Yes I've done a lot of whole milk. I place my trays in the dryer first and pull the tray out just a few inches then measure the milk into the tray with a large measuring cup. I don't spill any that way. Each tray will hold one quart without overflowing at the back. After drying I run it through my food processer to powder it. I put one tray into small Mylar bags. I feel this makes it easy to figure the amount of water to add back. I've never pre-frozen my milk and it turns out fine. Nice and white and very dry. I cant tell the difference from fresh and freeze dried milk. I do plan to do some chocolate milk for the grand kids. (I like it too) If you chill your water in the fridge first you'll have cold milk to serve right away. I use water from my Alexapure filter and it makes great tasting milk. So much better than the boxed powered non-fat store bought stuff. I've hated that crap since I was a kid and my grandma served it. That's all they drank. Never fresh. Yes, if you own a dryer, by all means do some milk. You'll be happy with it. Happy prepping - peace be with you.
@@live.life.simple. Yep. It works well. Eggs, milk, gravy, tomato sauce, mashed potato's, are a few I've done. I like the KitchenAid from Walmart. It has a convenient spout to pour stuff into the bag. But I suppose they all work as well to do the job. Good luck to you.
Seriously thinking about getting into this, but here would be my solution. If four trays is 1.5 gallon I would make each tray one quart instead (decreased processing time). After processing I would make bags that held either one quart (one tray) or 1/2 gallon (two trays) so reconstitution would be easy. Place as many labeled plastic bags, unsealed, as you want in Mylar and seal. You could pull out one or several at a time then reseal the rest in the Mylar with a new O2 absorber.
When I do liquids, (eggs and milk), I line the trays with plastic wrap. This makes for super easy release into the Mylar bags and easier cleanup of the trays. I don't prefreeze because I can't find a flat place in my freezer. I find that reconstituting eggs and milk works best when I have powdered the crystals in my blender. The crystals don't re-hydrate well at all. Also, powdering allows you to put more product in your bags or jars.
That is an awesome tip! I put my trays in and fill each with exactly 1 quart, but I never thought to line the trays with wrap. That would make taking the product out to blend it much easier.
If you put liquids and eggs in ziploc bags and freeze flat you can then open them and put them as block on the trays making room for more. I wouldn't use plastic as plastic leeches and that thing is pulling all moisture
If you take a vanilla bean cut it in half and then cut it long ways and scrape out the innards and put them and your freeze dried whole milk into a blender for a few seconds you can make yourself a nice vanilla coffee creamer. (Also take the empty vanilla bean pod and put it in with the milk. It will keep adding flavor.
Helpful tip: stick the end of the tray (with the freeze dried milk powder on it) in a gallon sized ziplock. Scrape the powder down into the bag with a small metal spatula. It is amazing how quickly and easily you can get the milk (or eggs, or yogurt, or broth, etc.) off the trays. Then I use a large funnel to dump from the ziplock bag into a Mason jar.
Adding a dash of vanilla flavoring to the milk will usually make it taste much better to kids, at least that's what we've found. Keep up the great work.
@@Darenator1 I suppose you could, BUT then you're kinda limited to what you can use the milk for as far as cooking other things. I mean for example, do you want to make mac and cheese or an Alfredo sauce with vanilla flavored milk?
I have the premier pump and put the fan in front so air goes over the entire pump. It now is warm to the touch and that is a huge improvement. Thanks for the tip and all your videos.
Where I live, my neighbor had milk cows. He was always telling me to come over and get some milk. Whole raw milk. I dump and prefeeze 2 gallons at a time. I was getting so much FD milk I had to stop getting from him till he realized what I was doing. He asked me for some FD milk, so I gave him 30 packs. (60 gallons). Then I got more and kept doing it till we had 150 packs each. Sadly he lost his land in 2009 and moved away. But with all the food and garden and milk that I FD for him.
Great idea and thanks so much. Because of this video I am thinking of using the same idea with sugarcane juice can it work with freedrying? Please advise
THANK YOU! We've been raw milk drinkers for almost 2 decades and are always looking for a way to make our stash last longer. Husband is a truck driver and I ride with him now since I retired. Raw milk never goes back to normal after being frozen, so we only take a few half gallons to put in our fridge but it doesn't last the 2 months we're on the road and sometimes it's difficult to find out there. THIS IS SO PERFECT! Gallons can travel with us and we'll NEVER be without our precious raw milk again!!!
How did your raw milk freeze drying go? I drink raw milk too & in the next few days I want to try freezing the milk. I'm so glad I watched this video again.
I am a industrial HVACR mechanic those vacuum pumps a pear to be off the shelf stuff we use to dehydrate refrigeration circuits.Yeah those pumps run warm but boy they do run .We will have those things running on 100°f + roof tops for hours or days ( system size dependent ) .That fan is not needed
Glad I came across your video before trying this...no need to reinvent the wheel. Look forward to seeing what else you have done. We use our freeze dryer a lot and your fan tip alone was worth the time of watching
I'm saving up for a Harvest Right unit. Your videos are super informative and I thank you for sharing your experiences with your freeze dryer with us!!
Hope you can get yours soon. I feel it's a wise investment. Personally I bought the large unit with the oil less pump. I love the oil less pump and for me it's worth the extra money. All I have to do for maintenance every 10 batches is pour 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol 2 or 3 times down the hose with the pump running to flush out any gunk build up. So easy to do. I love doing all kinds of foods and packing them away. Ben running it almost 24/7 since December of 2018. It will be nice to have more than just rice and beans in my preps.
Admiral Preparedness I took out a loan 1 year ago and started drying everything I could. Get it quick because food prices and availability will get tight. Now I have a great stash. The interest on the loan I consider an investment. Time is your enemy.
I fit 4 cups of whole milk in each small tray. Then I crush the powder up really good and put each tray into 32 oz ball jar. Just fill the ball jar up to the 32 oz line and it's the perfect ratio.
Would you say it taste better than store bought powder milk? Update. I bought one and made some I’m happy to say freeze dried milk taste exactly the same a regular milk. Raw milk drinkers rejoice
This was the nudge I needed. I've been living off powdered milk for several years now. I like fresh milk, but mine always goes sour too fast. Powdered milk is my coffee creamer, my creamed soup base, for mashed potatoes, for smoothies, for 'sour cream' in cheesecakes. It's about $40 for a large can - approx the same as 3 dried qts from the freeze dryer -- which I can make for about $4 and use freely instead of carefully?? I wonder how long it would take to recoup the $3000... Maybe not long, what with everything else I can freeze dry.
