Freeze Dried Liver Treats For Dogs I 5 Dog Farm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Want to save money on dog treats? We were gifted some cow liver & hearts. Figured it would be a nice treat for the dogs (did you know liver helps dogs with tear stain problems - that dark brown stain that appears on their coat under their eyes) plus clear up some of Bijoux tear stains! Check out how easy it is to freeze dry liver for dog treats!
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Nice job making all that liver into dog treats. 👍
Thanks! No sense in letting it go to waste - especially at THOSE prices!!
Love this idea! I’m glad they liked them! How much does a freeze dryer like that cost?
They are a TRUE investment in your food saving. Small is $2400 Medium is $2900 & mine is a large $3600. That being said you are creating a way to store food that can last 25 years. We waited a LONG time to get one & my only regret was that we couldn’t get it sooner! Check out the link below to read more about them at their website. Lots of good information there. Thanks for watching!!
@@arusticrenaissance thanks I will check it out!
This was awesome niki! Thanks for sharing about the rack clips!
Keeps from nesting the trays (which would be terrible!) 💚
How long did it take to dry the frozen treats, total?
Can you use regular chest freezer?
Yes! That’s exactly what we have. The large freeze dryer (that’s the one we have) has trays that won’t fit our upright fridge/freezer so the chest freezer was the perfect solve.
@@arusticrenaissance how long it will take to freeze dry in chest freezer
@@Mohamad-i2w freeze drying takes place in a dedicated piece of equipment. I have a Harvest Right freeze dryer. The chest freezer is to merely prefreeze your food. I’ve found that prefreezing before putting the trays in the freeze dryer keeps the food from splattering in the unit. So if you don’t have a dedicated freeze dryer then you can’t freeze dry, a chest freezer does not accomplish that task. Do an internet search for Harvest Right Freeze Dryers to see what a unit looks like & how it functions. This should help clear up your questions.
@@arusticrenaissance thank you so much
Came here from watching you catching a piglet
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Woo Hoo!! Thank you VERY much! It sure was a lot of fun visiting with Micah!!
What I like to do, learned this from a science guy, is to weigh each tray at the start of the process and then, when it is "complete" I will weigh the trays again (make sure to record down to grams and not ounces) and then I will put it back in for another hour or two. Then I will weigh again and compare. If no more grams are lost then it is done. If more than a couple are lost...then I will put it in for another couple hours. Once no grams of weight are being lost then it is done because that "weight" is the moisture you want to remove from the product. I have a spreadsheet on my ipad to keep track of every batch as I work.
That’s a great system!
@@arusticrenaissance I can't take credit... I was inspired by @SchoolReports and have since refined my own method. I recommend looking at some of his vids. He has freeze dried about everything you can (and many things you are not supposed to be able to like chocolate!).
@@JM7284 I have watched some of those videos- it’s been a while tho. I’ll be sure to head over. I never want to stop learning!! Thank you 😊
I just can't justify the cost of a Harvest Right machine and all the bags, oxygen absorbers, and electricity unless I was going to sell what I dried. You're right about dog treats and food. It's robbery what they are charging for stuff.
Also: You never said how long it took to dry the liver and hearts. How long did the machine run?
I use mine to preserve our garden harvest & that’s priceless for us. Along with treats for the dogs, I make tea blends, dried herbs for cooking along with freeze drying any leftovers we have. It’s a steep price & we are lucky to own one. As for offering times, I don’t mention this because it’s different for everyone. There are all kinds of “it depends” moments. Do you prefreeze or not? What’s your weather like the day you run the machine (humid or not humid). What’s the indoor temp of the room you have it in. Do you run fans on the machine (I do to keep the machine & room cool). How full are your trays? The thickness of what’s on the tray? All these things will change operation time. My run times will not be the same as someone else’s. Herbs dry the quickest for me. Usually about 9 hours. Most other things I dry take around 24 hours. I don’t run super watery items like melons so I have no idea times for those. It’s truly a owner by owner situation.
Do you clean your Freeze dryer after raw foods? Is there an odor of liver during freeze drying?
I clean my freeze dryer after each use. There are fine particles that develop as the freeze dryer does it’s magic. I want to be very certain to keep it in top shape. I use warm water, dampen a wash rag or sponge & wipe out the unit after it defrosts. I don’t find it necessary to do a thorough cleaning (each & every shelf) every single time but I do inspect it closely for residue.
I find that anything I freeze dry does emit an odor. Typically I will run smellier things such as onions or garlic in warmer weather with the windows open (the room my dryer is in has 2 windows). Liver did give off a vague odor but it didn’t make it through the house.
@@arusticrenaissance, thanks for the info. I have liver in my freezer in line for the FD. I have a much better idea of what to do now.
You cant use a regular freezer? Do you have to buy that appliance?
Because I bought the large unit, my trays (they are 20.5” deep) are too long for our upright. The small & medium units have shorter trays. So, depending on the unit you buy & the depth of the freezer you already own - that will determine your choice. I’m freeze drying for our whole family so I can actually have up to 15 trays in the freezer at one time. A dedicated chest freezer made sense for us.
I came for the liver for my dogs, but my head started spinning with garden veggies ground down for ranch dressing!
So many ways to use a harvest! Thanks for visiting!!!
Came over from Micah McGie channel!
Fabulous! We already have something in common - we both like Micah! Just subbed you & will be showing my hubs your coyote trapping vid!!!
@@arusticrenaissance awesome Thank you! I really appreciate the support! Micah and his family are amazing!
did the original weight change?
Most definitely. Went from the weight of typical liver to the weight of shipping peanuts.
@@arusticrenaissance Thanks for getting back to me. I am looking at buying one of these. Do you have an email where I could ask you a couple questions?
@@Topsquadjapan Feel feee to ask here. It may be questions that other possible purchasers have! You could help others make their decision too!
Awesome! Very informative… 😊
Thank you! The kiddos have managed to finish every last one.
Is there any way to reform all the broken pieces?
No. Freeze drying takes out all the moisture and the result is a very dry brittle product.
@@arusticrenaissance I was thinking if I crushed the broken pieces into powder then added water or some other liquid (maybe a healthy oil?) to form a kind of a dough I could roll it out into a sheet pan then bake it. Once done I could break it into bite-sized pieces.
@@tuttyfat Sounds like that would work great!
@@arusticrenaissance I'll give it a try and let you know if it works. Thanks