Now how about gluten free macaroni? You are the hero of many children and adults alike with this elbow macaroni discovery. You da bomb diggity!

I’ve said it before and MUST say it again: YOU’RE A GENIUS! THANK YOU!!

Oh man this sounds like a real keeper

Thank you so much for your noodle prep secret! I was about to do my first load of my mac and cheese in my FD and came across your video here. Very 👍 😊

John , you have outdone yourself. My wife wil be SO happy. (Me too). Cant wait to get Many batches of this going. Comfort food !!! Yea baby.

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

I was so happy to find the solution to quick rehydrated but not chewy noodles!

Excellent. Thank you John, so glad you don't give up. Love your channel! Happy trails!

No words… just no words. Bravo, John!!

I just received your new cookbook, John. Congratulations! I will enjoy leafing through it and checking out what to FD next! It's so nice to have a hard copy, not digital, and the spiral bound is the best. Take care!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support and I agree the coil bound is the way to go!

This is a fabulous solution. Thanks so much

Love the fact that you take the time to problem solve freeze drying! I had a problem freeze drying raw chicken breasts, some didn’t rehydrate well and the ones that did, when I cooked them they were tough and dry. Any suggestions? Can you over freeze dry? Thanks for any help. Had a problem with eggs, but you solved that for me! Thank You!!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

I would use a fork and poke holes in the breasts, Here is a video where I fd whole chicken breasts (cooked though) and bring back to fresh texture/you would never guess that they were freeze dried! kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3Wjj6dvZ9ennNo.htmlsi=pnhi50wfv5iY80I6

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wisdom with us! I’m new to freeze drying and your videos are so helpful!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thank You Happy Freeze Drying!

Thank you for the vid. John!!....love spicy mac nd cheese!!! P.s. rotel also has a tomato, and habanaro can!!...yummmmm

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Oh yes!

This will be my next run. Love how you inspire us with ideas. ❤

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Have fun!

This looks amazing! I keep trying to win a freeze dryer and praying that I will get 1. I grow a garden and have so much to put in a freeze dryer. I try to dehydrate as much as I can either outside or in the oven. I have learned how to can this year, I should have known before 53 years but I really wasn't raised around people that did, so I watched on KZread 1000's of videos and now I can. When I can afford jars that is. I'm disabled but can't get disability. I have had a stroke, open heart surgery, an ulcer that completely blocked food from going to my stomach and at 5' 8" and 50 yrs old I was losing weight until I was almost 100 lbs. They finally figured out what it was and blew open my stomach and then tell me that I need a pacemaker. I was like are you serious, they were..with all this my bills are out of this world so I grow food for now and try to keep as much as possible and I just keep praying that a freeze dryer will drop in my lap 😅 as I will never be able to afford 1. But when it happens and I know it will 1 day, this Mac and cheese is going to be the 1st thing I make!! I love Mac and cheese so much and this recipe looks amazing!! Thank you sir for all the testing you do to bring us these videos!!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

First off let me say I am sorry for your health issues, you will be in my prayers. Make sure you go to Facebook and on Harvest Rights page they have a contest. Make sure you enter that as often as the rules let you. They give one away regularly facebook.com/homefreezedryer . Also Brian's Retired at 40 KZread channel has given one away each Christmas for the past couple of years here is his page keep an eye out for the drawing as he tells you how to enter: www.youtube.com/@live.life.simple./videos Good Luck!

Glad you finally figured it out! Now I’ve got something else added to my list. 😊

Genius!

Another great video

Enjoyed the video You’re one in a million Thank you for sharing your video ♥️

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

John, you are an absolute GENIUS!!! Thank you so much for all your hard work that you share with us! One question: is there a worry about the oils in the cheese sauce for long term storage?

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thank You, I can only offer my opinion on long term. I believe that if you use a mylar bag (7mil) and a good O2 absorber with a good seal and proper storage conditions that it should last as long as real cheese or dairy, I figure 10 years or more looking at the commercial products.

