How I Store Eggs for 20+ years (no canning required!!)
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Knowing all the methods for preserving farm-fresh eggs is important if you’re raising backyard chickens. We’re excited to share this new method we’re loving, it’s freeze-dried eggs that will last on your shelf for 20+ years!
Not all egg preservation methods keep your eggs safe for long-term storage. In fact, water-glassing eggs is probably the longest, keeping eggs fresh for about 12-18 months.
Freezing eggs is also great, but it can start to take up a lot of freezer space and after about 3 months the texture begins to change a bit.
The other egg preservation methods such as pickled eggs or making homemade egg noodles are fantastic, but you don’t then have the option of using them as fresh eggs for scrambling or using in baked goods.
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#freezedriedeggs #harvestright #freezedryer #preservation
My boss purchased a freeze dryer 2 years ago and set it up in our office kitchen. He put me in charge - he buys the food, mylar bags, and O2 absorbers and I handle running the machine and packaging up his long term food storage. In return, I get to use it too! Pretty sweet deal for me, I think :D
Oh that is wonderful! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Oh yeah, that's a blessing!
Marry me 😂🤣
@@PolkafacePanDuh LOL!
Nice boss
I purchased a freeze dryer the first of the year (2021). My hens were laying more eggs than I could sell and eat. So, I freeze dried the extras.
Not knowing then, I’m glad I had the freeze dryer and preserved what I did. I lost all my chickens recently. I’ll still be eating my farm eggs for the next six months while waiting for my new chicks to start laying eggs.
Sorry to hear about your loss of your hens. That is always so devastating.
Sorry about your chickens
Note, as a pharmaceutical chemist who used freeze dryers for about 15 years, while your eggs will last for 20 years as long as they are in sealed dry containers, freeze drying DOES NOT kill bacteria, fungi & viruses. It merely dries them out, which some can survive. Otherwise none of my freeze dried products would have to been sampled for bacterial or fungal contamination. Also, any endotoxins, from the insides or certain bacteria, would still be there (as opposed to exotoxins which certain bacteria release), which can cause diarrhea and illness. Now would I use a freeze dryer (lyophilizer) if I could afford one, for eggs. YES. I just want people to be aware. Also, I would add a moisture and oxygen removal packet to each sealed container to prevent any surviving microorganisms from reviving. The oxygen removal packets (iron powder & salt) are to keep the eggs from degrading in taste.
I prefer pickled eggs.
SO NICE OF YOU TO SHARE YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU.
Most informative information. Thank You
Did you know that vac products can have endotoxins in them?? In mice an experiment with iust endotoxins the in sterile labmice displayed autism like behavior. But in field mice the parasites in the got of the mice ate the endotoxins and they were normal. Just info endotoxins.
@@lyndsey7389 What might happen if both are used at the same time? Thank you
😃 I got really egg-cited when saw title of this video! Then my heart sank because there is NO Way I can afford a freeze dryer. 😔 I thank you though for the video. You always do a wonderful job! 🥰
They will finance
I was egg-static!
same here
Harvest Right does have a law away plan as well
Did you see her videos on water glassing eggs? Last up to two years.
If I were planning to keep them for twenty years, I'd vacuum pack the dried egg. Get the oxygen out of the storage equation.
For long term storage you use mylar bags. Vacuum packed is good ahort term, but lets in too much O² for 20+ yr long term
Mylar bags with a nitrogen 0² purge.
@@GalloPazzesco how do you purge with nitrogen o2
@@cherylanon5791 dry ice Cheryl ... doesn't take much. 🙂
She delivered a well thought out and balanced review of the dehydrator, clearly stating the cost as a possible drawback, and yet some people saw fit to make negative comments about the endorsement. It takes a huge amount of work to plan and deliver informational videos of this quality. Do you think they have nothing better to do with their time? I’d say they earned it and rightfully so. Homesteading is a lifestyle and the rewards come with sacrifice ...
WOW! I see those comments as showing what a good instructor she is. Makes people want to do it. Just agreeing with her about prohibitive cost.
It’s not a dehydrator. It is a freeze dryer (totally different method).
