I Love freeze dry fruit Thanks for letting me know about the ring on the door. I haven’t started freeze drying yet. I will pre freeze also. Thanks for showing how you stored them. I hope you have a blessed day.
Thank you for joining the collaboration. I appreciate the time you took to show just how easy it is to freeze dry strawberries. Even more I like how you talked through all the "little things" that one learns from experience. Helps us newbies a great deal.
Thank you for sharing. I chuckle every time you say "creepy basement". That's what I called my grandmother's basement when I was a kid. Strawberries are super snacks, yum. I just tried diced apples with apple pie spice sprinkled on top and I tell ya, they give strawberries a serious challenge for first place. Yum. You had an excellent tip by noting that the freeze dryer won't change the flavor, so start with fresh foods and flavors you like. Good info. Thanks!
Strawberries are probably my favorite freeze dried food. I love just eating them out of the can or bag. I wish I had a freeze drier but not in budget. Thank you for sharing and being apart og the collaboration. I really enjoyed your video.
I appreciate you showing us how to check a freeze dryer before using it. Love all the tips/tricks and step by step tutorial on the freeze drying process and the storage of your freeze dried strawberries. Definitely a great idea of having 2 sets of trays. Thanks for contributing a great video in the Freeze Dried February 2024 Collaboration!!
This just makes me want a freeze dryer even more. I'm a huge fan of doing strawberries like this. I won't hardly buy them freeze dried in the stores anymore because they've become so expensive. I really want a freeze dryer so when I get them on sale I can buy more and freeze dry them. I used to want a dehydrator but that changed when I realized you could buy a freeze dryer and do it at home.
I am very new to freeze drying and your video was so very helpful. I am looking forward to following your channel and learning so much more about freeze drying. Have a great day and thank you for being a part of #freezedriedfebruary.
So many good freeze drier tips in this video. I particularly like when you showed how you used your local hardware store when replacement parts were needed. Thankyou for this video. Thank you Angela for hosting this collaboration and the sponsors for their generosity.
I tell everyone that buys a freeze dryer to get a second set of trays! I use my tray lids as trays often because I don’t have a second set yet but I know how valuable they would be. It took me a while to try strawberries but it’s super easy and they are tasty!
Your video instructions on freeze drying strawberries is full of many little tasks that you do that are so helpful. I absolutely respect that you took the time to explain reasons for the steps that you choose to take and some that you don't, like always pre-freezing your batches, using parchment only when you feel you need it, not having or purchasing the liners, cutting strawberries after they have warmed a few minutes from freezer, and the purchasing of a second set of trays. In doing research into a purchase that is such a large commitment, this knowledge that you share, can save newbie freeze dryer's so much time and money from disappointments and can lesson mistakes. The oxygen absorber going bad is a great thing to share. I haven't used any and truly was wondering how I would know when they are shot! Thank you for taking us to your NOT creepy basement and sharing all of your knowledge on strawberry freeze drying.
I have some berries and tomatoes taking up precious space in my freezer. Thank you for sharing this. Now I know how I can make more room in my freezer!
Your video provided me helpful insights into the workings of the freeze dryer, itself. Something many don't include on their videos. Thanks for that. You also prompted me to think of other ways I might use the freeze dried strawberries, so it was "food-4-thought". Great job!
I have lots of strawberries in my garden so this year I will be able to freeze dry them if my freeze dryer arrives in time. Thank you for explaining the process very thoroughly. Also I want to thank you for participating in the Freeze Dried February collaboration.
Highly recommend getting extra set of trays, one set freezing and one set in freeze dryer. Hard to keep strawberries they make great snacks. Thanks for the video.
I learned so much about oxygen absorbers. I wondered how to use and store them. Thank you for the video. I loved how informative it was, and how you walked me through the use of your machine. I've a machine on the way. Learning all I can now before it arrives.
