How to Make Freeze-Dried Lemon Powder
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- In this video, we're going to walk you through the steps of making freeze-dried lemon powder. This process allows you to harness the nutritional value of lemons. You can pick up a freeze dryer here: bit.ly/2YYjjCw
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Key to successful freeze drying.
A freeze drier
I wish there was a smaller lighter freezer dryer. As an older single woman there is no way I could pick the small one up to set it on the counter or table. 61 pounds for the freeze dryer and 32 pounds for the pump. If I ever find my last and finally living space I will get one and have someone help me, but I am afraid to do that now as I know I'll be moving most likely in the next year and I am afraid something might happen to it in the move. I lost my TV in this most recent move.
Does anyone know how much power these use and if they're durable enough to warrant the spend? I've been wanting one of these forever, but I tend not to invest in appliances that require electricity. Would appreciate any input.
How often do you put the tablet on the tomato plant? Ty for the informative video as always
Awesome. Lots of vitamin C
Not long term by any means, but this is what I do in my fridge and they last 6+ weeks easily! Wash and dry them well. Put in airtight mason jar in fridge. I live in Canada where citrus will not grow. We've had pretty major supply chain issues this year from various things. It's nice to keep a cpl months supply of lemon fresh on hand :)
Great tip!
Try Fermenting lemons? I do a sugar/salt method. So Easy. Half salt half sugar. I’ve done both but like it better than 100% salt.
Interesting. How do you mainly use the lemons? Do they alter in taste much?
@@CityPrepping I drink half a lemon in my water every am. There is zero compromise in smell or taste! It could likely go longer than 6 weeks, that's the longest mine have lasted before I ate them all. And they by no means were on their last legs:)
@@CityPrepping Yes, the flavor is intense, but not bitter. I use them in salads in small pieces, and sauces, and baking. Lemon cheesecake, for instance. They are nice on fish and chicken. I find the lemons fermented in just salt too salty, even after I wash them off. I probably would not use any with pesticides, though people do do the baking soda wash. I use mainly the rind, so I want it very clean.
I just purchased a freeze dryer yesterday from harvest right, this video couldn't of come out at a better time for our family thank you! (edit: I used a home depot credit card with 12 month interest free financing in order to afford hopefully it helps with some who can't afford god bless!)
Glad I could help!
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@@mbbklowry Thank You For Letting Me Know I had No Idea!
I had never considered a home freeze dryer until you started posting about them. They seem so worth the time and resources!
They are incredibly versatile. Cost-effective if you really use it.
I did lemon slices a couple months back. They made a great snack and weren't nearly as sour or bitter dried as a fresh lemon slice. It was surprising.
Yes! These are a great idea 💡 keep posting long life recipes!
Yes, freeze drying is the best if you can afford a $3,000 freeze dryer!
I can not think of one video that you have put out that was not great, thanks for the time you put into bringing great content to your viewers.
I use lemon 🍋, grapefruit, ginger, tumeric and cinnamon put together boil together with rinds in pot for 3 hours. I take rinds off cut them all in small pieces then drain and freeze. I call it hippy juice. Tablespoon every morning. If I was to get sick ( not in 2 years) I would take another tablespoon at night. Thanks for the tip about washing them.
Lemon trees don't grow in Minnesota, we have apple trees, and maple trees with sap to make syrup. I have organic lemon juice in my fridge, and on my shelf, which I use when I need lemon. My favorite uses are to make lemonade, and pour some over sliced apples 🍎 to keep them from turning brown. Looks good, though!
I’ve freeze dried a lot of fruits but haven’t made lemon powder yet, I’ll add it to my to do list. I love the lemon pepper idea.
Thanks for the tip- never thought of lemon powder. I’m too busy to do all this so I’ll buy some off Amazon. Appreciate your level headed content.
Please do more videos like these. Would be great to see it as a regular series!
Oh WOW!!! I could almost taste this from the video 🍋. My sister has a freeze dryer. I'm gonna try this.
This encouraged me to use my dehydrator this wknd.
I have 2 dehydrators and an oven going right now. Video coming soon.
This was so interesting, thanks! Many of my favorite recipes call for lemon juice and/or lemon zest (the rind). I would def give this a go if I had a freeze dryer. I'm sure that lovely powdered lemon is amazing! And what a step saver in the kitchen!
Thanks for sharing this tip: I appreciate using the whole fruit AND learning that the whole fruit can be used.
You bet!
Great video, very informative, Mom's takes the Eggshells and dry em blend and turns them into almost powder, and put them in compost, excellent ideas...
Thank you for the information Kris.
My pleasure!
I can't be the only one who finds this video super cool.
like always, great info… so bad I still do not find myself pulling the trigger on the Freeze dryer 😣
i completely understand. they're not cheap in the least bit.
