We use the manual/test control feature on the Harvest Right LED screen/panel to turn the vacuum pump on and off. By doing so, you can easily time it with the HR digital timer. FYI: We run the vac. pump for 50 seconds.
Why do all the videos on this tell you to disconnect the pump from the freeze dryer and plug it direct to the wall? I just power on the freeze dryer and press the leaf, go to vacumn testing and run it for about a minute! Seems way easier to me!
Does this eliminate the need for the oxygen absorber? I would assume so. After opening for use, would then be the correct time to add to jar... thoughts? Great video. Thank you 🙏
We use one of the stainless steel freeze dryer trays instead of a board, works the same, might not hold as many jars. Have you had any issues in having jars not seal with this method? Every time we do it we've had a couple that just will not seal, the jars are clean, not chipped, the lids (flats) are perfect, cannot figure out why we're having this issue.
I bought spicer F250 parts and I see this stuff. Interesting because I do dehydration for fruit. Why don’t you have product links in your description? I’ll find it myself for now. Thanks
The food DOESN'T last 25 years. You are NOT freeze drying the food, you are vacuum sealing it. Freeze dried food last 25 years, NOT vacuum sealed food! The amount of time that vacuum sealed food last depends on how you store it. Cool, dark, storage is best. You also need to check your jars to make sure no seals have come lose.
We use the manual/test control feature on the Harvest Right LED screen/panel to turn the vacuum pump on and off.
By doing so, you can easily time it with the HR digital timer. FYI: We run the vac. pump for 50 seconds.
You can use the test panel. That way you get a vacuum gauge. Don’t do this with wet contents.
Why do all the videos on this tell you to disconnect the pump from the freeze dryer and plug it direct to the wall? I just power on the freeze dryer and press the leaf, go to vacumn testing and run it for about a minute! Seems way easier to me!
@Rebecca Flynn Older machines or Older firmware, you had to do it this way. Newer firmware you get the testing menu, which is might handy!
Great video!!! Thank you 😁
Does this eliminate the need for the oxygen absorber? I would assume so. After opening for use, would then be the correct time to add to jar... thoughts? Great video. Thank you 🙏
Yes you do not need to add an oxygen absorber if you vacuum seal it.
Thank you so much! I was a little nervous to try this when I first heard about it, but your video took the mystery out of it.
We use one of the stainless steel freeze dryer trays instead of a board, works the same, might not hold as many jars. Have you had any issues in having jars not seal with this method? Every time we do it we've had a couple that just will not seal, the jars are clean, not chipped, the lids (flats) are perfect, cannot figure out why we're having this issue.
Thank you so much!
I bought spicer F250 parts and I see this stuff. Interesting because I do dehydration for fruit. Why don’t you have product links in your description? I’ll find it myself for now. Thanks
Do you still need to put an oxygen pk in it?
I wouldn’t say that it will last 25 years. It’s exposed to light and doesn’t have an oxygen absorber in it.
Can you vacuum seal liquids if they are frozen first?
Wow …. Great info…..
Can you use smaller jars such as a pint mason jar
You can use any size jar
could you vacuum seal hot jars of butter?
The food DOESN'T last 25 years.
You are NOT freeze drying the food, you are vacuum sealing it.
Freeze dried food last 25 years, NOT vacuum sealed food!
The amount of time that vacuum sealed food last depends on how you store it. Cool, dark, storage is best.
You also need to check your jars to make sure no seals have come lose.
He's assuming that you realize that he's sealing food that has been freeze dried.
Can you re use jars?
Yes you can reuse jars. Just make sure the rubber on the lid is clean or it will not seal.