Preserving the MOST IMPORTANT Survival Food.... and Cheese!
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How do you store homemade bread?
I was curious if you got the oil-free pump? Is it worth the extra? What kind of oil do the others take? I am guessing by oil-free it just doesn’t need it, but which is best do you think? I’d like to do the most environmentally conscious, if possible. I see it is quite a bit more though as well. However, I was thinking if I had to replace oil that would add up over time, so maybe the oil-free would have multiple benefits and be cost effective long-term.
@@TheFrugalMombot I saw in a different video where she mentioned that one of the steps along with closing that pressurization dial when starting the freeze dryer was to always check the oil as well.
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When you camp with us, it’s REALY coffee, not instant, because we GLAMP! 😂 Susan, Becky’s Mom.
Hi Susan, I’m still catching up on some of Becky’s videos. I love seeing you in her videos too. Love your party prep days. You are so amazingly organised. Have fun on your camping trips. Love and hugs to you and your husband from Australia ❤️❤️🐨❤️❤️
The 1st thing I did was freeze-dried espresso drinks! I am curious what kind of coffee Becky likes since she cut it out. I own a little coffee shop on So Oregon.. hit me up if you are ever in town!
Hi Susan, I want to tell you I love watching you and Becky cook 👩🍳, you two are the greatest love you guys ❤
LOL.
@@jazzygirl0602 curious too! Whoever it is needs to sponsor her though! She deserves it!!
You can freeze your coffee (or any liquid) in ice cubes trays. That way all you have to do is A: put the cubes in the tray and not have to worry about spilling in your freezer. B: save any leftovers coffee in cubes and place in a freezer bag until you have enough to fill a tray. C: it can maximize your space in the freeze dryer. Just an idea. I can’t wait to save up to get one for myself.
Great idea
Excellent idea
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Yay, I wanted to see you do more freeze drying, can hardly wait until my machine arrives in about 8 weeks.
I was thinking the same thing. Great minds.
Watching Becky nibble on her food and just stare wide eyed into the camera brings me so much joy
You want to concentrate the coffee first by using extremely strong coffee so your machine does not work as hard and you get way more product. I make espresso shots and freeze dry this as it is highly concentrated. Any watery liquid should be concentrated: Broths, soups, etc..
Loved this line: “I don’t want to go a day without coffee” -Amen, sister! I always love your ideas, Becky!
I was having a pretty bad day, but this video made all of the bad emotions go away!
You've been a bright light in my days Becky, thank you for putting out such wonderful content.
Your personality alone can make anyone smile, combined with how fascinating and captivating your videos are and its impossible to stay sad!
A sincere thank you -random guy on the internet
I hope tomorrow is a better day.
I agree. Love Becky's videos and they make me smile
I was putting groceries away wishing I had some entertainment and her becky comes to save my afternoon
I'm literally watching this as I put away groceries too lol!
Wanna put mine away too? Lmao. My least favorite part lol
This way you could also make pre flavored instant coffee. Like peppermint mocha and pumpkin spice.
Becky, a combo of those freeze dried cheeses on your fresh, home made tortilla chips would be like home made Doritos! Gotta add a freeze dryer to my dream list, they look amazing!
Wow Becky! You're almost to 200,000 subscribers! Fabulous! Your channel has grown so fast and well deserved. Nice to see a local Homesteader reach that goal so fast!👍Good video on freeze drying. Very informative.
RIGHT! This woman is amazing and I'm so happy everyone is finding her and showing her love😭💖❤
It’s a crazy blessing! So humbling! Thanks for being here :)
I totally agree with you she has gotten to 200,000 really quickly because a: she is easy to follow and listen to, b: her videos are interesting and varied in subject choice, c: she succeeds in getting so much info to us in her videos, and d: she is warm and receptive and is honest, she makes mistakes and says so which I find so endearing, especially in these times. Becky has risen in numbers that outweigh Lumnah Acres, Hollar Homestead, even Justin Rhodes even though he is near 1 million subscribers it has taken him quite a few years to get there. I've stopped watching and subscribing to him now as I feel he is not genuine and there were quite a few others who felt the same and also left. I think Becky with give Justin a run for his money. I would much rather watch Beckys' videos than quite a few other homesteaders. Michelle
Wow, now I want a $3,000 freeze dryer. Thanks a lot Becky, my husband will be thrilled to hear this... lol
I loved your freeze dried coffee challenge! You should try it again with homemade cold brew. It would cut down bitterness because you’re not heat extracting twice.