Finance it from home depot. It's only 130 a month and they offer 24 month free financing.
@@robertwebb2865 Thank you. That is very good to know.
@@ambrosemclaren145 They might try to give you a $1000 limit at the start but if you call them and say you need $3000 limit or they can cancel it, then they will definitely give it to you. Trust me.
@@robertwebb2865 I have good vibes about you, Robert. I trust you. I am a veteran so that should help. Thanks.
Many blessings to you and yours.
Chris, thank for the video. Next week we are planning to pick up some lemons at moms' tree. Some times we pick 2 to 3 5gallons buckets. She freeze the juice on the fridge but since P.R. is having some power failures we were looking for another options. You and your team are a bless. Xoxo
Thank you for sharing! Love this idea ♥️
That's cool, I've been wanting a freeze dryer. But they're kinda pricey. My family and I have a small backyard garden, we're learning how to home can and preserve what we grow!
i dry the skins and pith in the lowest temp on the oven for around 12 hrs. then grind once snap dry.
@@guidedandblessed i sometimes use a dehydrator but if only one shelf worth i find it cheaper to use my oven.
If you contact the freeze dryer company they will work with you on payments. We just had to pay enough for them to be willing to ship. Then we could continue to pay them off. We have a medium, but would like to get a large one in the future. We still do some canning, but not like it was before.
Look at storing lemon slices in olive oil or salt. Still great for cooking, not so much for lemonade. :)
@@CityPrepping How do you store them in oil or salt? Do you heat them? Or just put them in the oil or salt alone?
For those of us who cannot afford a freeze-drier and do not plan to use often, do you know of any co-ops that facilitate occasional freeze-drying?
I live in Los Angeles but perhaps there is also a national network.
Thank you for your excellent service to the community; I have learned a great deal from your videos.
I haven't heard of one. That's a good idea, though, so I hope somebody does it. I have only heard of groups that freeze-dry breast milk for babies.
Ok Kris, you just spit out the information on using a calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Vitamin D3 tablet in a tomato planting hole like it was common knowledge. Maybe you should do some gardening videos as well lol yes, let’s add more to your plate!😂
We have made lemon pepper but our favorite thing to do with lemons and oranges are to slice them thin and run them through a cycle on the Harvest Right and then put them in the bottom of a glass before adding ice and water. It is so refreshing. I have the medium machine and we are freeze drying 80 eggs per week (20 eggs or 4 cups per tray) from the chickens. If we didn’t share eggs with our friends and neighbors, I could triple that amount. We love them and I’ve used them in baking as well as making omelets and scrambled eggs. The Harvest Right was the single best appliance we’ve ever purchased!
I found the eggshell route takes a long time for the calcium to breakdown. This tablet method worked great for me almost immediately. Still, eggshells are the sustainable and reliable way.
Did you bake them (the shells) in the oven first to dry them, then crush & powder them? I'd think the calcium would be more available more quickly that way.
@@glendasalser6217 yes. I wash them and get the shell membrane out or at least punctured, then I lay them out on baking stones and cook in the oven on 225° for about six hours. After they’re completely dried, I put them in the Magic Bullet or Blender and pulverize them to a fine powder. We mix the powder back in to the feed we give our chickens, mix it with bird feed for the wild birds and on occasion, I’ll throw a few cups of the powder in the compost bin. It’s a simple process, just time consuming since the shells need to bake low and slow for so long. Hope this helps.
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I did it a few times, but didn't bake the eggs that long! I think I only baked them for about 30 minutes or an hour or two (it's been a long time ago) [ from something I'd read in a pet book written by a vet]. He said after crushing it, you can take it as a vitamin C supplement or give it to your pets. It would seem that heating it for 6 hours, even at a low temperature, would destroy the vitamins in it!!! Does it? Why do you bake it so long? Is it really necessary to do so? You said you sprinkled a few cups in your compost, so you also put it by the roots of ghe tomatoe plants??? Is that when you first plant the seeds, or later when the plant is grown, you dig down to the roots & apply the powder??? One more question: how do you keep ants out of your compost??? I haven't started composting yet, but wonder, with all the food scraps & rotting leaves & twigs, it seems like ants would build mounds there!!!
I can see using this regularly. Great video.
Save and dry the zest too. It also has many benefits.
Thank you for sharing this. I wondered if this can be done.
Hardball candy stage differs in altitudes, humidity, etc. I still use my grandma's method of dropping into water. Works est for lozenges. Also calcium can effect results. I want to make some lemon powder now.
Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Kris oks good will try this out
Stay Safe & Good Luck
Great ideas.. this was awesome thank you for sharing
I really thought this video was fantastic. Going to get my wife to try it out
I like to use Epsom salts for my tomatoes helps with blossom end rot 1Tps per gallon water
Kris can you do one on seasonings? please give us the non freeze dryer option 🙏🏼 thank you so much and god bless you
Here we do something very similar but with prunes and other things like that. And they are really good..