Strawberries are one of our favorites. Saturday I’ll be getting 2 flats (16 lbs) of Florida strawberries. We just did some strawberry shortcake two ways. One was a small slice of pound cake, a slice of strawberry and a dollop of cool whip. Those are good but the second way is even better. We chopped up the berries and cake then mixed everything together, dropped in balls with a cookie scoop. Delicious!
All the presenters put a lot of work in their videos and it is certainly appreciated. Love the info and the “creepy” basement. Had one of those years ago and it was creepy. Learned some things about the freeze dryer process. Thank you so much.
I love freeze dried strawberries!!! You are correct they are so costly at the store. I think they will probably be one of the first things I will try when I get a freeze dryer. Thanks for a very educational video.
I grow a ridiculous amount of strawberries each summer and I freeze them. I don’t eat sugar so they usually go in plain yogurt. My fingers are crossed to win the freeze dryer because your post has shown me I really, really need one. I too have a creepy basement! Thank you so much for your post
Excellent information. I love this collaboration for learning about freeze drying. Hopefully, we will be able to purchase one by the end of this year. Your video gave me a great many ideas and tips. Thanks for sharing!
I love FDing strawberries. We live in a farming community and strawberry farms are everywhere. Springtime, I buy buckets of strawberries. We eat them fresh, shortcakes, jams, and I FD a lot! Love them!
Thank you for this video! It was helpful to see the difference with oxygen absorbers. Also, I did not know it would basically seal the jar lid! That's neat!
Thank you so much for your video. Very informative! My boys love freeze dried fruit - strawberries and pineapple are their favorites. I love that you quartered them quickly - I spent so much time slicing them… it made the process take so much longer. I also enjoy using the freeze dried fruit powdered in smoothies. Thanks!
Freeze drying is fairly new for me but I am certainly seeing the benefits it brings. Strawberries are definitely on my list as soon as they are back in season
You made a very good point about if the quality of the product your freeze drying should be the best. Quality in Quality out...Sub par product, sub par product out...Very interesting point..Thank you for sharing how to freeze dry Yummy Strawberries
I love freeze dried strawberries. I'm looking forward to strawberries at my local farmer's market this spring. I'm hoping for a great crop so I can put up lots on my shelves. Thank you
Yay thank you!! Honestly, oxygen absorbers confuse me lol. Oddly enough when I tried getting information about oxygen absorbers, how to tell if they've gone bad or not, I could not find that information. Clearing this up helps a ton for nudging myself to get a Freeze Dryer because I wanted to make sure I knew how to store the food properly!
Glad it was helpful! I've got a lot of how-to on mylar and oxygen absorbers over on my Instagram. That's my main social media channel. If you want to really dive deep, I have a course on using mylar for long-term food storage as well.
Love that you reuse the flat lids for this. The strawberries look delicious.
I Love freeze dry fruit
Thanks for letting me know about the ring on the door. I haven’t started freeze drying yet. I will pre freeze also. Thanks for showing how you stored them. I hope you have a blessed day.
I can't wait for fresh strawberries! Those frozen ones look amazing after freeze-dried! 😋
Thank you for being part of the collaboration and sharing freeze drying strawberries
Thank you for being part of this collaboration. The video was interesting.
Thank you for joining the collaboration. I appreciate the time you took to show just how easy it is to freeze dry strawberries. Even more I like how you talked through all the "little things" that one learns from experience. Helps us newbies a great deal.
Thank you for sharing. I chuckle every time you say "creepy basement". That's what I called my grandmother's basement when I was a kid. Strawberries are super snacks, yum. I just tried diced apples with apple pie spice sprinkled on top and I tell ya, they give strawberries a serious challenge for first place. Yum. You had an excellent tip by noting that the freeze dryer won't change the flavor, so start with fresh foods and flavors you like. Good info. Thanks!
I like the idea of having 2 sets of trays. Thanks for all the tips
Strawberries are probably my favorite freeze dried food. I love just eating them out of the can or bag. I wish I had a freeze drier but not in budget. Thank you for sharing and being apart og the collaboration. I really enjoyed your video.