This is great! We have goats and swim in milk during spring and summer. I can most of it bc we can't keep up just drinking it. I would love to store it this way! I'm definitely buying one of these machines. Thanks for all your videos!
When my kids (human 😉) were small, we gave them goats milk from the grocery store instead of cows milk. I remember the first winter searching for milk and being told that the goats don’t give milk in the winter. My city brain was blown. I would have bought freeze dried if it was available.
Love your videos. One of the reasons I'm getting one. Paid mine off today. Now it's going to take around 55 business day's to get. What's the old addage. Patience is a virtue.
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Yeah me too. I want to go commercial with some meals. Just read some FDA requirements for the kitchen etc etc...sounds like am gonna need some capital and test the market for some months....I read somewhere that the market for freeze dried meals or meal components....is drying yp..pun intended...but I scratch my wellhead cos..at Costco...all I see is frozen foods ..so what's the article saying?....is the market really growing or crashing... smh..guess I gotta do some more research
The yellow is likely the whey. I’ve watched people make mozzarella, and the whey has a yellow tint when it separates. I’m new to your channel, but enjoying your videos, and learning more about freeze drying.
In my freeze dryer right now I have whole milk and I thought it was taking too long until I watched your video. When I checked the milk 1\2 way through milk looks amazing and also looks white again 😀
I have freeze dried eggs and my next project is raw milk. After freeze drying the raw eggs, I put the chucks in a food processor and the result was a fine powder. I plan on doing that with my milk. Thanks for the videos. Freezing ahead of time would also cut down the freeze drying process. Doing most of the freeze drying in my garage in the winter also cuts down on the processing time. I also like the fan idea.
i always try to freeze my foods or liquids first,becuse the freeze drying time is much quicker which in turn puts less strain on the machine.Thats how I do it not to say its the best way
TO CONVERT THE POWER TO A LIQUID WE WOULD USE 3.5 CUPS POWDER TO 1 GAL H2O. That's rather a bulky ration. What if we want just a bit? We could convert it to Tablespoons (US). There are 16 Tablespoons (US) to a cup. So, the conversion ratio in Tablespoons is 56T powder to 256T H2O. That's a fraction of 56/256. Using the basic math we all learned in school :-) we can reduce that fraction down or up to anything we might want or need. At lit lowest, you have 7/32. 8 Tablespoons is a 1/2 cup, so you have 1/2 C minus 1T (easier to measure than 7 if you pour a level 1/2 cup into your container then take out a level Tablespoon.) 32 is a multiple of 8 (8T=1/2C). 32/8=4 so, 4 *1/2C = 2 Cups. For about 2 Cups milk it would be the 7T powder to 2C water.
1000 grams of organic horizon milk in each tray and pre-frozen in our chest freezer tray 1 weight after freeze drying = 128 grams whole milk tray 2 weight after freeze drying = 123 grams whole milk tray 3 weight after freeze drying = 126 grams lowfat milk tray 4 weight after freeze drying = 123 grams lowfat milk total of all 4 trays = 500 grams average weight = 125 grams each tray Ratio of liquid removed to powder = 8 to 1 or 1 gram of powder to 8 grams of liquid removed from the milk. So to re-hydrate it would be 1 gram of powder milk to 8 grams of water and I have seen a 1 to 1 ratio used. Everything is weighed in grams because volume of dried goods can vary depending on if its pre-sifted or packed and pressed down so all my formulations are done by weight, not volume. I hope this helps
Having never used metric for cooking until recently, I am now thoroughly a fan of metric now! It's so much easier to extrapolate quantities and ratios for things just like reconstituting milk! Thank you for laying this all out like that!
I pour the egg (that you spoke of) on the tray while they are in the freeze dryer. I place the trays in the slot and let them stick out a little and pour the blender container of beat up eggs in the trays. Then no spillage. I will do that with the milk also. I have no room in my freezers. None.
From my experience and keeping the product in a cool dark basement it will last for 20 years. Keep yur temp at between the 50's n abt 69 if possibe. Nice video
Since I live in nice, hot, humid Florida, where no one has storm cellars, I won't be able to store the FD milk as long. But you did answer my question -- thanks.
have you ever tried Heavy Cream? If it would freeze dry well and be able to turn to a shelf stable powder I'd think that would be absolutely AMAZING for cooking! I can't say how many times I wished that I had heavy cream on had but would need to go to the store to pick some up -- its just one of those things that you really need it when you need it, but also dont need it ever day or week... so that one item store trip just sucks! Same with whole milk. To have quality shelf stable whole milk on hand would be absolutely amazing!
Great video, I just subscribe to your channel. I have an answer to your measurement question for freeze dried milk. 3 tbsp. powder + 1 c. water = 1 c. milk 3/4 c. powder + 4 c. water = 1 qt milk 3 c. powder + 16 c. water = 1 gal. milk
@@live.life.simple. If used for drinking, best chilled overnight... here is the metrics measures.1cup of power =(100g ) with 4 cup of cold water (1 L) ratio 😋 👌
Raw milk blows around a lot but freeze dries well. Some have complained that it goes rancid in storage, because of fat content. Ours hasn’t yet. We prefreeze though, in ice cubes.
You should get a large restaurant bowl to quickly dump your trays.. They make them extra extra large. It would save so much time. Also if you need to put it into jars or bags, they make giant funnels too. I paid $20 for a 20 qt bowl on Amazon. But also just a large plastic dishpan from the dollar store works too. I've used both for dehydrating. Bowl is best.
I use the long plastic bags that my trays came in when removing the various foods: Slip tray into the bag (good fit 😏), dump or scrape goodies- super fast, and keeps everything contained!
Thank you for this.I just got my Harvest right and am wanting to make milk powder.As we are lactose free it's almost impossible to get LF milk powder here so being able to make our own is great.
Same here - and you can use that FD Lactose Free milk to make Evaporated Milk for cooking too (think Pumpkin Pie). Just use 1/2 the water to reconstitute for Lactose Free Evaporated Milk.
If you found a way to lower your trays inside your deep freezer, I think you'd find that not only would they freeze much quicker, but they'd be more solid and colder as well. Heat rises and cold sinks so being up near the lid, the trays don't cool off nearly as quickly. You could also fix this by putting a small computer fan inside the freezer to circulate the air to prevent the thermal stratification. You could probably cut your freezing time in half.