@@cuteone1702 gotta have cluck bait titles. Most good youtubers hate it tho, & will say they hate how they have to title videos
@@backwoodsbaby9729 thanks for the reply. I was too harsh too quick and did not knowhow nice an patient you are. I have deleted my comment. Thank you for communicating. I agree with all you said. Oops I thought you were the channel owner. Still deleting my comment. 👍
Ok but not everyone can afford this especially the average homesteader
I would have never thought of this. This is a great option for individuals who go backpacking a lot too.
For sure ❤️😊
I've met so many people that said their freeze dried food definitely didn't last anywhere near 20 years. In fact, they say that their regular dehydrated food (stored in mylar bags or sealed buckets with oxygen absorbers) stayed better way longer.
Vacuum packing is a fantastic way to make sure those gorgeous freeze dried eggs last that whole time, makes them less vulnerable to oxygen adn any pests that try to get into the jars. Thanks for showing us how awesome this is! Loved the taste comparison.
When vacuum packing powder how do you prevent the powder from getting sucked into the vacuum device?
@@lwhowell4387 You can first put the powder inside a paper bag, and fold the top of that over, then place that inside the vacuum bag and seal that. The paper bag will hold the powder in.
@@lwhowell4387 we have vacuum packed flour & other powders, we put a folded paper towel over the flour and it keeps most of the powder out of the vacuum.
Freeze dryer perfect we just got one three weeks ago can’t wait to see the ideas you will pass on. Excited about this.
This company must have reached out to all the youtube homesteaders. Many of the other homesteaders have received a machine and kit.
Yep this is the new paid informercial technique.
@@GotrekGurninsson because no one has cable anymore! 🤣
I'm not mad at it though. I like seeing real people share their experiences and opinions.
Some have received them free to do reviews but, some have purchased for themselves. They noted the layaway program as a big help.
Just look through the comments. They are also suspect. Hard to believe all these people bought freeze dryers. I actually ran a couple freeze dry units for my job 30 years ago. Nothing but trouble and always breaking down. They drank vacuum pump oil like no tomorrow.
@@2anonymous So expensive AND high maintenance. 😣
This is an interesting option especially with the up coming uncertainties storing food for longer may be necessary. It can even be a communal option for several families to offset the cost.
Excellent way to afford one, if family members are on board.
@@NorthnSouthHomestead Yes, who does all the cleaning of oil engine? UPKEEP? New batteries? There is maintenance. Just like a car.
@@littleme3597 personally, I wouldn’t want to share it with others...just means less time that you get to use it. But, it is an option. There’s clean up and maintenance with everything in life...even on ourselves...so I don’t look at that, as an issue, anymore than having to mow a yard. But to those that never gave maintenance a thought, then it’s a good point. 🙂
@@NorthnSouthHomestead even more cost involved! Ar 24 hrs to dehydrate a tray of eggs, cant see getting much use if sharing with others. add to that, who gets to keep the dehydrator and the hassle of driving to get it and watching over it etc. Maybe on an Amish property share!
Really looking forward to seeing all that you freeze dry. This would come in handy with the garden.
To those of you complaining about not being able to afford a freeze dryer, we bought our from Harvest Right on a layaway plan several years ago. I had to wait well over a year for it but it was worth it! It's amazing all the places you will find extra money when you have set a goal for something you really, really want. I am currently drowning in hen, duck and goose eggs and will be freeze drying them tomorrow. I whip the eggs, pour them into silicone muffin cups and then into my deep freeze. Once frozen I place them on the trays and away we go. The energy used is negligible, especially when you compare the cost to make your own with the cost of commercially produced freeze dried products.
This is just so amazing. Chem free ,last forever, easy storage. Wow. I saw living homestead did homemade cheese and seasoned it with different choses of seasoning. They love it. Saw another did lemon curds and freeze dried it. Amazing. Nice new snacks. I was at a show and there was a guy selling freeze dried skittles. They are so amazing how they changed. The grandkids thought they were so fun. Kinda blew my mind how they changed. I love this kind of thing. Thanks for your sharing. God Bless you and your family .