I appreciate you showing us how to check a freeze dryer before using it. Love all the tips/tricks and step by step tutorial on the freeze drying process and the storage of your freeze dried strawberries. Definitely a great idea of having 2 sets of trays. Thanks for contributing a great video in the Freeze Dried February 2024 Collaboration!!
Thanks for giving general freeze drying tips. Strawberries is one I’m really looking forward to freeze drying.
Those look fabulous. It didn’t look hard, just time involved. Thanks for being a part of this collaboration!
Not hard at all
This just makes me want a freeze dryer even more. I'm a huge fan of doing strawberries like this. I won't hardly buy them freeze dried in the stores anymore because they've become so expensive. I really want a freeze dryer so when I get them on sale I can buy more and freeze dry them. I used to want a dehydrator but that changed when I realized you could buy a freeze dryer and do it at home.
Thank you for the video. Great information in an easily understandable presentation. Your mom communication skills are shining bright!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the video and being part of the freeze dryer collaboration.
I am very new to freeze drying and your video was so very helpful. I am looking forward to following your channel and learning so much more about freeze drying. Have a great day and thank you for being a part of #freezedriedfebruary.
Thanks for watching/commenting ❤
Strawberries is one thing I’m excited about doing as soon as I get a freeze dryer.
This was a really good step by step tutorial. I am considering getting a freeze dryer and I am enjoying learning how people use their machines.
Freeze dried strawberries are my favorite! Thanks for sharing how easy this process is.
Thank you for the different tips about freeze drying. It is sounding like two sets of trays are the way to go ❤️
How wonderful it has been to be able to view the recordings from this collaboration! I have learned a great deal! TY for sharing your talent!
I recently tasted a friend’s freeze dried home grown peaches! SO MUCH FLAVOR! It was such a yummy snack! I love freeze dried fruits!
So many good freeze drier tips in this video. I particularly like when you showed how you used your local hardware store when replacement parts were needed. Thankyou for this video. Thank you Angela for hosting this collaboration and the sponsors for their generosity.
I tell everyone that buys a freeze dryer to get a second set of trays! I use my tray lids as trays often because I don’t have a second set yet but I know how valuable they would be. It took me a while to try strawberries but it’s super easy and they are tasty!
Great freeze drying tips and explaining the process. We love to eat freeze dried strawberries.
Freeze dried strawberries are my favorite. Thank you for explaining the oxygen absorbers.
Thank you for sharing your freeze drying expertise with us. Thank you for sharing the information about the oxygen obsorbers and mylar bags.
You are so welcome!
Your video instructions on freeze drying strawberries is full of many little tasks that you do that are so helpful. I absolutely respect that you took the time to explain reasons for the steps that you choose to take and some that you don't, like always pre-freezing your batches, using parchment only when you feel you need it, not having or purchasing the liners, cutting strawberries after they have warmed a few minutes from freezer, and the purchasing of a second set of trays. In doing research into a purchase that is such a large commitment, this knowledge that you share, can save newbie freeze dryer's so much time and money from disappointments and can lesson mistakes. The oxygen absorber going bad is a great thing to share. I haven't used any and truly was wondering how I would know when they are shot! Thank you for taking us to your NOT creepy basement and sharing all of your knowledge on strawberry freeze drying.
Thank you for all the tips from the machine to doing strawberries!
Yummie! Thank you for this video. I especially like that you shared how you were able to go to a local store to get a few new parts.
thanks for showing us how to freeze dry strawberries. thanks for all the tips
First of all your cupboards are gorgeous! Secondly, thank you sharing this video. It was helpful.
i am enjoying all of these videos on freeze drying
My family loves freeze-dried fruits as a snack! This would be a great financial savings. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your addition to the collaboration, I appreciate the extra tips and hints along the way.