As long as it freezes overnight and gets solid, i am not too concerned about the freeze time. If i keep freeze drying for a couple more months 24/7 (like i have been), there won't be anything left in the deep freeze😉
@@live.life.simple. once I get my freeze drier I'll be doing the same emptying out my freezer. I'll also be freeze drying most of my pressure canned meat that in my pantry.
@@live.life.simple. We're up to around 6000 lbs of food stored. About 30% of that is freeze dried stuff. I estimate its a 2 year supply for family of 3.
I know I'm late to the party, but I did milk by putting in baggies to freeze, 2 cups per baggie, laying 3 on a medium tray. (I say I DID milk but my FD hasn't even arrived yet, I have it in the freezer ready to go!) Ended up with 24 cups, which is 1.5 gallons just like you got by pouring on the trays. Was much easier to manage and freezer spot didn't need to be perfectly level and no spillage. I actually used the HR lids, which divide into 3 portions on the tray so worked well. I will take out of baggies and lay on trays to freeze dry. Will be in 2 cup portions already when done. (I didn't think this up, saw another TH-camr do it and decided that's how I'm going to handle liquids.) I've been using dehydrated and freeze dried milk for a long time. To reconstitute dehydrated and freeze dried milk, I use 3T per cup of water, which is 3/4c per quart, 3 cups per gallon. Aerate or blend, pour through a strainer if too much foam, refrigerate overnight and no one can tell the difference. I use mostly for cooking, occasionally for cereal or coffee. If kids are picky, add 1/4-1/2 t. of vanilla per quart and they will be happy....
I dry froze orange juice twice, two different brands. The sweeter brand didn't dry freeze as well because of sugar content. . It took much longer to dry freeze the sweeter juice.
@@nancysala7769 that’s what they say, but you can purchase FD butter in cans so they are lying to you. Once I saw FD butter available for sale, I tested it and started making my own. It just takes longer to FD pre-frozen butter.
My FD is on order. I almost bought a bunch of #10 cans of powdered milk today, then saw this! I'm looking forward to doing this in my FD, IF it ever gets here, lol!
A gallon of milk weighs 8.6 lbs. A gallon of water weighs 8.33 lbs. A difference of 0.27 lbs per gallon. Amount used for each type was 3/4 gallon which should yield around 0.21 lbs.
What about specialty items, cream, creme fraîch, clotted cream? If one uses raw does it need to be pastureized? What about freeze drying cheeses like Brie and blue?
One thing we discovered about powdered milk is that if you reconstitute it the night before bed and then drink it in the morning, it tastes much closer to fresh milk. It seems to need time to fully reconstitute.
This might be a dumb question but .. why not just buy powdered milk from the supermarket and rebag it in mylar bags? Seems to me that it would save a LOT of time and effort and be far more cost effective.
Where I live there are no flavored coffee creamers. I really miss my favorite flavors. It occurs to me this would be a great way to make your own. Adding vanilla flavoring to the milk (or any other extracts) and *maybe* a little sweetener. In powdered form this would be great for rehydrating right in your coffee cup.
Glad you got to try the milk. I am doing coffee in my machine this week I am traveling internationally in a few months and I want to take my own coffee with me so I am Brewing Peet's Coffee and I'm putting it in the freeze dryer. I will let you know how it turns out. I'm sure it will be the same consistency as milk and just add hot water. I'm taking my own milk with me to just to be safe at least a bag or two
I have dairy goats. Have had no milk (fluid) since 2002 but raw goat milk. Milk flow is seasonal. Have been wanting to get a freeze dryer to do the milk. One source recommended 1 qt./tray. To me, that sounds like a starting point. Also remember........ if the milk is not standardized through the fornication (deadly pausterization, horrid homezination) then milk can weigh different!
I'm not sure how freezing your own will taste but I can tell you every powdered milk I have tried there is a funky aftertaste. Not sure why but there is. Only one not so bad is the carnation one but it has a baby formula type smell to it but no after taste.
Number 1: How did you retire at 40? I'm 46, my line of work has drained me. I can retire at 50, thank God. Number 2: I plan on purchasing my freezer drier soon. I planned on buying one well before this crisis began, actually about 3 years ago. What is the difference in pumps. I kinda compare air compressors. Thre oil pump is quieter and more durable, however there is more maintenance. Before my oil fed air compressor, I had an oil less. The thing could wake up the neighborhood but wasn't as dependable in the end. What are your thoughts with the standard oil pump, the premium oil pump, and the noisy non oil version that all your neighbors hear. Thank you.
The oilless is not louder than the oiled, but quite a bit more. The oiled have come a long way since i purchased mine and do a fantastic job, but the oil needs to be changed every batch.
I'm planning on getting one and using it to freeze dry my extra breastmilk, I can never use it fast enough just frozen in the freezer because I very rarely use my pumped milk
If I am ever to where I can get a box truck to live in and move out of my van....I hope to get a med or large unit with the premium pump and make a sound suppression system boxing in the pump with an inline duct fan....which will also be part of environmental controls.
Could you share your cheat sheet for your times? That would be great for newbies :-) love your videos! You are an inspiration and have made me so excited for freeze drying! Oh and I LOVE the pre-cut parchment sheets & the tray stacking pieces you sell! They are amazing! Makes this process so much easier!
Just trying to help you, I have a harvest right freeze dryer and I freeze dry milk all the time, you DO NOT NEED TO PRE FREEZE BEFORE HAND. I put my trys inside the freeze dryer, then take my milk and pour into trays. It does not spill. It is so easy and it works great. Comes out powder and perfect.
Does it make the freeze drying stage shorter? I thought it might be cheaper if you already have a freezer running save doing it all in the freezer dryer
I prefreeze to reduce cycle times and wear on the freeze dryer. Also, if you have a deep freeze already running, you might as well take advantage of it.
Measure 1 quart of milk per tray. 1 gallon in 4 trays. 1/2 Gallon freeze dried fits into a quart mason jar. Reconstitute in a blender, add milk and they fill with cool water to 1/2 gallon mark. Comes out just like fresh.
Wish I would have watched this before I freeze dried milk....oh my goodness what a mess!!! Thanks for the video! Oh yeah I tried eggs also...geeeez! lol
I live on a farm & recently got my medium HR FD! I just subscribed to your channel & love it! Watched the milk video & just wondering if anyone has fd whole goats milk? Its different from cow's milk in that it's almost homogeneous naturally.
