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I still kind of want to buy a freeze dryer. They are fucking expensive though.

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>Summer has settled upon the northern hemisphere, which means that it’s time for sweet, sweet strawberries to be cheap and plentiful. But would you believe they taste even better in freeze-dried format? I wouldn’t have ever known until I happened to get on a health kick and was looking for new things to eat. I’m not sure I could have picked a more expensive snack, but that’s why we’re here — I wanted to start freeze-drying my own strawberries.

I still kind of want to buy a freeze dryer. They are fucking expensive though. Archive: https://archive.today/Vlpve From the post: >>Summer has settled upon the northern hemisphere, which means that it’s time for sweet, sweet strawberries to be cheap and plentiful. But would you believe they taste even better in freeze-dried format? I wouldn’t have ever known until I happened to get on a health kick and was looking for new things to eat. I’m not sure I could have picked a more expensive snack, but that’s why we’re here — I wanted to start freeze-drying my own strawberries.

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Here is the short list.

Shelf life: Freeze drying can preserve food for a longer period (20-25 years) than dehydrating (5-15 years) Texture: Freeze drying produces a crunchy texture, while dehydrating can produce a chewy or crispy texture Water content: Freeze drying removes ~99% of water content, Dehydrating removes ~70-90%

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Thanks, good to know. Do you know If the nutritional values basically stay the same for both methods? Not so much that it retains its initial nutritional value, but that if there is any degradation of nutrition, is it about the same for both methods? Additionally, can’t you pretty much rehydrate freeze dried? Of course, I can go find the answers myself, but am being lazy lol.

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I would have to look into it but I believe that both preserving methods leave nutritional value untouched all you are doing is removing the water. Everything else left behind is the good stuff.

As for rehydrating, yes, that is basically what every one of those campsite meals / mre's / "survival" food bins are.