Genius! 🎉 I will definitely try it this way, next time I do Mac and Cheese!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

It's so good!

I am thinking a video with ham added to the mix might be a very good thing. Thank you for this!

Dayum...the more unhealthy the food stuffs, the better they taste !! Kudos to you for continually revamping your "recipes" until you get it JUST RIGHT !!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😃

Thanks John! Looking forward to giving that a try!

Wonderful. I did a box mix and added ham. It was pretty good. It was one one that had the cheese pouch add some ham too.

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Yummy, Ham and Cheese

Ok, let’s take this one step further and add freeze dried lobster 😮! Freeze dried lobster Mac and cheese. Add a little imitation butter for that buttery flavor. Or, what about imitation crab in place of the lobster. Hmmmm……John?….I think that cheese dip was very popular in the 80’s. We used to serve it by the truck load on the weekends when we had 42 (dominoes) parties with 5-6 other couples. Never thought to use it in Mac and cheese, but it sure sounds good!

I love your excitement! Can’t wait to try this method! Thank you for sharing!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

It was a very long time coming and lots of failures!

Im new to freeze drying. I love all the info you include in your videos. Can you tell me where to find the tray dividers? Thanks in advance. I will definitely be watching more of your videos!

I am so excited to try this John. Going to go order that sealer and your books

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you for your support

@pamelachan7004

10 ай бұрын

We like his books. Big print and easy to see

Love your channel. I'm a new freeze dryer & am learning so much from your videos. Thank you so much. God bless

Can't wait to try this! Finally couldn't stand it any longer, ordered your sealer and new book lol. Thanks John, love your videos, you never give up 😊

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, and thank you for your support!

Wow. Excellent job. I bought 6 gallons of chocolate milk today and put 5 gallons in my xl freeze dryer then watched your first hot chocolate video and the butter fat floated on the top. Now I have 6 gallons of full fat chocolate milk in the freezer dryer and I’m afraid I’ll have the same results. I wished I had watched that before I ordered the milk. And seen your hot chocolate video where you made it from scratch with cocoa powder. I am not expecting good results. Wish I knew how to fix it. Any advice from anyone would be great.

Sounds good I will make this next😊

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

The noodles come out PERFECT!

Great job!! Thank you for sharing!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

That’s awesome. Love your determination 😊

Wow I got my first batch out this morning and wow it was delicious!! I added cooked chopmeat 90% lean as my fifth tray divided into 10 portions. The meat combined with the cheese and tomato flavor really was tasty and packed with protein. Thanks John in Bibs !!

@JohnInBibs

8 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

Ok noodles are in the freezer dryer. I’ll let you know how they come out. My husband loves Mac & cheese Last time I made this, it turned out crunchy. He brought it to work. He didn’t care for it all. Never rehydrated right.

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Look forward to your feedback. This should solve the crunchy/chewy noodle problem

THIS IS SPECTACULAR! Gold Star and A+! I am making chili to put in the FD this afternoon to prep some more meals for my husband's upcoming hunts. You better believe I'm going to now do a Chili Mac meal! (Also using your idea of making cornbread croutons to mix into the regular chili.) Love your ideas and really appreciate the time and effort to share with us!

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

Thank you, sir for figuring this out and sharing it.

Another great recipe from John. Thanks!

YAY!!!!!!!! Thank you!

Looks great!

WOW! This just changed my Mac and cheese! Fantastic! Thank you!

Just found your channel. Have had my freeze dryer for 8 wks. Great video. Can’t wait to watch them all. Thank you

Thank you for sharing!

Great job!! I can't wait until I can start up my freeze dryer again.

Got to try that one. Thanks

Exited, yes Great job❤

Love all your experiments! You don't give up and you help us all! Just ordered both your books because I know you've done the work.

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I hope that you enjoy them!