Interesting I'm about to purchase three things.... Pressure canner, vacuum sealer and a Freeze dryer.... have you ever gotten bulk veggies from the freezer section at the Cosco or Sam's when you didnt have veggies coming from the garden and freeze dried em?.. how about red beets
hi I have been watchşng the freeze-dried videos I have a question for you ıf you don't mind it firstly this machine how many kg fully can be loaded for example ( fruit strawberry ) other is how my kw electrıycıty consume per hour... lastly how we know the proses taking 7 hours 4 hours or like this milk videos ıts took over 40 hours is there power management consumunşng electricity really important for me thank you from turkey
I enjoyed your video & reading the comments. I noticed the price of the FD machine is expensive,. My thoughts were a couple of households could purchase it together to share.
Question I have for you what is the mathematics or what have you to figure out how much water to put into rehydrate freeze-dried stuff weigh the food before freeze drying and then add the water by weight or cup
Awesome video! I have been really curious how milk would turn out and have been looking forward to this one for a while. I was surprised how it stayed. I thought it would shrink down on the tray leaving a thinner layer when it was finished
Yeah it looks great. I need milk for my food storage and do you know if it would be worth it price wise to freeze dry my own or is milk? It’s something I need to look in to
I'm not sure of the price of commercially freeze dried milk, but in the meidum size i can fit about 1.5 gallons and you r electricity costs are going to be about $2-3
I have a xlarge freeze dryer that I've only had a few months. It will not freeze dry liquids without building up too much ice on the sides and touching the trays ! I have to unload and try to keep it from ruining while I defrost the f.d.and start again. Is this right ???
I really don't mind carnation powered milk. As long as it's good and cold. I have to put more water in it then it calls for, because I only buy skim milk anymore and if I don't dilute the powered milk it tastes like cream to me.
Great video! Two questions, if you don't mind...First, I have the 2022 premier oil pump. Pond which side should I focus the fan, the bright green side, that gets insanely hot or the other metal side? Also, where did you get those plastic "shelf type" things that hold your trays up and level in your freezer? What is your mT at the end of the cycle for milk? Thanks!
The shelves were included with my freezer. The premier pump does not usually need a fan, but some air movement from any side is helpful at times. mTorr varies ALOT. My cycles usually are anywhere from 100-300
@@live.life.simple. Thank you! Should I tend to focus the fan more towards the front, green side or towards the back, gray portion of the pump? It is hottest at the green portion, but no sure if that is the best placement or not? What area of the fan should be my focus? Thanks, again. 🙂
Hi when you freeze dry the milk,is the end result the same as milk powder? if not then how does it differ? because what i need is powdered milk that is instantly dissolves on contact with water without being stirred much like powdered milk.Thanks
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Yes I've done a lot of whole milk. I place my trays in the dryer first and pull the tray out just a few inches then measure the milk into the tray with a large measuring cup. I don't spill any that way. Each tray will hold one quart without overflowing at the back. After drying I run it through my food processer to powder it. I put one tray into small Mylar bags. I feel this makes it easy to figure the amount of water to add back.
I've never pre-frozen my milk and it turns out fine. Nice and white and very dry. I cant tell the difference from fresh and freeze dried milk. I do plan to do some chocolate milk for the grand kids. (I like it too) If you chill your water in the fridge first you'll have cold milk to serve right away. I use water from my Alexapure filter and it makes great tasting milk. So much better than the boxed powered non-fat store bought stuff. I've hated that crap since I was a kid and my grandma served it. That's all they drank. Never fresh.
Yes, if you own a dryer, by all means do some milk. You'll be happy with it. Happy prepping - peace be with you.
Great tip on the food processor, that could be done with lots different freeze dried things.
@@live.life.simple. Yep. It works well. Eggs, milk, gravy, tomato sauce, mashed potato's, are a few I've done. I like the KitchenAid from Walmart. It has a convenient spout to pour stuff into the bag.
But I suppose they all work as well to do the job. Good luck to you.
How long of times did you set?
Thank you soooo much for the how to on milk!
Not needing to freeze first is a time saver. But how long does it take to dry..?
Seriously thinking about getting into this, but here would be my solution. If four trays is 1.5 gallon I would make each tray one quart instead (decreased processing time). After processing I would make bags that held either one quart (one tray) or 1/2 gallon (two trays) so reconstitution would be easy. Place as many labeled plastic bags, unsealed, as you want in Mylar and seal. You could pull out one or several at a time then reseal the rest in the Mylar with a new O2 absorber.
That makes sense…1 quart per tray then add that to quart jar fill to top with water.
When I do liquids, (eggs and milk), I line the trays with plastic wrap. This makes for super easy release into the Mylar bags and easier cleanup of the trays. I don't prefreeze because I can't find a flat place in my freezer. I find that reconstituting eggs and milk works best when I have powdered the crystals in my blender. The crystals don't re-hydrate well at all. Also, powdering allows you to put more product in your bags or jars.
Tip from someone..put freezer food in cooler while you pre freeze then replace.
@@ILkaterlyn Or freeze dry all that extra crap in the freezer! LOL
That is an awesome tip! I put my trays in and fill each with exactly 1 quart, but I never thought to line the trays with wrap. That would make taking the product out to blend it much easier.
If you put liquids and eggs in ziploc bags and freeze flat you can then open them and put them as block on the trays making room for more. I wouldn't use plastic as plastic leeches and that thing is pulling all moisture
If you take a vanilla bean cut it in half and then cut it long ways and scrape out the innards and put them and your freeze dried whole milk into a blender for a few seconds you can make yourself a nice vanilla coffee creamer. (Also take the empty vanilla bean pod and put it in with the milk. It will keep adding flavor.
You can get the instructions from a store powder milk box as to how much water and powder you can mix. I got it from there
We are a raw milk dairy. I’m getting my harvest right in a couple weeks.
Have you freeze dried raw milk yet? This is what I'm interested in
I just came across this you should use a sifter after drying process makes for rehydration really easy with out clumps
Helpful tip: stick the end of the tray (with the freeze dried milk powder on it) in a gallon sized ziplock. Scrape the powder down into the bag with a small metal spatula. It is amazing how quickly and easily you can get the milk (or eggs, or yogurt, or broth, etc.) off the trays. Then I use a large funnel to dump from the ziplock bag into a Mason jar.
Adding a dash of vanilla flavoring to the milk will usually make it taste much better to kids, at least that's what we've found. Keep up the great work.
Excellent tip thanks.
Could you add pure vanilla before you freeze dry?
@@Darenator1 I suppose you could, BUT then you're kinda limited to what you can use the milk for as far as cooking other things. I mean for example, do you want to make mac and cheese or an Alfredo sauce with vanilla flavored milk?