It's easy when you get it for free. These are $2500 at our local farm store.
That's like a used car. Wow. But I think it's worth it, a very useful appliance.
Also when you think of the cost of buying a new freezer or two, electricity to run them CONSTANTLY, or canning jars lids, etc....
I think it's great idea for people that grow most of their own food. And they do layaway, so that may help also. 😊
@@khaskin18 300 Watt freezer costs $262 per year at $0.10/kWh - could definitely save a lot of money if your operation is big enough.
@@CedarDrawers totally! I found upright freezers for about $800 each. If we got 2, there's $1600, another $500 per year running them, the first year we're out $2100....
We got one a year ago and we love it. I freeze dry 99% of all our leftovers I have so many instant meals. Fruit is amazing it's one of our favorite snacks.
Holly? Just rubbing it in? lol. We would ALL ...love to buy a freeze drying machine.
So excited to see what else you do with the Harvest Right!
Muffins, pancakes, waffles, meatloaf, rice pudding, tapioca, quiche, cake...yes, you might miss out on boiled or overeasy, but the expansion of what you CAN do when eggs are scarce is worth it..
We got a freeze dryer 3 years ago and have done fresh eggs. When we reconstituted them they tasted just like you had cracked the egg and cooked it❤️
You cant use store bought eggs can you?
@@lindakean7392 you definitely could use store bought eggs. Just pop them into the $4,000 freeze dryer, add $1 o2 absorber and put in $1 mylar bag, and you can have FD eggs.
This is Awesome!! We are looking to add this to our Homestead in the near future. We are saving saving saving ALL pennies and dimes for this one!! Our naturopath told us that this is THE BEST way to preserve food in the sense of keeping the most nutrients preserved in the food. Love seeing this take some flight. Wish we had it now, we are overflowing with eggs, LOL
OMG, so are we! I've been making quiche all week! 🤣🤣🤣
We are saving all the pennies and dimes for one also 😂I really want one, but the price...woooo....lol
Because they are on backorder I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of my fd 63+/- days to go.
I'm glad you could afford, or the company gave you such a wonderful product
We just invested in a freeze dryer and are excited to add this to our preservation options! Thank you for sharing.
Which one did you buy?
@@Janet-bx4py the Harvest Right medium size.
Thanks for the video and for the great review. Look forward to future videos on using the machine.
We are planning on buying the large machine later this year for our own homestead food preservations.
We realize that the machines are priced high, however, if the length of time for storage ability and energy not used for those long periods of time then costs are dramatically lower. We have heard on multiple occasions of people storing food for the period of time when they are physically no longer able to grow as large of a garden.
Backpacking, camping and hunting trips are really aided by this type of food preserving as well.
Think of all the wonderful food leftovers from dinners. There are times when large quantities of meat can be cooked up and then stored. No longer so limited on canned food storage dates and space. All the energy saved by not needing to freeze food. We wouldn’t want to eat food canned or frozen for over two years. By freeze drying you have an excellent method for very long term food storage and not loosing flavor or nutritional value.
Blessings to you all on the homestead. Thanks again for the great video and instruction.
I just ordered mine last week. Can't wait for eggs and avocados!
Super video. Thank you for the information!
I've started FD yolks and whites separately. This way I have options to bake, etc. Love it
Thank you for such an honest, straightforward review of the freeze dryer Carolyn! I have been considering one for a few years but the $$$ has been a big factor. I would be interested to hear more of your thoughts on combo recipes and freeze drying meats. Thanks again for all that you share!
This is next on our homesteading list we really want a freeze dryer . Wonderful video .
My mom.is ordering one so we can share it. I can't wait to get started.
Thank you for the video Carolyn. I'm sorry that you got blasted by some of the comments. It is expensive, but I think it's a worthy investment. I'm freeze drying a lot of eggs right now as well and look forward to using them when the hens take a break from laying. I hate having to purchase store bought eggs when they quit laying. I hope you'll do more freeze drying videos in the near future.
