Freeze-Drying the Harvest: Preserving Food the Modern Way

5 Stars to Carolyn for this great, "how to", for Freeze Drying, best printed book on the subject, I've seen so far. Freeze Drying is new to the average person the last few years. We all learned results were amazing yet wondered a lot in trial and error. I probably started close to the time Carolyn did and there was a lot to learn in the sense of variety of preparations for food, short cuts, details of the machines, once freeze dried then what and the list went on. She's covered it all and in a very organized fashion and a beautiful know all for Freeze Drying Book. I almost canceled the order 3 times as the wait was long, first printing coming out on Amazon about 3 months and then delayed, but I had faith in Carolyns youtubes, she'd have an amazing book and she did, glad I held out and love the book. It's huge, and beautiful, the work had to be a longggg project in making and well done. She's a great step by step teacher and with lots of answers for questions. Lets face it she's a mom of 11, she answers questions and teaches daily. Anyone wanting to freeze dry, this is the BOOK of the Decades for the subject. Check out her Chapters, amazing break down of everything. Back in the day as a rural farm girl, we would have said this got a 4-H Blue ribbon it is done so well. Would also make an amazing gift for anyone interested in Freeze Drying. Thanks Carolyn and to all that helped you. Your family is amazing, real and we're thankful for you and sharing. Your neighbor just over in Spokane. Blessings to you! Ginger

I'm so happy I bought this book. It's a little like a text book, which makes it easy to look up the questions you need answered. The pictures are very nice, making it a joy to read. She's actually explaining how the freeze dryer works and how it processes food. That makes it so much easier to understand why your own recipes do/don't work and how to fix it. Really great book!

If you are a gardener with a Harvest Right freeze dryer and your goal is to know how to freeze dry mostly individual produce items as opposed to whole meal items, this book is a superb resource: an encyclopedia of how to prep produce for freeze drying and how much to load per tray. If you are mostly interested in recipes to make freeze dried meals, you need another source to go with this one, because this is not a recipe book. I have found this book to be an excellent resource for just what the title says: preserving the harvest. I have been canning and freezing food for 30+ years. Freeze drying is an efficient alternative to those methods and is becoming my preferred method of food preservation for a large portion of my garden and also for a few things that I ordinarily would not be able to preserve effectively by any other method.

This book is a game changer for anyone learning to freeze dry or even seasoned freeze dryers. It gives you a lot of information on all kinds of vegetables how to prepare them to place them in the freeze dryer times that it takes to freeze dry them and how to rehydrate this book is excellent. I would recommend it for anyone that’s interested in the new way of freeze drying and preparing your food for long-term storage.

This book is EXCELLENT! It’s clear, detailed, and full of practical information for both beginners and experienced freeze-dryers. The author explains everything—from preparing foods and setting up your machine to storage tips—in an easy-to-follow way. It’s become my go-to reference for freeze drying.

This is a great book for someone thinking about freeze-drying food or just getting started. There is good information about what you need, the amount of money it will require, and other need-to-know items as you start this journey. In addition, the book includes how-to's for freeze-drying a wide variety of foods.

I think things have changed so much with the machines & industry that even with buying this book, I have questions & desire directions that just are not provided here. She does give good info, which is what earned it a 4 star! But I think if it were more specific on using the machine, it would have been better for me. I needed to just jump in with my machine & couldn't find some info I was looking for - like more understanding for why to change the settings in the beginning & what they meant when you did.

so much good info! tells how to freeze dry everything!

Fantastic book with everything you need to know about freeze drying. So much information on everything you’d want to FD for the harvest

Amazing book 100%. Not just for its in depth knowledge, but it’s tips and tricks. Like rehydrating carrots in beef broth with thyme. It’s incredibly informative, in depth, organized & well done. Not just for essential info but also for inspiration ;). I really appreciate having this book. I was kind of humming and hawing about spending more money on my Freeze drying project. But it’s totally worth it. Kinda of a necessity

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