And we even have tomatoes preserved in a weirder way, but we don't know how much it lasts , most likely a year
@@RazorM97 How do you do the tomatoes?
This may help; although, i've yet to put it to use quite yet: I purchased a air/sun dryer (the upc tag says: hanging drying dry net rack - i purchased the green one) that has racks and the entire thing is covered w/a netting that you can hang outside. You can dry the herbs and other things this way (like sun dried tomatoes etc).. The reason i bought it is in the event of no electricity available to run any type of appliances.
Re: the harvest freeze dryer, i purchased samples from them of fruit & scalloped potatoes w/a little ham = both were great. However, i can not afford 1 at this time (pmts or not). And my luck, the lights would go out upon its arrival.😅💜🙏
@@JR-zm2yu check out this dish called zakuski or zakuska. Something like that. I found it on the internet, you can follow the recipe
@@RazorM97 Thank you!🙏
Been looking at that freeze dryer some time can't really pay that much for one. Have to get other financial stuff first. Other wise u do great videos Chris. Can't wait until solar power video comes. I will seriously thinking about investing something like that.
Awesome. I live in Florida, so this is going to be handy.
Thanks so much for a 'how to' video! Such a refreshing thing in the middle of all the doom and gloom news.
Our pleasure!
Great video Chris. Thank you as always. Thank you for providing the recipe for the lemon lozenges. Now I know what to do with the lemons from my tree.
My pleasure!
Hey Chris what is the best storage method for powders? I see you use the mason jar. Would you use O2 absorber or vacuum seal? Think this would be a great video for the future.
I wish I had a freeze dryer! But I only have a dehydrator. I use it a lot but freeze dried stuff lasts longer
There are dams available for your freeze dryer pans. They help separate liquid or mostly liquid footstuffs. I can do up to 6 different items with 5 dams, or all the same and want it in smaller portions.
I might have to get some of those.
Great video very informative 💯💯
Really thinking on buying a freeze dryer but wondering how energy efficient the machine is. Will do some research. As always, Thank you for all the useful content.
I have found that it doesn't really use that much electricity. I would know because I live where a kilowatt is an arm and a leg.
@@CityPrepping Good to know. Thank you!
Hi from Syracuse NY brother thank you for sharing your facts and truth and adventures
My pleasure
I enjoy your videos and I share with friends
Thank you Chris great information much appreciated.
Very welcome
Thanks very much!
Great video
I need a freeze dryer ❤
Pretty cool. Thank you
You bet
QUESTION: if I leave the skin on will the lemon FD taste bitter? You showed you took the skin off and it was not bitter. Want to try this today.
I will be freeze drying Lemons, limes and oranges. No need to freeze or process ahead of time. Just slice the fruits into slices and freeze dry. Then add to vitamix and powder. I will be doing all 3 and combining them together for a super food powder. the good parts of a lemon are the seeds, and the good parts of the orange are in the skin. I buy my produce for this from Azure Standard, as they DO NOT have Apeel coating added, which the organic agency just approved for "organic" produce.
What’s the shelf life looking after vacuum sealing? Thanks ❤
Awesome!!
This will save me a bunch of money all I need it dozens of lemons, all the kitchen equipment, and a freeze dryer...
Thank you.
Great quality content as always! But let me ask, aren't you concerned by the fact that vit. C is very unstable?
Not once it's freeze-dried. It's as good as a supplement then.
Awesome video, as always. Any suggestions for a freeze drier that don't cost more than a mortgage payment? (Serious question.)
Not that I know of. They are expensive. Many people use them to make product to sell at farmer's markets and such to offset the cost. I do also talk about some dehydration and other preservation methods.
@@CityPrepping Thank you. The Farmer's Market idea is interesting. If I could make it at least partially pay for itself, I can justify it.
Nice
Not sure why people comment on here about the expense and cost of a freeze dryer and making it seem like it's your fault they watched a video clearly labeled "FREEZE-DRIED" then complain about they can't afford the equipment. Yes the upfront price is hefty, but so is wasted food or money on trivial things. When this machine allows you to make more things yourself and reduce having to rely on stores, it pays for itself.
Just as much as I love the idea, I won’t be able to do this for my younger sister who has citric acid intolerance/allergy :(
Need to add some ginger to that lozenge recipe, why not through some turmeric in there too?
The freeze dryer is a hefty price and I'll have to save up for that. I do have a dehydrator and I heard you say that option loses some of its potency and nutritional value. My question is, should I still do this method with the dehydrator? This way I at least have something until I can afford the freeze dryer, or would it be a waste of energy compared to the loss in nutritional value?
