Why You Need a Freeze Dryer?

Home freeze dryers are becoming more popular of late, and they are very cool machines. There are generally two categories of people interested in a home freeze dryer: Those interested in preserving leftovers, garden surplus or novelty uses like freeze dried ice cream, and other similar applications and those interested in building their own supply of long term, emergency food storage.

Does a do-it-yourself home freeze dryer make sense to build your own supply of emergency food?

You never know when an emergency might happen. The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 caused a whole load of panic buying and saw many people getting into 'prepping' (stocking up in case of disaster).

Freeze-dried foods are great ideal for disaster situations like this. Not only do they have extremely long shelf lives (when stored properly, often they can last for decades), but they retain their flavor well and are light and easily packed.

The freeze-drying process removes up to 99% of a food's water content (if you want to find out more about how it does this, check out our guide here). This makes it extremely light and smaller than the original food while maintaining all of the nutritional benefits.

Of course, in an SHTF (something-hitting-the-fan) scenario, this is perfect! That's whether you need to pack the food into an emergency 72-hour kit for “bug-out” situations (where you need to leave your house, perhaps to escape fires or other natural disasters), or are planning to build up supplies to “bug-in” (stay in a safe place for long enough to see out your problem).

Whatever the scenario, freeze-dried foods are a tasty, long-lasting, and space-efficient solution to your needs.