I have the premier pump and put the fan in front so air goes over the entire pump. It now is warm to the touch and that is a huge improvement. Thanks for the tip and all your videos.
Where I live, my neighbor had milk cows. He was always telling me to come over and get some milk. Whole raw milk. I dump and prefeeze 2 gallons at a time. I was getting so much FD milk I had to stop getting from him till he realized what I was doing. He asked me for some FD milk, so I gave him 30 packs. (60 gallons). Then I got more and kept doing it till we had 150 packs each. Sadly he lost his land in 2009 and moved away. But with all the food and garden and milk that I FD for him.
wow that's the good stuff! I assume that it rehydrates well?
@@live.life.simple. Yes it does. We rehydrate just under the normal amiount to make it creamier.
Great idea and thanks so much. Because of this video I am thinking of using the same idea with sugarcane juice can it work with freedrying? Please advise
I love that you did that for your neighbor. You probably served him for many years after he lost his land.
THANK YOU! We've been raw milk drinkers for almost 2 decades and are always looking for a way to make our stash last longer. Husband is a truck driver and I ride with him now since I retired. Raw milk never goes back to normal after being frozen, so we only take a few half gallons to put in our fridge but it doesn't last the 2 months we're on the road and sometimes it's difficult to find out there. THIS IS SO PERFECT! Gallons can travel with us and we'll NEVER be without our precious raw milk again!!!
Good to hear!
How did your raw milk freeze drying go? I drink raw milk too & in the next few days I want to try freezing the milk. I'm so glad I watched this video again.
how has it gone??
@badinstinctsTH-cam - Most supermarkets don't carry RAW milk.
@badinstinctsTH-cam Supermarkets don't sell unpasteurised raw milk.
I am a industrial HVACR mechanic those vacuum pumps a pear to be off the shelf stuff we use to dehydrate refrigeration circuits.Yeah those pumps run warm but boy they do run .We will have those things running on 100°f + roof tops for hours or days ( system size dependent ) .That fan is not needed
The difference is the freeze drying process tends to add water into the oil.
Glad I came across your video before trying this...no need to reinvent the wheel. Look forward to seeing what else you have done. We use our freeze dryer a lot and your fan tip alone was worth the time of watching
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I'm saving up for a Harvest Right unit. Your videos are super informative and I thank you for sharing your experiences with your freeze dryer with us!!
When you get one, let me know if you ever need help with the setup or process. I love the user name!
Harvest right does have a layaway program.
Hope you can get yours soon. I feel it's a wise investment. Personally I bought the large unit with the oil less pump. I love the oil less pump and for me it's worth the extra money. All I have to do for maintenance every 10 batches is pour 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol 2 or 3 times down the hose with the pump running to flush out any gunk build up. So easy to do. I love doing all kinds of foods and packing them away. Ben running it almost 24/7 since December of 2018. It will be nice to have more than just rice and beans in my preps.
You will be my first "go to" person!!@@live.life.simple.
Admiral Preparedness I took out a loan 1 year ago and started drying everything I could. Get it quick because food prices and availability will get tight. Now I have a great stash. The interest on the loan I consider an investment. Time is your enemy.
Boys did a great job! 🙏🏼❤️🇨🇦
My husband and I love you channel. We both are retired at the age of 40 too now we have a homestead.
That's awesome, congrats on your achievement!
I fit 4 cups of whole milk in each small tray. Then I crush the powder up really good and put each tray into 32 oz ball jar. Just fill the ball jar up to the 32 oz line and it's the perfect ratio.
This makes so much sense i can't believe i didnt think of this!
Would you say it taste better than store bought powder milk?
Update. I bought one and made some
I’m happy to say freeze dried milk taste exactly the same a regular milk. Raw milk drinkers rejoice
This was the nudge I needed. I've been living off powdered milk for several years now. I like fresh milk, but mine always goes sour too fast. Powdered milk is my coffee creamer, my creamed soup base, for mashed potatoes, for smoothies, for 'sour cream' in cheesecakes. It's about $40 for a large can - approx the same as 3 dried qts from the freeze dryer -- which I can make for about $4 and use freely instead of carefully?? I wonder how long it would take to recoup the $3000... Maybe not long, what with everything else I can freeze dry.
This is great! We have goats and swim in milk during spring and summer. I can most of it bc we can't keep up just drinking it. I would love to store it this way! I'm definitely buying one of these machines.
Thanks for all your videos!
if you search through the Facebook or Mewe groups there are others who have done goat milks and cheese
Amber, Hello! Do you ever make feta cheese with your goats milk ?
When my kids (human 😉) were small, we gave them goats milk from the grocery store instead of cows milk. I remember the first winter searching for milk and being told that the goats don’t give milk in the winter. My city brain was blown. I would have bought freeze dried if it was available.
Love your videos. One of the reasons I'm getting one. Paid mine off today. Now it's going to take around 55 business day's to get. What's the old addage. Patience is a virtue.
congrats on your purchase Gary. now you can take those 55 days to plan some cycles and start pre freezing some foods so they are ready.
The recipe I'm really looking forward to is your hot apple pie with cranberries. Looked fantastic.
Hey I was wondering where you got your shelves for your chest freezer. New subscriber thanks for your information.
SAME!!
Your channel is extremely helpful. I plan to buy one of these awesome freeze dryers and I need to know everything possible before I spend $4000
I started a FACEBOOK GROUP for members to share tips, suggestions, etc. Once we get the group rolling it will be a great resource and any questions you have can be answered there. Just post a question and you will get multiple peoples opinions.
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Yeah me too. I want to go commercial with some meals. Just read some FDA requirements for the kitchen etc etc...sounds like am gonna need some capital and test the market for some months....I read somewhere that the market for freeze dried meals or meal components....is drying yp..pun intended...but I scratch my wellhead cos..at Costco...all I see is frozen foods ..so what's the article saying?....is the market really growing or crashing... smh..guess I gotta do some more research
The yellow is likely the whey. I’ve watched people make mozzarella, and the whey has a yellow tint when it separates. I’m new to your channel, but enjoying your videos, and learning more about freeze drying.
In my freeze dryer right now I have whole milk and I thought it was taking too long until I watched your video. When I checked the milk 1\2 way through milk looks amazing and also looks white again 😀
Good to hear!
Great video!
Where can I get the tray holders for deep freezers to pre-freeze?
