Freeze-Drying the Harvest: Preserving Food the Modern Way by Carolyn Thomas

Discover the ultimate guide to freeze-drying your harvest all year round! Learn the seven essential steps to safe home freeze-drying and start preserving delicious food today. With clear tutorials, tasty recipes, and handy charts, you'll master everything you need to know about freeze-drying at home. From mashed potatoes and lattes to wild game and watermelon, this book is your go-to resource for turning your kitchen into a freeze-drying powerhouse. Freeze-Drying the Harvest will walk you through the seven essential steps of freeze-drying at home, ensuring the safe preservation of a wide variety of foods for your enjoyment throughout the year. Filled with detailed step-by-step tutorials and user-friendly charts, it makes mastering the 21st century art of freeze-drying food easily accessible and incredibly enjoyable.

From the Publisher Learn with Carolyn Thomas from Homesteading Family Carolyn Thomas and her husband, Josh, live on a 40-acre homestead in Idaho surrounded by gardens, livestock, and children. She has been freeze-drying every kind of food you can think of for her family and friends for years. She’s taken her hands-on, hard-won knowledge and shared everything she knows in Freeze-Drying the Harvest. This book is the most reliable and easy-to-use resource for freeze-drying your harvest, year-round! 10 Things Freeze-Drying the Harvest will Teach You 1. Why you should be freeze-drying 2. How to choose the right freeze dryer 3. How to set up your freeze dryer 4. How much it actually costs to run a freeze dryer 5. How to maintain your freeze dryer 6. What other equipment you really need (or don’t) 7. Which foods you can freeze-dry 8. Which foods you cannot freeze-dry 9. Food safety with freeze-drying 10. How to rehydrate your freeze-dried foods Delicious, Flavor-packed Recipes and Guides! Healthy, Delicious Recipes From healthy, hearty bone broth to mouth-watering meals to a piping hot bowl of cream of chicken soup on that cold winter day — you’ll be shocked by the number of incredible foods that you can preserve for years to come! Nutrient-Rich Treats for the Whole Family Get ready for vitamin-packed super-smoothies on a hot summer day. Learn how to freeze-dry powerful medicinal herbs and immunity-boosting fire cider bites to get you through cold and flu season. With the knowledge in this book, you’ll have a pantry packed full of healthy food year-round. Thorough Teaching on Freeze-Drying (almost) Anything From wild game to watermelon and milk to mashed potatoes — you’ll learn the ins and outs of preserving more food than you thought possible. Learn to preserve meat, eggs, veggies, fruit, herbs — and yes, even lattes! Discover the Secrets to Produce Refreshing, Flavor-Packed Treats! Preserve All your Fresh Food — The Modern Way Have you always wanted to learn how to effortlessly preserve just about anything? This book is your key to mastering the art of freeze-drying at home. Get Creative with All of Your Freeze-Dried Goodies! Whether you’re having yogurt and berries, a fresh fruit smoothie, or just enjoying a tasty snack, you’ll love all the options you’ll have using your freeze-dried food. You won’t believe the taste! Prepare to be amazed by the incredible flavor! Each bite of your freeze-dried treats bursts with a rich, vibrant flavor, locking in all the goodness and freshness. Step-by-step Instructions to Guide your Journey. Proper Preparation Learn all the steps to get your food ready to freeze-dry — the right way, every time. Food-Specific Guidance Every food is unique. Get the book with specific, detailed guidance on how to freeze-dry everything properly. Best Preservation Practices Once you’ve freeze-dried all this delicious goodness —this book teaches you how to pack and preserve everything for maximum storage. Rehydration Tips and Tricks Re-hydrated food tastes so terrific. Follow these step-by-step instructions to make sure you make all your freeze-dried goodies taste fantastic when you’re ready to eat!