The principle reason we bought one is to freeze dry stuff we grow/produce on our land. At the height of summer, our hens produce way more eggs than we can consume or sell. We freeze dry the surplus eggs and they are shelf stable for ~25 years. Fruit is very popular to freeze dry and tastes great.
In a prepping mindset, there are 3 major food preservation methods: dehydrate, canning, and freeze drying. Different foodstuffs respond differently to different preservation methods. For example, you can freeze dry shredded cheese and it turns out great, but you really can't dehydrate shredded cheese.
The principle reason we bought one is to freeze dry stuff we grow/produce on our land. At the height of summer, our hens produce way more eggs than we can consume or sell. We freeze dry the surplus eggs and they are shelf stable for ~25 years. Fruit is very popular to freeze dry and tastes great.
In a prepping mindset, there are 3 major food preservation methods: dehydrate, canning, and freeze drying. Different foodstuffs respond differently to different preservation methods. For example, you can freeze dry shredded cheese and it turns out great, but you really can't dehydrate shredded cheese.