I have some berries and tomatoes taking up precious space in my freezer. Thank you for sharing this. Now I know how I can make more room in my freezer!
Your video provided me helpful insights into the workings of the freeze dryer, itself. Something many don't include on their videos. Thanks for that. You also prompted me to think of other ways I might use the freeze dried strawberries, so it was "food-4-thought". Great job!
This video was great! Strawberries are so lovely so it will be wonderful to have them year round as a snack. Thank you.
Strawberries will be one thing I do in my new to me freeze dryer. They are my favorites. Thank you for sharing.
I have lots of strawberries in my garden so this year I will be able to freeze dry them if my freeze dryer arrives in time.
Thank you for explaining the process very thoroughly. Also I want to thank you for participating in the Freeze Dried February collaboration.
Highly recommend getting extra set of trays, one set freezing and one set in freeze dryer. Hard to keep strawberries they make great snacks. Thanks for the video.
I learned so much about oxygen absorbers. I wondered how to use and store them. Thank you for the video. I loved how informative it was, and how you walked me through the use of your machine. I've a machine on the way. Learning all I can now before it arrives.
Glad it was helpful!
You are a great teacher, your video was organized and full of information, thank you for your hard work.
You're very welcome!
Great video, thanks for all the tips about freeze drying and storing the items….Strawberries yum!
Thank you for sharing so much information in a variety of ways. It is helpful. I love your kitchen cabinets. They are so beautiful!
Thanks for walking us through all the steps.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. An actual visual of the process is so much better than just reading instructions!
Glad it was helpful!
Strawberries are one of our favorites. Saturday I’ll be getting 2 flats (16 lbs) of Florida strawberries. We just did some strawberry shortcake two ways. One was a small slice of pound cake, a slice of strawberry and a dollop of cool whip. Those are good but the second way is even better. We chopped up the berries and cake then mixed everything together, dropped in balls with a cookie scoop. Delicious!
I don't have a freeze-dryer yet, but I appreciate the tips you shared. I am saving this video to refer to when I get one.
Thank you for going more in depth on oxygen absorbers! That was so helpful. I really loved this video and your creepy basement ✌🏻
Great idea to set up your packaing supplies so they are ready when food comes out of fd!! You are so informative!
I love freeze drying strawberries! They’re sooo yummy! Thanks for sharing how you store yours.
You gave us lots of good information in this video. Thanks for sharing. Those strawberries look delicious.
How simple was that! Thank you for showing me how easy it is to do that!
This was a very informative video! Thank you for showing the way your freeze dryer works and how you got it fixed. The strawberries look so good!
Thanks for watching ❤
All the presenters put a lot of work in their videos and it is certainly appreciated. Love the info and the “creepy” basement. Had one of those years ago and it was creepy. Learned some things about the freeze dryer process. Thank you so much.
Glad you like them!
I love freeze dried strawberries!!! You are correct they are so costly at the store. I think they will probably be one of the first things I will try when I get a freeze dryer. Thanks for a very educational video.
Thanks for this video. I’ve had a freeze dryer for a couple years but I’ve learned a lot from you. 😊
Love how you explained everything so well. Thank you for sharing this and taking the time to go over everything.
I love seeing all the different techniques everyone uses for fruits
Strawberries are one of our favorites to freeze dry. That and pineapple. Both are so yummy. Thank you
Your strawberries look delicious and are so easy to prepare. Thank you for sharing your process.
I grow a ridiculous amount of strawberries each summer and I freeze them. I don’t eat sugar so they usually go in plain yogurt. My fingers are crossed to win the freeze dryer because your post has shown me I really, really need one. I too have a creepy basement! Thank you so much for your post
Good luck!
Oh wow never thought you could cut when frozen, Love the tips you gave, I love to pre freeze everything also.
Thank you for sharing. I really appreciated the information on the oxygen absorbers. Thank you.