"It taste exactly like the type of coffee it is because it is that type of coffee". Had me rolling 😅 🤣 😂
You are the cutest Becky 🥰
I was looking for something wonderful and cheery to watch and her comes Becky! Love all your videos. It’s going to be a great day now. From an Oregon Coast homesteader. ❤️
I feel exactly the same way! Beginning homesteader here from western Oregon ❤️
I felt the exact same way this morning! Love her!
Portland? Poor thing. Yah, you need a freeze dryer all right. A very large garden too. In fact, ya need some iron to.
you need a french fry scoop to get stuff off the trays and fill the jars. Also if you freeze the coffee into ice cube and then put the cubes on the tray it will be "overfilled" but frozen. The yield will be more.
Loved seeing the chickens peeking in the door beside the freeze dryer! I miss seeing them with you in the garden during the warmer seasons.
Man I have to get a freezer dryer! I want to dry everything now .. 🤣 I love this thanks for sharing SoilSista, we appreciate you 🙏🏾
It's been so fun!!
I'm living vicariously through you with your freezer dryer! I have no reason or intention of getting one yet I live to see what you will try next 😄 you've been the most creative youtuber to really test it so much. I love it!
Same! 😆 It’s just me at home, but I still love to watch her batch cook and stuff.
A little tip for pouring a lot of small stuff into storage containers: tip the contents onto non-stick paper and then just gently lift from two opposing sides, and then you can just slide the contents into storage
I knew it was coffee when I read the thumbnail title!!!!!!!! :) I am the same, I have 2 big jars of coffee as we speak and make sure it is always at 2... No coffee is worse than any potential distaster, so don't be leaving me in a disaster without it!! Love your work Becky!!
Love your videos! Just a suggestion for moving things from the treys into de jars: turn the treys over either on wax paper or a clean kitchen towel and then pick them up from the long sides to use as a funnel :)
I haven't been watching your channel for very long but I am really enjoying it! I live in Tuscaloosa Alabama and I'm a Southern Cook! You have taught me so much about gardening and preserving food. I get so tired when I watch your channel and all you accomplish, but I am quite a bit older than you. But you really can teach an old dog new tricks! Love your channel!
When I had a freeze dryer, I reduced my bone broth on the stove by at least half. I’d freeze it in brownie bites silicone trays before putting it on the freeze dryer trays.
Is there a reason you got rid of it?
@@annewendt8434 they reduced the bone broth by simmering the liquid by half to make a more potent product so that there is less to freeze dry to maximize space in the freeze dryer. So basically doing part of the processing the freeze dryer would have done but now since there is less volume they could potentially put 2 batches of bone broth on the same tray which would yeild more bone broth powder in the end. The moisture is not in the final product only the nutrients and flavor.
@@annewendt8434 mainly because I moved into a small apartment. The freeze dryer is pretty loud and it takes 24-48 hours (or longer) to do most stuff, so it isn’t ideal to have it running in your living space.
@@tamaraholman1783 Ok, thanks for sharing that! Those are important considerations!
This is just a suggestion:) If you haven't already, get some oxygen absorbers to put in your jars to keep the moisture out of your freeze dried goods. If you've ever bought anything like freeze dried fruits, youmay notice that they have those little oxygen packets in them to keep them fresh.
I didn't know until now that this was something I needed in my life
If you freeze flat in ziplock bags and then take off ziplock bag you can get a whole lot more on your tray and you don't have to worry about levelling and spillage in your freezer.
Your excitement is infectious. I love what you do and I love to watch you in the kitchen. You just beam!!!
I am 70 year old on our homestead in central Texas. I am amazed at your energy. I was once that way. As I have gottne older, I have to sit down and rest. When I do, I love to watch your videos on cooking lots of meals and also on Freeze Drying. My freeze dryer is coming next week. I love all of your videos!
Try the Cheddar cheese powder *inside* your cracker dough, rather than as a coating. You can also add it to a rolls recipie for easy cheese rolls. Also, in or on a pizza crust
and lastly, adjust your ranch powder concept, to make a 'cheese sauce' powder, for quick dressing/ sauce.