I have freeze dried eggs and my next project is raw milk. After freeze drying the raw eggs, I put the chucks in a food processor and the result was a fine powder. I plan on doing that with my milk. Thanks for the videos. Freezing ahead of time would also cut down the freeze drying process. Doing most of the freeze drying in my garage in the winter also cuts down on the processing time. I also like the fan idea.
a cool vac pump is a happy one. Anytime you can take your food down to a powder, the storage and rehydration benefits are huge.
you should try and get stick-on Heatsink. With the fan will make the pump last longer.
The fan idea! Genius!
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Is very expensive!! $ 4000
i always try to freeze my foods or liquids first,becuse the freeze drying time is much quicker which in turn puts less strain on the machine.Thats how I do it not to say its the best way
i almost always pre freeze. You are right, the deep freeze is already running, might as well use it and same some wear and tear on the freeze dryer
TO CONVERT THE POWER TO A LIQUID WE WOULD USE 3.5 CUPS POWDER TO 1 GAL H2O. That's rather a bulky ration. What if we want just a bit? We could convert it to Tablespoons (US). There are 16 Tablespoons (US) to a cup. So, the conversion ratio in Tablespoons is 56T powder to 256T H2O. That's a fraction of 56/256. Using the basic math we all learned in school :-) we can reduce that fraction down or up to anything we might want or need. At lit lowest, you have 7/32. 8 Tablespoons is a 1/2 cup, so you have 1/2 C minus 1T (easier to measure than 7 if you pour a level 1/2 cup into your container then take out a level Tablespoon.) 32 is a multiple of 8 (8T=1/2C). 32/8=4 so, 4 *1/2C = 2 Cups. For about 2 Cups milk it would be the 7T powder to 2C water.
1000 grams of organic horizon milk in each tray and pre-frozen in our chest freezer
tray 1 weight after freeze drying = 128 grams whole milk
tray 2 weight after freeze drying = 123 grams whole milk
tray 3 weight after freeze drying = 126 grams lowfat milk
tray 4 weight after freeze drying = 123 grams lowfat milk
total of all 4 trays = 500 grams
average weight = 125 grams each tray
Ratio of liquid removed to powder = 8 to 1 or 1 gram of powder to 8 grams of liquid removed from the milk. So to re-hydrate it would be 1 gram of powder milk to 8 grams of water and I have seen a 1 to 1 ratio used.
Everything is weighed in grams because volume of dried goods can vary depending on if its pre-sifted or
packed and pressed down so all my formulations are done by weight, not volume. I hope this helps
Having never used metric for cooking until recently, I am now thoroughly a fan of metric now! It's so much easier to extrapolate quantities and ratios for things just like reconstituting milk! Thank you for laying this all out like that!
I pour the egg (that you spoke of) on the tray while they are in the freeze dryer. I place the trays in the slot and let them stick out a little and pour the blender container of beat up eggs in the trays. Then no spillage. I will do that with the milk also. I have no room in my freezers. None.
From my experience and keeping the product in a cool dark basement it will last for 20 years. Keep yur temp at between the 50's n abt 69 if possibe. Nice video
Since I live in nice, hot, humid Florida, where no one has storm cellars, I won't be able to store the FD milk as long. But you did answer my question -- thanks.
have you ever tried Heavy Cream?
If it would freeze dry well and be able to turn to a shelf stable powder I'd think that would be absolutely AMAZING for cooking!
I can't say how many times I wished that I had heavy cream on had but would need to go to the store to pick some up -- its just one of those things that you really need it when you need it, but also dont need it ever day or week... so that one item store trip just sucks!
Same with whole milk. To have quality shelf stable whole milk on hand would be absolutely amazing!
This video was just released a couple weeks back
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Great video, I just subscribe to your channel. I have an answer to your measurement question for freeze dried milk.
3 tbsp. powder + 1 c. water = 1 c. milk
3/4 c. powder + 4 c. water = 1 qt milk
3 c. powder + 16 c. water = 1 gal. milk
Thanks for the info Henry. Welcome to the channel. Feel free to share tips/ tricks for the FD community!
@@live.life.simple. If used for drinking, best chilled overnight... here is the metrics measures.1cup of power =(100g ) with 4 cup of cold water (1 L) ratio 😋 👌
Thank you so much! This is what I was hoping to find scrolling down the comments!
Raw milk blows around a lot but freeze dries well. Some have complained that it goes rancid in storage, because of fat content. Ours hasn’t yet. We prefreeze though, in ice cubes.
Thank you, we will be freeze drying milk when we get our freeze drier.
You should get a large restaurant bowl to quickly dump your trays.. They make them extra extra large. It would save so much time. Also if you need to put it into jars or bags, they make giant funnels too. I paid $20 for a 20 qt bowl on Amazon. But also just a large plastic dishpan from the dollar store works too. I've used both for dehydrating. Bowl is best.
I use the long plastic bags that my trays came in when removing the various foods: Slip tray into the bag (good fit 😏), dump or scrape goodies- super fast, and keeps everything contained!
Great video as always. I would love to have a freeze drier too. Keep up the great work.
thanks! i like the popup van!
Thank you for this.I just got my Harvest right and am wanting to make milk powder.As we are lactose free it's almost impossible to get LF milk powder here so being able to make our own is great.
Same here - and you can use that FD Lactose Free milk to make Evaporated Milk for cooking too (think Pumpkin Pie). Just use 1/2 the water to reconstitute for Lactose Free Evaporated Milk.
Love what you are doing By the Way. So thanks heaps for doing
I filled some ice cube trays with milk. I’m freezing them now and then going to plop the milk cubes on the tray. 🤞
If you found a way to lower your trays inside your deep freezer, I think you'd find that not only would they freeze much quicker, but they'd be more solid and colder as well. Heat rises and cold sinks so being up near the lid, the trays don't cool off nearly as quickly. You could also fix this by putting a small computer fan inside the freezer to circulate the air to prevent the thermal stratification. You could probably cut your freezing time in half.
As long as it freezes overnight and gets solid, i am not too concerned about the freeze time. If i keep freeze drying for a couple more months 24/7 (like i have been), there won't be anything left in the deep freeze😉
@@live.life.simple. once I get my freeze drier I'll be doing the same emptying out my freezer. I'll also be freeze drying most of my pressure canned meat that in my pantry.
@live.life.simple. put the liquids in ziploc bags flat in freezer. Then open and put on trays. You can fit more and no spills
@@live.life.simple. We're up to around 6000 lbs of food stored. About 30% of that is freeze dried stuff. I estimate its a 2 year supply for family of 3.