Seek out The Purposeful Pantry on youtube for excellent info and advice about dehydrating just about anything.
I have calamansi and Tahitian limes oranges and my neighbor has lemons
That sounds like a good neighbor.
What can you use the water that comes out of the lemons
Good stuff
Glad you enjoyed
Kris, are your trays stainless or aluminum? Thanks.
Is freeze dried lemon powder what's in gatorade and lemonade?
Nice!
use it to make lemonade!
What is the reconstitution proportion to get lemon juice?
Freeze dryer is beyond most people budgets. You can dry food with a box fan, pack of house filters and food grade sheets. It's not freeze dry but it will make food last.
that works too
Great ideas here!
Can I ask what is the make and model of your hygrometer please?
General Tools MMD4E Digital Moisture Meter, Water Leak Detector, Moisture Tester, Pin Type, Backlit LCD Display With Audible and Visual High-Medium-Low Moisture Content Alerts, Grays
@@CityPrepping thank-you ! Very much respect your channel. You are a learned voice of reason in a sea of chaos.
I just wish I could afford a freeze dryer…I think many of us can’t…but I’d do have a dehydrator…do you think I could make a decent tasting citrus peel powder and have good nutrient levels in it?
I am dehydrating some lemons now. You lose a little of the nutrition and maybe some of the flavor, but you can totally do it that way too.
How much is a freeze dryer ? I have a regular one but we are on social security, i heard they were very expensive to buy and run
Will this work in dehydrator ?
I want a freeze dryer so bad. It's the splurge I'm saving for after we get a minivan.
I dehydrate but unfortunately have no freeze dryer...Generally, the lower the temperature for dehydration the better preserved the vitamins. I’ve been squeezing lemon juice and refrigerating and freezing it in cubes. It’s better than the store bought that’s been pasteurized, because the heat kills the vitamins and enzymes. But not suggested for water bath canning as the acidity level not verified.
Yes, heat degrades the nutrition. On the upside, though, there's tons of nutrition in a lemon, so what is retained is still pretty potent.
Q ...what type of moisture tester do you need..all I can find is 1 for timber and plaster.brickwork
Thanks in advance
Same kind. It works best. General Tools MMD4E Digital Moisture Meter, Water Leak Detector, Moisture Tester, Pin Type, Backlit LCD Display With Audible and Visual High-Medium-Low Moisture Content Alerts, Grays
@@CityPrepping thank you .item now on order
Cool video
Could this be used for canning...say jam?
That's a little beyond my scope...maybe a marmalade or something. I know that freeze-dryers do not handle sugars well.
Can you dry it in an oven? After the freeze?
If you can create a vacuum and a freezing temperature in your oven, yes. Otherwise, I think you'll just get mush that is dehydrated. :)
Yeah that lemon at :24 do be looking bussin 👀👀
How much free stuff do they give you??
Asking for a friend 🙏 if you get a new one after the demo please send it to me 😉. I would have to save for two years to buy one. Do you think 🤔 we have two years left? I think shtf will happen next winter. Easing into the Fall then our dark winter 🥶 starts.
Are freeze dryer anywhere near becoming more affordable?
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I would like to request a catch and cook/ preservation video on stray and pet dogs and cats... I do realize that we will be heading towards a food shortage soon and all I see are future meals when I pass by parks and dog parks... my neighbor has about 10+ chihuahuas at any given time and those yapping little bastards have their day coming... also this is a joke
So you removed the rind?
Some because I was also making Limoncello. The recipe for that is at the site. You don't have to, though. It isn't bitter.
Lemon Pepper
I can't afford a freeze dryer so this won't help me much, but I sure there are folks out there that have them😥
Thought, "oh cool a diy video", checks external link and equipment price 😱
Wish I could spare several thousand dollars for a freeze dryer. I really want one
Need the Freeze dryer first...
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so you peeled it but left the white zest? not clear on that part-
I used the zest for some for Limocello. The recipe for that is on the website. There is no need to do that. You can puree the whole lemon with no problem and no off flavors or bitterness.
Why am I always so early
I did this with limes and it (sugar) wrecked my trays. Use parchment paper if you do this.
The sugar content must have been higher. With lemons this worked fine on my trays, but I'll use parchment paper next time as a precaution. Thanks for the tip. :)
Ya this was a few years ago, but i think i put the limes in my juicer and freeze dried the juice only
I believe you live at sea level? That will require a lower temp than someone at a higher altitude in order to reach the needed consistency. Also, it has been my experience for the crack stage that you are trying to reach, as soon as you hit the needed temp, you pull it from the heat and move it quickly to where it will be stored. Or that's how my grandma always did it!
Oh shoot. I dont have a Freeze dryer. But God Bless.
Check out the other methods I talk about in the video.
This video is not clear on whether he used the entire rind or just the zest and juice