I was just gonna comment about adding it to her pizza dough. Sounds yummy..
Very Yummy
@Cathrina Groiss A cracker recipe? Do tell your recipe, pretty please. I’ve been looking for one for years and can’t really find a decent one. We had homemade saltine crackers when we were in DC and ate at an old pub/restaurant that George Washington had frequented. The crackers were delicious. Ever since I’ve been on a quest.
@@momof4loves842 Check out Living Traditions Homestead (on YT). Kevin has a recipe and walks you through how he makes oat crackers. Hope this helps!
@@momof4loves842 ו think Becky is planing one for the next video, so I'd keep my eyes open. 😉
Your enthusiasm and spirit of informed experimentation is absolutely terrific. It's positively contagious. I love your descriptions of the food you make and your technique factoids. What a smart cookie you are! Thank you. I get so excited when I see you have created a new video. Bravo, Becky.
I love that you’re experimenting with different ways to preserve food. To me, though, coffee is so easy to prepare on the stove…as long as you have boiling water, coffee grounds and a filter, you can make a great cup or pot of coffee. I like it black, or occasionally with a little milk but I don’t care enough to freeze dry the milk. Instant coffee isn’t that much faster.
With all that, I love that you use your appliances to the max and that you demonstrate so many possibilities. I really love your channel and look forward to seeing what you do next.
I to can just go with Instant coffee if needed. This is so much easier lol
Becky did want to expriment and see if she can do it herself, it was a good video.
And I think since she doing her no spend challenge she trying to use up what she has at home. I would of just gone to the store, though I don’t have a dehydrator lol
Becky said this would be perfect if their electricity was out. She couldn't boil water on her stove, as she has an electric stove.
@@karenswidzinski6071 true! I forgot that, although she could maybe boil water on her wood burning stove. I like that she did this experiment for all the reasons, including the pantry challenge, but it would not be something I would do. As I said previously, I love seeing her do all the experiments.
She wants to have her own coffee and not something that was made in a factory I don't blame her
@@karenswidzinski6071 Doesn't she have a wood stove, as well? I think they may use it for heat? 🙂
In college, we used to make popcorn and we put season salt on it. It took it to the next level of popcorn enjoyment!!
I'm always so excited to see that you've posted new content. You are a joy to watch! I'm always so encouraged, motivated, and you help us think outside the box!
I just discovered your channel this week while researching "freezer meals".. to do in my freeze-dryer. I am thrilled to see you have a freeze-dryer! Please make more videos on it! You are a combo of everything I love! I love prepping, am new to gardening, have a coffee shop in Oregon, a pork business, want to organize & have a freeze dryer. I wish you moved to So Oregon instead of Washington. P.S. instead of adding more chickens to the family, go with Ducks!! They live with my chickens in my garden & make me so happy.
17:15 put it in a piece of baking paper becky! Kinda pull the 2 side to the middle and just connect the corner to the mouth of the jar
Awesome Ms Becky. Dont forget to air seal your jars if they are for long term storage! I'm happy for you !
You should get a coffee percolator for your wood stove! It's an old school way to make coffee, but I think you'd like it. We love it!
You should try Cold Brew coffee (best…Filtron Coffee Extractor using Luzianne Dark Roast Coffee and Chicory)…add a little vanilla and nothing better!
You should try cold brewing. It’s the ultimate grid down method! No heat or pot needed. Just TIME. You use a filter that fits in a mason jar.
Now you WILL need ground coffee beans or a manual mill if there’s no electric…
Amazon has a great looking metal burr one for $60.
Always get metal burr pepper mills too!
I am shocked by how little coffee was left after the freeze-drying. A little bit of powder must pack a big punch! Your boys are so well-behaved. Couldn't help but smile seeing them being sooo patient for their cheese.
Honey, you need a perk from the days of old to perk it on your woodstove. 👍😃
It’s awesome! You’ll love it 😊
Hey you lived not far from me, I'm in Beaverton! I am always amazed at how busy you stay, your energy just seems to keep going. You have so many projects. 😊
A big hello to you Becky. I was trying to let some people know that Michael's has the plastic photo containers that you use for your seeds for only $14.99 right now. They are regular over $40. Hopefully some people see this. I bought mine online today.
That's so nice of you!!
not sure if anyone already commented it but I have read that if you do a ratio of 1 coffee to 1 water that it freeze dries better...