I know I'm late to the party, but I did milk by putting in baggies to freeze, 2 cups per baggie, laying 3 on a medium tray. (I say I DID milk but my FD hasn't even arrived yet, I have it in the freezer ready to go!) Ended up with 24 cups, which is 1.5 gallons just like you got by pouring on the trays. Was much easier to manage and freezer spot didn't need to be perfectly level and no spillage. I actually used the HR lids, which divide into 3 portions on the tray so worked well. I will take out of baggies and lay on trays to freeze dry. Will be in 2 cup portions already when done. (I didn't think this up, saw another TH-camr do it and decided that's how I'm going to handle liquids.) I've been using dehydrated and freeze dried milk for a long time. To reconstitute dehydrated and freeze dried milk, I use 3T per cup of water, which is 3/4c per quart, 3 cups per gallon. Aerate or blend, pour through a strainer if too much foam, refrigerate overnight and no one can tell the difference. I use mostly for cooking, occasionally for cereal or coffee. If kids are picky, add 1/4-1/2 t. of vanilla per quart and they will be happy....
Would love to see your cheatsheet!
So this is what retired people do! Lol great video man!
You gotta have something to do! I'm not "officially" retired for 13 months. But i will be Freeze drying like crazy then.
@@live.life.simple. I try to but it is so hot in texas my electric bill doubles if i use it in the summer!
ouch!
Thanks for posting this, really interested in getting one of these machines. Have you ever tried orange juice or grapefruit juice?
I dry froze orange juice twice, two different brands. The sweeter brand didn't dry freeze as well because of sugar content. . It took much longer to dry freeze the sweeter juice.
Valencia juice was more sour. Not a favorite of mine but it did freeze better.
Have you tried cream, half and half, real coffee creamer, ice cream, sour cream? I saw the eggnog being dried and that's great!
Endless! Buttermilk be great, I don’t use it often and not much when I do. Can’t get in anything smaller than a quart.
I have freeze dried cream, butter, heavy whipping cream, and condensed milk, all turned out perfectly.
@@WH6FQE Thank you.
@@WH6FQE I though one of the things one cannot FD is butter
@@nancysala7769 that’s what they say, but you can purchase FD butter in cans so they are lying to you. Once I saw FD butter available for sale, I tested it and started making my own. It just takes longer to FD pre-frozen butter.
My FD is on order. I almost bought a bunch of #10 cans of powdered milk today, then saw this! I'm looking forward to doing this in my FD, IF it ever gets here, lol!
Yeah, I use a fan on my vacuum pump at work. Totally worth it.
Yep. I am hoping HR will start incorporating this into their pumps
A gallon of milk weighs 8.6 lbs. A gallon of water weighs 8.33 lbs. A difference of 0.27 lbs per gallon. Amount used for each type was 3/4 gallon which should yield around 0.21 lbs.
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Thanks for the sub!
What about specialty items, cream, creme fraîch, clotted cream? If one uses raw does it need to be pastureized?
What about freeze drying cheeses like Brie and blue?
One thing we discovered about powdered milk is that if you reconstitute it the night before bed and then drink it in the morning, it tastes much closer to fresh milk. It seems to need time to fully reconstitute.
This might be a dumb question but .. why not just buy powdered milk from the supermarket and rebag it in mylar bags?
Seems to me that it would save a LOT of time and effort and be far more cost effective.
I just got my freeze dryer, milk is on my list!!
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Where I live there are no flavored coffee creamers. I really miss my favorite flavors. It occurs to me this would be a great way to make your own. Adding vanilla flavoring to the milk (or any other extracts) and *maybe* a little sweetener. In powdered form this would be great for rehydrating right in your coffee cup.
Good idea, makes me think I should try to freeze dry my chocolate coffee drink I make.
Have you ever freeze dried whey? After making cheese I usually toss the whey. I wonder if it would make protein powder.
Glad you got to try the milk. I am doing coffee in my machine this week I am traveling internationally in a few months and I want to take my own coffee with me so I am Brewing Peet's Coffee and I'm putting it in the freeze dryer. I will let you know how it turns out. I'm sure it will be the same consistency as milk and just add hot water. I'm taking my own milk with me to just to be safe at least a bag or two
Very cool. I am making a coffee video right now. I have had quite a few people that want to try it. Safe travels.
@@live.life.simple. oh nice. Will look forward to your video
or the machine thinks it’s just flavored water and nothing will remain.....??
How did the coffee go Emily?
Wow this is such a great thing I sooo need to get this machine .
I have dairy goats. Have had no milk (fluid) since 2002 but raw goat milk. Milk flow is seasonal. Have been wanting to get a freeze dryer to do the milk. One source recommended 1 qt./tray. To me, that sounds like a starting point. Also remember........ if the milk is not standardized through the fornication (deadly pausterization, horrid homezination) then milk can weigh different!
goat milk would be interesting. How is the texture compared to cow?
I would like to know if this is worth doing as opposed to buying powdered milk regarding cost and taste.
There's only one way to find out!
I'm not sure how freezing your own will taste but I can tell you every powdered milk I have tried there is a funky aftertaste. Not sure why but there is. Only one not so bad is the carnation one but it has a baby formula type smell to it but no after taste.
What about half and half? Have wanted the Harvest Right for a long time. Hopefully soon I can purchase.
Epicentre Brian did a condiment video and included half and half. Turned out awesome!
I've bought 4 types of milk, and powdered peanut butter, and powdered eggs.
Number 1: How did you retire at 40? I'm 46, my line of work has drained me. I can retire at 50, thank God. Number 2: I plan on purchasing my freezer drier soon. I planned on buying one well before this crisis began, actually about 3 years ago. What is the difference in pumps. I kinda compare air compressors. Thre oil pump is quieter and more durable, however there is more maintenance. Before my oil fed air compressor, I had an oil less. The thing could wake up the neighborhood but wasn't as dependable in the end. What are your thoughts with the standard oil pump, the premium oil pump, and the noisy non oil version that all your neighbors hear. Thank you.
The oilless is not louder than the oiled, but quite a bit more. The oiled have come a long way since i purchased mine and do a fantastic job, but the oil needs to be changed every batch.
I love how we say it out west. Sounds like my mom. “Melk”
That's the way my two year old grand baby says it. 😊
Here in Texas milk is a two syllable word: "mee oak"
I'm planning on getting one and using it to freeze dry my extra breastmilk, I can never use it fast enough just frozen in the freezer because I very rarely use my pumped milk
I love this video! Can't wait to try milk! Thanks so much!