I had high hopes until I've seen the price 😢. I'll stick to your water glassing method. The bucket was free the lime was cheap and will last forever and we've been successfully doing it. Thank You for sharing. Maybe update in a year or two on how these freeze dried eggs taste.😀
I thought she said in the video the lime method was only short term?
@@lindakean7392 Yes the lime method is good for about 1 year. The freeze drying last much longer. But we really don’t need to store eggs longer than 6 to 12 month. The chickens go into overdrive every spring and we have to many eggs at that time. But then they slow down to almost nothing in the winter. That’s when we use the eggs we stored in lime water. Freeze drying would be great at a lower price.
I just want to encourage you to keep an open mind. My husband and I decided to get one instead of buying or storing more canning jars or buying, (and moving)🙄multiple freezers.
Also, at 68 years of age we will be able to use this machine to preserve food bargains from the store long after we can no longer garden or raise chickens, or even if we are living in an apartment, with limited space.
Wow! Thank you for sharing🤗. Heading over to the link to check that dryer out! God bless y’all❤️
We bought a Large freeze dryer this year and L.O.V.E. It!
That’s fantastic! 😊😊😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wow.. Love you guys for sharing .. thanks much
Very good video, thanks for sharing
A couple of years ago I came across the machine and thought it was fabulous and it’s still is, however, it isn’t in my budget not even the smaller machine. There is a pump that you have to keep maintained as well. A few of my friends and I got together one night and I tried to get them on board with it maybe we all could go in together and purchase it, I guess I wasn’t convincing enough. Many of us are going to be homesteading in the very near future. We find it to be the way. But we won’t be incorporating the machine. Freeze drying is a great way to go but not until the price drops. Looks like canning wins again! ♥️
This is great. May have to purchase a freeze dryer. Will need to save $ for a year or so though.
Thank you!
I am the same. I want one, but it will take some time to save up for one.
Thank you so much for sharing this awesome info, you rock!
I’m just about to buy one. I hope you start doing some videos on what your freeze drying!
I’m so happy to see that HR reached out to you for this. I’ve been watching you for about a year now. But I’ve been Freeze Drying fir 5.5 years now. Welcome to the Family!!!
BTW... The eggs will be fluffier and better if you use 2 tablespoons eggs to 3 tablespoons water. 😃
Great tip. Thanks for sharing.
If I could have afforded it I would have had a freeze dryer years ago.
Growing feed for poltry is just as important
Eggsellent idea!
I have used my freeze dryer for many things. It has its place and is wonderful! I have done dairy, eggs, vegetables, fruits, and meat! I never run it unless it is full. I still can and dehydrate, but the freeze dryer is a major life changer. Congratulations!
How do you do meat ?
@@samsargent1690 take raw lean cuts of meat. They have to be as lean as possible. Cut any extra fat off and do not used anything that is marbled. Freeze dry just as you would anything else. The harvest rite will do all the figuring for you. Once done, I put the meat in Mylar bags with an oxygen absorber and seal. When you want to reconstitute, put the meat in water for 20 seconds or so and it will be just like it was prior to freeze drying. I like to do pork chops especially. And you can grill the steaks and chops! It is really that simple. Just make sure your meat is not too much thicker than your trays. Give it a try! I think you will be pleasantly surprised! 😉
I want a freeze drier so so bad, but it is so expensive. I was hoping it was going to be like microwaves when they first came out they were over $2,000 but now you can buy one for a hundred or less. I know they will probably never go down that low, im just hoping the medium size will go down under $1,000
If I ever hit the lottery this is going to be one of the first things I buy 6 or 7 them for me and each of my family members.
Harvestright again?! They do alot of marketing but they void their warranty if you buy it from another country. *sadface* I live in Norway and i'd love to test one aswell.
I have wanted a Harvest right for over 3 years now... but I live off grid on solar power and am not sure my storage batteries would last the night... I have tasted other foods with the harvest right and they are delicious!
Very good delivery. 😉
Totally jealous. I’ve been watching everyone use their freeze driers. Can wait to get one.
That is wonderful for you! Happy for you! I would love to have one too! :)
Freeze dryer has been on my wish list for so long, really really want one.