At 11:30 i giggled with you about how much Coffee you now have ;)
We don’t waste our precious FD time on coffee, all you need to do is buy instant coffee for emergencies. And word of advice don’t put coffee mate in fd. It will puff up so much., Where did you get your stainless steel table? I see them on Amazon but wasn’t sure it’s sturdy enough for the FD. Btw, we are neighbors. Im in BG WA
Popcorn makes an excellent corn meal. Just grind it fine with your grinder provided it gets big enough for the corn and check to see that it can handle grinding it. Not all grinders can, and you don’t want to break it.
Omg the cross leg regal look did it for me-those fur babies are awesome. I enjoy your Channel so much your teaching this gal volumes.
I love your dogs! They are so smart & adorable! We miss you Gizmo! 🤗
My husband is getting all the feels with the coffee freeze drying!!
If you can boil water for instant coffee, you can boil water for a French Press coffeemaker. Mine makes up to 34oz., or two good sized mugs. No need for freeze dried coffee, really. And you can buy coarse ground beans too.
That's a good idea!!
This is what I do as well, easy to boil water on the wood stove. I often do this even when we have power just to save electricity.
@@AcreHomestead I also didn't buy a separate coffee grinder. While I have electricity, I grind whole beans in my Magic Bullet (smoothie blender) & it takes maybe 30 seconds... but, like I said, you can buy coarse ground coffee & eliminate that step completely. Some places that sell whole beans also allow you to grind right there in the store using their equipment, too. My French Press coffeemaker was less than $30 (cheaper than a new electric coffeemaker), so... this does not need to be expensive to have the best tasting coffee ever. 😁
I agree that there are so many ways to prepare coffee, however if someone wants to or sees a need to preserve something, THEY obviously see a need to do so. Whether or not there is a "need" is a personal choice. Maybe it would be more kind to say, what a fun idea, here's another way to do it.... ☺️
@@juliabrown5948 Energy conservation (the freeze drying process uses quite a bit of electricity & I doubt you could do that off-grid on solar or wind without an even larger expenditure on equipment), time (French Press is way quicker than the time it takes to brew, freeze, freeze-dry process), financial considerations & expenditures, etc. There's a tendency for people to think what they do only affects them as individuals, when really we are all dependent & interconnected... need to look at the big picture not just your little niche.
I think you’re great. You’re enthusiasm is so endearing. I’ve been binge watching your tutorials and I hate to get through them all
Save the lid from he plastic jar of dry Parmesan and that shaker top fits on a regular mouth canning jar. Love the coffee idea! Would like to have a freeze dryer one day.
I would love to see you do an entire breakfast meal from freeze dried. Like an omelet with bell pepper and the cheese with coffee lol. Something like that anyway. Some day I am going to get a freeze dryer. They are amazing for making whole meals for camping (think mountain house, just add hot water).
CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉 200,000!! Honey, without black gold it's a bad day! I agree essential!! We're in a winter storm warning ⚠️. Power outage is expected, we need to figure out an emergency plan for so black gold...😆
Love my coffee. Dogs are so well behaved. Love them.
Love the freeze dryer.
Ok, I giggled, then thought-oh my! YES!! I just bought a Freeze Dryer off FB and can’t wait to get started! Thank you for all your awesome ideas, tricks & videos! I especially follow you as I’m a PNW girl too and our grow season is just about the same (I have a microclimate not exactly Southern Oregon and struggled till I saw your video!)
Gotta freeze dry some bleu cheese for your cheese powders...
Most processed chips, snacks, Mac & cheese etc, contain some percentage of bleu cheese... it is a sharp flavor in smaller amounts.
I love watching you. You’re always so excited to share your freeze drying. Love it! I’d love to homestead one day. I’m into fermentation and getting a nice pantry and freezer stocked. I live in an apartment now so I can’t freeze dry but I’m slowly learning about other ways. :)
wow, that is all impressive, love the coffee and creamer idea/result....Hello from Corvallis Oregon, coffee lover too. Thank you for sharing this process! well behaved beautiful puppies!
Freeze your coffee in ice cube trays. When you have enough then Freeze dry them
You can grind up the popcorn kernels and make fresh ground grits!