Excellent information. I love this collaboration for learning about freeze drying. Hopefully, we will be able to purchase one by the end of this year. Your video gave me a great many ideas and tips. Thanks for sharing!
I love FDing strawberries. We live in a farming community and strawberry farms are everywhere. Springtime, I buy buckets of strawberries. We eat them fresh, shortcakes, jams, and I FD a lot! Love them!
Love fresh strawberries, love frozen strawberries and now gonna try Freeze DRIED strawberries! Thanks for good vid and info
You are so welcome!
I think this is the first time I heard about the defrosting process. Thank you for the in depth look at the process.
I really appreciate all the details you included in your video-so much more than just freeze drying strawberries. Thank you!!
We love freeze dried fruit! My toddler really loves it!
I really appreciate the amount of information you packed into this video. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
we love freeze dried strawberry. Thanskf ro sharing with us.
Freeze dried strawberries are so good! 😊
Thank you for this video! It was helpful to see the difference with oxygen absorbers. Also, I did not know it would basically seal the jar lid! That's neat!
Glad it was helpful!
I love strawberries so really appreciate this video. May need to make a plan for strawberry season. :)
Thank you so much for your video. Very informative! My boys love freeze dried fruit - strawberries and pineapple are their favorites. I love that you quartered them quickly - I spent so much time slicing them… it made the process take so much longer. I also enjoy using the freeze dried fruit powdered in smoothies. Thanks!
Freeze drying is fairly new for me but I am certainly seeing the benefits it brings. Strawberries are definitely on my list as soon as they are back in season
Those look delicious! I appreciate the info on the oxygen absorbers and what sizes you need! Thanks!
Yum! FD strawberries are sooo addictive❤
Thanks for all the tips. I love freeze dried fruit.
Lots of good information. It was great that you mentioned what size oxygen absorber for what size canning jar!
Found a good deal on strawberries and my friend and I will be doing them tomorrow. Thanks for the great tips and you time doing the video.
Hope you enjoy
Had fund with the strawberries! So worth it. Thanks again for your video@@thispreparedlife
You made a very good point about if the quality of the product your freeze drying should be the best. Quality in Quality out...Sub par product, sub par product out...Very interesting point..Thank you for sharing how to freeze dry Yummy Strawberries
Love most freeze dried fruits. I will always have some on hand. Thanks for sharing
I love freeze dried strawberries. I'm looking forward to strawberries at my local farmer's market this spring. I'm hoping for a great crop so I can put up lots on my shelves. Thank you
We found a local farm last year for u pick and I cannot wait to go back. ❤
Strawberries are my favorite!!
My medium freeze dryer is 3 years old this month also, I really enjoy using it
Thank you for the explanation on which method of storing is best depending on what you have and how long you want it stored
Thank you. I also love freeze dried fruit and yes, they are expensive in the store. Great snack food idea vs. sugar.
Love the details. I will have a freeze dryer one day and these tips will definitely help.
Thank you❤
Yay thank you!! Honestly, oxygen absorbers confuse me lol. Oddly enough when I tried getting information about oxygen absorbers, how to tell if they've gone bad or not, I could not find that information. Clearing this up helps a ton for nudging myself to get a Freeze Dryer because I wanted to make sure I knew how to store the food properly!
Glad it was helpful! I've got a lot of how-to on mylar and oxygen absorbers over on my Instagram. That's my main social media channel. If you want to really dive deep, I have a course on using mylar for long-term food storage as well.
I was talking with daughter about fd frozen strawberries. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for sharing! This is one of my favorite snacks!
So many good tip and information. Thanks for sharing with us.
Lol, love your creepy basement. You can never have enough strawberries. Great information, thank you for sharing your process. 😊
Thanks for the great information! One day when I get a freeze dryer I will definitely be freezing drying fruit!
Very detailed! Thank you for all the tips. I'm a newbie so going over the O2 absorbers was very informative. Great video😊
Glad it was helpful!
We gave to get more videos like this. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your tips.