product, but also, practical experience of results from someone we feel will tell us truly how it really is. Thank you!
My goodness this entire process is an awesome mind blowing experience to watch. I can’t wait to try.
HRFD is how I found you guys. We got ours back in Oct. Absolutely loooove it. Runs 24/7 here.
You guys are a cut above all us. Thanks for sharing info.
Love the Ford hat. I have the same one.
How in the world did you freeze dry soup, stews and sauces? Have you made a tutorial on this? Genius, thanks so much for sharing and going into depth regarding the differences. Love your channel.... you two are just too cute and smart!
I am so drawn to your channel. I wish this type of information was around 40 years ago when I was big into gardening, canning and freezing. Now it's old age and just me I'm feeding me. I enjoy seeing all your reasons to do things, and also what things didn't work and why. You guys are an amazing couple. Keep sharing, and we will keep watching! God Bless~!
I was just wondering you dont have to answer but I know you all have God in your life and it seems you both have the ultimate respect for each other do you really both get a long off camera as you do on? Its soo refreshing to see and I love your videos. When I talk to people I mention your names like Sarah was doing this and Kevin was doing that like we are neighbors or friends. Thanks for the wonderful videos I have learned soo much. About to put the money down for our 1st freeze dryer and looking for property that we can kind of do what you are doing and doing things that is not the 9-5 but things that make our Hearts sing......... that will bring us both a lot of peace and happiness!
Oh my gosh just imagining Sarah and Kevin as grands just made me choke up. They would be such a pair, showing off them grandbabies like new born animals, HeHe! Love and Blessings y'all!
You guys are so fun to watch So
Informative and so fun to see your delight in the tasting the meals
I loved how Sarah surreptitiously placed her hand on the jiggling sealing arm a couple of times to calm it. Thanks! That was getting on my nerves, lol!
The freeze 🥶 dryer seems like a great purchase and would be a peepers dream 😴. 👍
Hi Sarah & Kevin, thanks for the video. We are planning on buying the large model HR freeze dryer this year. Your different videos really have encouraged us to make the expenditure with more confidence. Thanks for the awesome videos and it’s always great to see you both working together and creating content.
Couple of things, pea soup is my favorite and it needs to be more soupy. Smiles...
We search our local stores on each visit and still are unable to purchase canning lids. Seems strange that the lid manufacturers can’t keep inventory on the selves.
Blessings to you all and again thanks for the sharing of your lives and experiences with us subscribers.
💡- Keeping a diary of fresh weight Vs dried weight after reconstitution them will make it easier for future meals. Also, you can easily add your boiling water straight into the mylar bag, fold the top over, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. It will help keep the heat in and can be served straight out of the bag. For those curious as to why mylar : Mountain House is a top tier company and has been using it for their freeze dried foods for decades. They have done testing on samples and advertise their food tastes as fresh as it did when processed up to 25 years later. They have even tested it after 30 years and have said it won't be long before they feel comfortable updating the 25 year mark to 30.
I want to thank you for telling us about freeze drying. I just purchased the medium sized Harvest Right unit and am having a blast! I’m doing left overs too. Costco recently had a salsa that I absolutely love, so I bought up a bunch and am freeze drying it before they don’t carry it any more. So many ways to save money with this thing, and we get to control what’s in our food. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Stay safe and eat well.
Just bought a freeze dryer and would love to see more videos on you using yours. Thanks so much
Looks pretty cool folks!!! Especially the split pea soup! mmm!
What about making slips fior jars to reduce light exposure? OH,I got it! Like the fabric bags to hold plastic bags with elastic openings at both ends! Perfect - allows jar bottom to sit sturdy on shelf. Maybe a great side job for home sewers.
That is awesome you guys learning so much video great. Prayers for the Kneady Homesteaders. Tragic tradegy has happened to family
🙏😔🙏😔🙏😉Aaaaaaahhh you two help me through the day I miss my Homestead but at last I live in an apartment my better half God bless his soul had to leave me continue to give me great joy thank you so much for making this RUclips thingies.😎😉😂😍💖❤💚💜💙💛💖
We ordered ours yesterday. Can't wait!!!
i have been wanting a freeze dryer for a good while now. Once my husband seen the chili and that he can have chili all year around he now says he is gonna get one. lol ty so much for this video!!!
You can get a much better vacuum seal on your jars by taking the rack out of your freeze dryer and putting a tray in upside down to use as a flat surface to set jars on. Then just put the jars on the tray with loose rings and go into the customize option on the freeze dryer and test the vacuum pump. That will give you a very good vacuum in your jars and if you keep them in a dark place the light won't be a problem.
Great tutorial on freeze drying ... many thanks. I ordered one two days ago and i'm still learning about freeze drying.
Aww you guys are so very blessed to have all this in your life and I am so lucky to be learning from you and your family, thank you 😊
I would LOVE to have a freeze dryer. Someday. I really enjoy your channel and all you teach and talk about.
Good morning Guys! I love the freeze drying option and You all look so beautiful!
My freeze dryer gets delivered tomorrow! Thanks for the inspo!
Your soups all looked so delicious! I can see how practical the freeze drier is for your situation. It’s too pricey for us old folks! Love your channel. God bless.
The machines are expensive but when you use one you can see why. We love ours & feel it is high quality. How we afforded it was to go in as an extended family. However, it really would be hard to move and needs a home base. There is a small learning curve & now we can’t live without it. Sort of like the Instant Pot it changed how we cook. I haven’t been able to find one canning lid since last spring so tho I will still can, will be leaning harder on FD, dehydrator and freezing I guess. Getting an extra set of trays really helps. Then you can have one set pre-feezing in your freezer, which really speeds things up.
Great informative videos and instructions. As always yours is my favorite you tube channel. You make it easy to understand the process in each video
We ordered our Harvest Right medium freeze dryer last weekend during their Easter Sale. Saved $500! We can't wait to get it (long wait due to demand but know it will be worth it). Thanks so much for your freeze drying videos. They sure convinced us that this was the way to go for our short and long term food preservation goals.
Great show y'all. Thanks so much!
When I went to the website for the freeze dryer there was a choice of pumps, which you all have not mentioned, a discussion about those would be very helpful. Thank you.