Looks good. I’m a newly. Got a try it. Big Mac and cheese fan😊 also I’m wanting to try your caramelized onions. Just got my freeze dryer 3 days ago

@JohnInBibs

3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy

Brilliant, I'm going to try this, I'm going to measure the volume of how much 3 squares of noodles are so I can just dump them all in a huge bowl and bag accordingly. Thank you for all your work figuring this out!

I'm like to prep for the unexpected......but it would be hard not to grab one of these for a quick dinner after a long day at work! Great outcome! Your bbq sauce trick is awesome by the way , it's an instant glaze for chicken/ burgers !

Awesome, John!!!!

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Awesome video!! I have been having a problem with macaroni noodle texture after rehydrating! Can’t wait to try FD with your method!

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, chewy mac is why I haven't posted a video using it, now I can!

Nice job John!!!!

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

Did the mac and cheese this weekend, turned out perfect. Thanks

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! It is always nice to get feedback from my viewers.

Thanks JIB !! Got my first batch in the FD now. I added a tray of cooked 90% lean chop-meat with dividers to make it a 5 tray cycle. Will try this straight as-is and then with the meat for a greek pastitsio dish. Looking forward to watching more JIB videos and helping my busy daughter feed her family.

@JohnInBibs

8 ай бұрын

cool, keep us posted!

Just found you! Thank you so much! I've made great baby foods n snacks, and you are Absolutely right about keeping it loose so things powder right. I've struggled more on adult foods, so you are saving me "trial n error" time! I find using a pastry bag makes some snacks really pretty too!

I tried this and it worked out wonderfully! Thanks for all your work on figuring out the tricks to make this work. 😊

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for the feedback

John. I will coin a previous viewer in saying that you are an absolute genius. I have been so frustrated trying to make mac n cheese that can work out of the pouch on the go and not required additional heat source other than the hot water. I so look forward to trying it out myself. I have linked this video in my thumbs up file. When I need to replace my sealer I will be getting the one you demonstrated. Thank you sir.

@JohnInBibs

4 ай бұрын

I have to admit I was very frustrated to. A few years ago a viewer asked me to solve this and after a lot of trial and error we finally got there. This works so well i even made a macaroni salad using the same principles that comes back fantastically.

@PlanB-Idaho

4 ай бұрын

I am really enjoying your videos and am excited to try them. I am going to get some of the silicone trays that you used first. Do you have a video that puts a face behind the bibs?

YUUuuummm yUUMMM! Good stuff John!

It's becoming harder and harder to find canned foods and processed foods that have not been bioengineered. It's making it very hard to create my meal components for long term storage. :( Thanks for sharing your technique. I'll have to work out a different sauce.

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Thanks and absolutely, The purpose was to find a way to get mac to rehydrate quickly. The sauce I used was a simple sauce just to test. There are far better recipes for the cheese sauce out there!

OMG! Thank you for this. I can’t wait to try it. FYI, I had a friend who made the dip with cooked and crumbled hot Italian Italian sausage, Ii was awesome with the Rotel.

@JohnInBibs

8 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

I love the joy you have when it turns out! My freeze dryer is coming next week so I am leaning so much ahead of time. I have a question, can I make mac & cheese for my family and freeze dry the leftovers? Will the leftovers reconstitute well? Thank you for your help, blessings!

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

If you are not worried about how long it takes then you will be fine. For quick rehydration I have to do the noodles separately because they require much more water than the sauce

@lanhams5

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! @@JohnInBibs

John in Bibs, Do you have a recipe book out for all of your successful recipes? If not a book, then how do I find all the recipes that you feel are a success?

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

I do have a couple of books out. They are listed in the video description box. Thank you!

@Kat21776

10 ай бұрын

@@JohnInBibs Thanks John, I will check it out!

Thanks, John! Why do you package the cheese powder separately in the baggies? I'm very new to this but loving my new freeze drier!

