We purchased a medium Harvest Right freeze dryer with the upgrade to an oil-free pump in early 2022. Ours is now an outdated model with only 4 trays.We’ve found that a sturdy bench made of food-grade stainless steel works well, especially with its lower shelf for our trays and storage equipment.Patience is a virtue when it comes to freeze-drying.

Are freeze dryers energy-efficient? While freeze dryers consume energy during operation, they can be cost-effective in the long run by reducing food waste and allowing for bulk food preservation.Harvest Right lets you freeze dry your own food at home to be used on your next hike, backpacking adventure, hunting trip, or camp out. It is lightweight,

Picking amongst an oil-no cost pump along with a premier oil pump for our Harvest Right freeze dryer was a tough choice at some time. But with the advantage of hindsight and getting operated the two, we might absolutely pick the premier oil pump if we had a do-around.For me, freeze-drying enough foods to make and sustain our crisis food supply, mak