Generally I love all you have to say, but man that harvest right is elite!
Love my freeze drier!!
A dream we're still working towards
Husband and I have been trying to save up for a freeze dryer but DANG! They now cost almost as much as our used farm truck!
I watch a freeze dryer channel. He keeps track of every kilowatt while running the freeze dryer. I is like $ 3:00 for 36 hrs. Pennies. A good investment
Great to know that. Can you tell us the channel?
I would love a freeze dryer but what if it needs to be fixed one day? Who do you get to do the maintance?
i think this is the best option as I don't like pickled anything. I hope to own one someday.
Love this video! and all the people saying about the cost in a rude way is ridiculous, Carolyn acknowledged this in the video so please accept the fact and move on.
It was not indicated in the title at all.. this makes it clickbaity.. and it is REALLY expensive.
@@Goldenhawk583 I said Carolyn addressed it in the video not the title. Even if it was in the title I would still watch it even though I have absolutely no intention of purchasing it and also she technically didn’t lie or exaggerate it so I wouldn’t say it’s click bait as it’s a normal title and up to the viewer if they watch or not.
@@alexisd8190 Some of us are not you, and some of us really need good ways to store our foods without having to starve for months to be able to afford it.
I am not saying she should not demonstrate the method, it works fine for those who, 1, have the money to buy it, and 2, does not suffer from lack of electricity when the grid goes down.
For the rest of us, it is.. a novelty, but not feasable.
Just saw a video recently on mashed potatoes & the freeze dryer was the best way for potatoes that way. The deydrated mashed potatoes when made to powder were more like a starchy soup.
You can also freeze dry already cooked scrambled eggs.
Very cool! Eggs, milk & other basic essentials are a cornerstone which, you have turned! The ability to long term store eggs & milk would make you a Godess in years past!!! So, Congratulations! I AM IMPRESSED! WHO KNEW? FREEZE DRYING EGGS.....
great info
Hi I just watch your other video (((( WATER GLASSING EGGS: PRESERVE YOUR EGGS FOR WINTER!
4M views · 5 years ago))))
But this video wow. Is there a smaller version of the kind freezer....machine for at home so we can store very easily. Thank you for your hard work I wish I a sister like you.
Take stay safe you do very good job.😊😉🙂🙏👍
Amazing! Which foods can be freeze-dried and for how long do they last?
Cute couple!
This video is great for about 5%of the population.
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A freeze dryer isn't something I've ever considered. There are only two of us and I'm not sure it will ever be worth spending that kind of money. What is neat though is how long you're able to store the food and the fact that it maintains the nutritional value! With your family doing a lot of hunting/camping and having so many people on your homestead, being able to freeze dry will be such a great way to supplement your pantry!
Deep South Homestead is freeze drying for the 2 of them so that they will have their own home grown food when they are no longer able to have a big garden.😊
Harvest right know what they're doing. Living traditions homestead got a freebie too.
Lucky you! If Harvest Right gave me a call offering a freeze dryer machine, I would be making Harvest Right freeze drying videos all day long!
You know that quip about getting the horse before the carriage?
That was penned with me in mind.
As expensive as a freeze-dried food processor is, expense is really no object . . .
HOWEVER . . . I have learned over these past 75 years, to be less compulsive.
While I may just go ahead and buy one in the end, anyway, I'm going to source & price freeze-dried eggs BEFORE I take the plunge.
My HUNCH is, I could probably buy a mountain of freeze-dried eggs for nearly $4,000 . . . ya think?
We've had our freeze dryer for about a month so just getting used to things. Besides glass jars, what are your favorite airtight pantry storage containers for items like fruit that are getting open and closed and you snack on throughout the week, or maybe a whole meal like stir-fried rice that you might cook once a week or so? Do you keep a desiccant or oxygen absorber in the pantry items that you are using on a consistent basis?
thanks so much for the video! what is the capacity of each tray?
