We understand that purchasing a freeze dryer represents a significant investment in your future. Whether you're looking to enhance your food preservation capabilities at home or expand your business operations, the initial cost can feel substantial.
Be Aware: Since the freeze dryer market has had plenty of startups enter over the past few years: smaller brands with less time in the market could leave you high and dry.
You can see our full list of review criteria below in the What to Look For section, with an explanation for each.
Dehydrated food is a different animal. That is due to the nature of the dehydration process, which is fundamentally different than freeze drying.
Our oil pump gave out before we had used it more than a few weeks. It was a hassle to get it fixed and three months later it quit freezing and we had to send the whole machine back. And that was MONTHS ago! I lost my summer and fall harvest because they simply couldn’t be bothered to do anything about it.
Unlike conventional drying methods that often compromise flavor and nutritional value, the freeze-drying process preserves up to 97% of the food's original nutrients while extending shelf life by decades when properly stored.
The larger higher-capacity freeze dryers cost significantly more with the only large benefit being that they process more food at once.
Trimleaf makes the process seamless by working directly with Harvest Right to provide comprehensive warranty coverage and post-purchase support. That means you are covered by the latter’s standard warranty which covers:
Proper trays ensure even distribution of the material being dried and facilitate efficient moisture removal.
Harvest Right’s Pharmaceutical Freeze Dryer removes water from plants and organic compounds while they are in a frozen state. This locks in the freshness of herbs and plants. Their appearance, nutritional content, and potency remain the same as when they were fresh.
Buying a freeze dryer for a candy business would be a questionable business decision at this point. The market is now saturated with endcaps in grocery stores covered in freeze-dried treats, and margins have been driving lower. The lower cost of freeze dryers means competitors pop up more often.
By setting our freeze dryer to have a default 24-hour Em excesso dry time, we can load it up and walk away, knowing it’ll be ready when we are.
Setting the Em excesso dry time to a default time of 24 hours means we can package our food when it suits us.
If you are going trekking, or hunting in the deep woods, you need to be mindful of every ounce of weight you are carrying. The extra weight of dehydrated or Buy Now canned food can be a deal breaker.