This is a really cool idea, I dont drink coffee but it gave me a few ideas on what I could freeze dry. Also what good puppies! So patient 💖
I love your adventurous spirit. It almost feels like "we" should'nt but its a safe fun adventure! Im working on getting that freeze dryer!
I must say, I’m learning so much from you! At 71 I only wish I’d known this long ago. I canned our garden results years a ago before moving to Florida 30 years ago. Enjoy this vlog so much I may start again.
So proud of you labelling jars!
Oh my gosh, so excited about your freeze dried cheese! I love seeing all of your freeze drying projects! Also love the dog shots! Orbit and Tibro are so good!
Great video on the coffee. Also check out Roots and Refuge new video. She just did a video on making popcorn using a butter flavored oil and truffle flavored salt. Looked real yummy.
Becky, I am OBSESSED with your videos. I love seeing your face more often and look forward to all your amazing ideas! Sending muchos abrazos!
Congrats! I see you just hit 200k subscribers! Way to go Becky!
I love this Becky! I was surprised at how little freeze-dried coffee it made, but if it's super strong you won't need a lot!
I put my liquids in ice cube trays then I put the frozen cubes on the trays to freeze dry them
You are such a joy Becky! Thoroughly enjoy ALL your videos! Many blessings...❤
Oh my goodness, I need to do this! I have been doing a lot of honey fermenting lately. Garlic, onion, ginger root, lemon, Cinnamon (separately) all going now... :)
OXO makes a single cup pour over drip coffee maker. No electric. I use it daily. Hot water drip through the ICO and find! Fresh coffee only $16 for the unit and a lot less work.
FYI, by using a brake bleeder and a vacuums seal lid you can seal the dry goods in your jars!
Some day I'm gonna have me a chest freezer and a freeze dryer and a garden and some chickens HEAR ME NOW! i WILL manifest this 👏 I will be food stable
Roots & Refuge uses truffle salt on their popcorn said everyone loves it!!
I don't know if they still have it, but, several years ago Starbucks sold single serve "tube" packets of their French Roast coffee, freeze-dried, ready to mix with 8 ounces of hot water. The "tube" packets looked like the Propel sport drink powder packets. Anyway, it was marketed as way to have a perfectly "brewed" cup of French Roast coffee on the trail or camping. They were delish--tasted like the real deal. So, kudos to you for doing the same by freeze drying your coffee--and half-n-half. That alone would be the perfect rationale for investing in a $2600 freeze dryer! Now, I think that the next step will be for you to determine how to keep the freeze-dried coffee from losing its fresh taste while sitting on the shelf. Good job kiddo!
you with your dogs at the end - precious!!
I’m from Eugene and Yes we are coffee snobs in the PNW. Thanks for the video
You can grind/pulse your excess popcorn to make grits. I just saw someone do it in another video...never would have thought of it.
That coffee looks strong. Looks good. I worked in a small room and when people drank my coffthey were bouncing off of each other. It was so funny
Hi, I've seen on TH-cam that popcorn can be ground into a flour ! How awesome is that. 🌻
😂 well you already answered my questions. I should have watched longer before asking. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate how you taste tested your results too.👍
This is such a great idea! I've been watching a bunch of your videos and have really been enjoying them. I didn't know Oregon was known for coffee! I thought it was mostly arts. That's so interesting!
Oh my goodness, almost 2k....congratulations on 2k. You're killing it Becky
OMG! You are quickly approaching 200K subscribers! 👏🏼👍🏼😀
Fabulous idea Becky. I am so doing this for our upcoming camping trip. Im happy to see some more freeze drying videos. Thank you x
Becky, this is amazing! You’re showing so many things I never thought of doing! Thanks so much!
awesome video! Such well behaved puppers!
If you’re trying to use up popcorn you can blend it in your vita mix and turn it in to grits or corn meal
Fitting as I woke up without power this morning and wanted my coffee but wasn't able to have it.
You have just become my favourite person on earth! Thank you!
I do samples of weights before and after..example 4 Oz of apples dries to 1.5 oz..so I can add the right amount of liquid
Congratulations on achieving 200k subscribing “hey friends”. Well deserved.
My husband doesn't drink coffee. I do a pour over coffee a d it's perfect. I grind the beans right before and put warmed light cream in it.
If you can freeze dry butter and milk along with that cheese, you should be able to make Mac n cheese just with some residual pasta water once the pasta is cooked.