Really cool
Does the freeze dryer machine last 20years? because if I can get 20 years of work out of it...then the price isn't so bad
You don't need 20 years. Retired at 40 has an entire video on how they pay for themselves in 9 months. I've had a large with a premier pump for a year and made back double my money selling novelty candy plus I have a nice stock of food. It's really pretty easy.
Saw your other video about lime storing. Have a question can I use store bought with the lime? Hope so just bought two boxes of 60!
Can you freeze dry the yolks & whites separately?
I knew when I saw the title you were freeze drying these. I love my freeze dryer. Eggs are a staple. I do wish they were more attainable for everyone. The cost is very prohibitive for many. Harvest Right is great with their lay away program from what I understand though.
After watching your limed video, I’m wondering if the limed shells are ok for the chicks to eat. Yes? No?
You are so lucky to have one of those. Ive been wanting one for years but just can't afford it.
thanks for the video= can you waterglass you unwashed eggs if you have had them in the refrigerator. do you have to keep them room temperature till you have enough to fill my one gallon mason jar? didnt want to stick my hand in the jar daily for my 5/6 day egg count from chickens
No, they need to be room temperature and preferably less than 24 hours old
If you'll rehydrate those with a little potato starch or tapioca starch water instead of just plain water .... you'll be amazed. Best eggs ever especially mixed with a little cremé fresh or sour cream. You'll never go back to plain reconstituted eggs ever again.
Which harvest right is that since they come in different sizes now?
The benefits of freeze drying are... weight, only 10 to 20 percent the pre-freeze dried weight, canning is heavy and hard to ship around. Second, You can pack way more food in the same space as canned and by volume you could move much higher volume of food quickly if you had to in an emergency by using large storage bins. Third, no freezer needed if the power goes out, just add water, although if water is scarce then canned would be better. Fourth and best of all... shelf life.
The cons are the prep to do it, noise and heat it creates in the house, lower volume and time intensive production, and electricity though you use your deep freezer less and less.
I suppose if you’re a full-time farmer/homesteader and you make your living working in your backyard and this is probably one of those things that you need to have but for us preppers who live outside of a Homestead work for a living and prep part time it’s probably not in the ballpark but if you have a group of preppers 10 or 12 people and you could go in on it and everybody could use it that would be a better way of doing it
Could you boil the eggs, peel and chop them, then freeze dry?
@Homesteadging Family, I have heard many conflicting stories/reports about how long you can preserve freeze dried eggs. I heard that 5 years is approximately the maximum shelf life. Would you be able to provide the info where you obtained the 20+ year mark please? I was informed of the 5 years due to the higher fat content naturally in eggs. Thank you.
Thanks.
I missed it if you said, but how well does the reconstituted egg work in baking? I would also be interested to see how well it works if you separate the eggs before. Could you make a meringue or a creme Brule if you freeze dried the yolk and whites separately?
Awesome question!
Great video on storing eggs and that's Great that HR reached out to you, hope you have lots of fun with it :).
Sadly not everyone has that kind of money to buy a freeze dryer. even if i had one I do prefer your water glassing method :) it's a lot cheaper and if i get a few hen's & a roster & raise chicks when need too, the eggs would last just as long :)
I enjoyed this video, it was moist eggscellent .... been thinking about investing in one of these Harvest Right freeze driers. Every time I see a review I keep hearing "uses a lot of power" but no one ever says how much. If you ran it every day for a month ... would it double your utility bill or what? Triple it, quadruple it? Is it better/less expensive to just buy Mountain House? What about maintenance costs, oil changes, life expectancy of thr machine? Warranty .... great or, not so great?
Do you have to seal the jars or will the seal-a-meal jar accessories work to seal it enough.
I wish the title indicated that this was a freeze drying video. Since a freeze dryer is simply unattainable for me, this video simply is inapplicable.
I mistakenly thought this would be a video that was doable for the regular people like me, bummer.
It is great and glad it’s an option for you.
Oh wow
Hi, do you put oxygen absorbers or desiccant inside your eggs for long term storage?
I was excited for this video because I want to preserve eggs, but guess what? There is no way I can afford a freeze dryer. Most people can't
I would love to have the freeze dryer, but for now i will use a dehydrator.
Awesome