If I am ever to where I can get a box truck to live in and move out of my van....I hope to get a med or large unit with the premium pump and make a sound suppression system boxing in the pump with an inline duct fan....which will also be part of environmental controls.
You're putting me closer and closer to purchasing the freeze dryer. My biggest issue is the space it takes.
Understandable. Just throw it in the basement or spare bedroom and after while you don't even think about it.
I like the idea of being able to mix it thicker since I hate skim milk (white water).
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I like this it’s interesting. I could learn a lot. How much is a freeze drying unit
Could you share your cheat sheet for your times? That would be great for newbies :-) love your videos! You are an inspiration and have made me so excited for freeze drying! Oh and I LOVE the pre-cut parchment sheets & the tray stacking pieces you sell! They are amazing! Makes this process so much easier!
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Just trying to help you, I have a harvest right freeze dryer and I freeze dry milk all the time, you DO NOT NEED TO PRE FREEZE BEFORE HAND.
I put my trys inside the freeze dryer, then take my milk and pour into trays.
It does not spill. It is so easy and it works great.
Comes out powder and perfect.
Does it make the freeze drying stage shorter? I thought it might be cheaper if you already have a freezer running save doing it all in the freezer dryer
I prefreeze to reduce cycle times and wear on the freeze dryer. Also, if you have a deep freeze already running, you might as well take advantage of it.
Attach some aluminum heatsink fins to the housing to help cool it.
Measure 1 quart of milk per tray. 1 gallon in 4 trays. 1/2 Gallon freeze dried fits into a quart mason jar. Reconstitute in a blender, add milk and they fill with cool water to 1/2 gallon mark. Comes out just like fresh.
Sounds great!
Are you saying equal amounts of powder to water to rehydrate?
@@rdg6543 on whole milk it is about 50/50
Wish I would have watched this before I freeze dried milk....oh my goodness what a mess!!! Thanks for the video! Oh yeah I tried eggs also...geeeez! lol
Glad it was helpful!
I live on a farm & recently got my medium HR FD!
I just subscribed to your channel & love it! Watched the milk video & just wondering if anyone has fd whole goats milk? Its different from cow's milk in that it's almost homogeneous naturally.
I have not personally but if you post on my facebook page I'm sure there is someone that has.
Interesting I'm about to purchase three things.... Pressure canner, vacuum sealer and a Freeze dryer.... have you ever gotten bulk veggies from the freezer section at the Cosco or Sam's when you didnt have veggies coming from the garden and freeze dried em?.. how about red beets
Yes. We do veggies of all kinds. They all do great just don't expect a crunch after rehydrating.
What did you use in the deep freeze to hold the trays?
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hi I have been watchşng the freeze-dried videos I have a question for you ıf you don't mind it firstly this machine how many kg fully can be loaded for example ( fruit strawberry ) other is how my kw electrıycıty consume per hour... lastly how we know the proses taking 7 hours 4 hours or like this milk videos ıts took over 40 hours is there power management consumunşng electricity really important for me thank you from turkey
store bought dry milk reconstitution is 1/2 tbsp per 1 fluid ounce of water, so one 8 oz cup of water would be 4 tbs of dry milk.
I enjoyed your video & reading the comments. I noticed the price of the FD machine is expensive,. My thoughts were a couple of households could purchase it together to share.
Everyone would be fighting over it!
We bought one as a family, Love it!
Question I have for you what is the mathematics or what have you to figure out how much water to put into rehydrate freeze-dried stuff weigh the food before freeze drying and then add the water by weight or cup
ok saving up for the machine.. I'm hooked
Could you place the empty trays and then fill with a funnel and/or tube in the freeze dyer ? Really great stuff here thank you.
yes. I have since learned my lesson.
Have you tried to dry butter?? Cheese?
I’m a new subscriber, I have enjoyed your videos. Thanks
High fats will not work but some cheeses will work. It varies brand to brand
Turn butter in "ghee" is the best 👌 😋
Awesome video! I have been really curious how milk would turn out and have been looking forward to this one for a while. I was surprised how it stayed. I thought it would shrink down on the tray leaving a thinner layer when it was finished
I did too. The milk does very well
Yeah it looks great. I need milk for my food storage and do you know if it would be worth it price wise to freeze dry my own or is milk? It’s something I need to look in to
I'm not sure of the price of commercially freeze dried milk, but in the meidum size i can fit about 1.5 gallons and you r electricity costs are going to be about $2-3
Retired at 40- Live.Life.Simple. Ok great to know!
1.5 gal/4=0.375gal 1gal=8.6 lbs 8.6(0.375)=3.225 lbs per tray wet
Very helpful, thank you
Brand new here… Is there a rule of thumb for reconstituting? Thank you for the great video
I have a xlarge freeze dryer that I've only had a few months.
It will not freeze dry liquids without building up too much ice on the sides and touching the trays !
I have to unload and try to keep it from ruining while I defrost the f.d.and start again.
Is this right ???
A freeze dryer is expensive. Can you please give me some tips on what to look for in a freeze dryer?
I really don't mind carnation powered milk. As long as it's good and cold. I have to put more water in it then it calls for, because I only buy skim milk anymore and if I don't dilute the powered milk it tastes like cream to me.
Great video! Two questions, if you don't mind...First, I have the 2022 premier oil pump. Pond which side should I focus the fan, the bright green side, that gets insanely hot or the other metal side? Also, where did you get those plastic "shelf type" things that hold your trays up and level in your freezer? What is your mT at the end of the cycle for milk? Thanks!
The shelves were included with my freezer. The premier pump does not usually need a fan, but some air movement from any side is helpful at times. mTorr varies ALOT. My cycles usually are anywhere from 100-300
@@live.life.simple. Thank you! Should I tend to focus the fan more towards the front, green side or towards the back, gray portion of the pump? It is hottest at the green portion, but no sure if that is the best placement or not? What area of the fan should be my focus? Thanks, again. 🙂
Hi when you freeze dry the milk,is the end result the same as milk powder? if not then how does it differ? because what i need is powdered milk that is instantly dissolves on contact with water without being stirred much like powdered milk.Thanks
You can throw fd milk in a blender when its done and make it a light powder. At that point, it will dissolve easily
hello, please tell me how can I dry fruits so they don't absorb moisture from the air?
You probably can use the same instructions to reconstitute the milk.
That is on store bought powdered milk.