@JohnInBibs

8 ай бұрын

The noodles require much more water to rehydrate than the cheese sauce

Can you do any other type of pasta lie this? I have a ton of bows penne shells and spaghetti. I’d really like to try spaghetti

Hey John- Love the experimenting, this sounds great! Do you have a solution for FD hard boiled eggs for quick prepping egg salad and potato salad? All my experiments (about 7) have failed. My pup gets the failures… The whites ALWAYS turn out rubbery, tasteless, and with a gross texture! Fried or raw whole eggs are a fail, but scrambled raw eggs FD well, and taste good. Help…?

Love this video. I gave a couple of questions. 1st was that just 1 pound of elbow noodles you used for 10 servings? What size is that Mylar bag you’re using? TIA

@JohnInBibs

8 ай бұрын

Yes 1 pound box. The bags are topmylar.com single meal pouches.

New to your channel and I love it. Where do you get your tray dividers??

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Welcome! I got them from www.freezedryingsupplies.com/?rfsn=6730675.03c6c1

Hey John...your Amazon link is not there

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for letting me know, I updated the description box adding it!

Where do you get your tray dividers?

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

www.freezedryingsupplies.com/?rfsn=6730675.03c6c1

Where is the link to your sealer?

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Sorry, I updated the description box to include my amazon link

Just wondering, why dont you just make some mac n cheese, with under cooked noodles, then freeze dry it?

Where did you get the Mylar bags they seem perfect!

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Topmylar.com use promo code bibs on checkout and save 5.00 on orders over 50.00

Great video John. Was that really only a pound of Velveeta? I was buying it today and the one pound block didn't look like it would take a whole can of Rotel. (I bought 2 just in case)

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it was half a 2lb block. When I make a large batch of Rotel Dip, I buy two cans of Rotel. Make sure you use the small can of rotel, not the large can 10oz can

So for regular mac n cheese you would add 1 1/2 cups of milk to replace the tomatoes. Is that along with the regular 1 cup of milk that you add? For a total of 2 1/2 cups of milk?

@JohnInBibs

2 ай бұрын

that sounds about right

Where can I find that fantastic tray divider??

@JohnInBibs

4 ай бұрын

www.freezedryingsupplies.com/?rfsn=6730675.03c6c1

I’m wondering when you started the noodles, and what or how long is overnight, looking for hours, approximately

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

Overnight it was about 8 hours or maybe 9

@Barosunflower

9 ай бұрын

@@JohnInBibs thanks

Did you recently replace your vacuum pump? We're looking for one that isn't sold by HR as the one we got from them when we bought the freeze dryer was garbage.

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Yes I did, a couple of months ago. I have been using it for 2 months with no issues but I need to see how it holds out long term, as you can see I use my FD a lot but only time will tell if it is a good deal. I like it because at least I can buy rebuild kits. I have the pump listed in my Amazon Store if you want to check it out. You can find the link to my store in the description box of this video.

@user-li5br8in6z

10 ай бұрын

@@JohnInBibs I saw the comment you made on Amazon which led me to search for you on KZread. We will likely buy the same one you did. We have the large freeze dryer and HR sold the same size pump with all the freeze dryer regardless of the size of the unit. Doesn't make sense to put the same size vacuum pump on a unit that processes 8 pounds of food and one that processes 16 pounds. It's undersized for the large freeze dryer. We didn't even make it through the first year before the thing started failing and HR customer's service is a joke.

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

@@user-li5br8in6z You will have to get an adapter to connect the hose to the pump. I got mine from fixmyfd.com don't look like he sells them anymore but you could try and use the contact button and ask him

Where do the square dividers come from?

@JohnInBibs

9 ай бұрын

www.freezedryingsupplies.com/?rfsn=6730675.03c6c1

Hi! Is it possible to contact you?

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

I am on facebook

I had to stop watching your videos in between meals as they immediately make me extremely hungry. I also have to blame you when I gain weight.

@JohnInBibs

10 ай бұрын

Oh No, LOL

I don’t remember if I told you or not, so I’ll say it here. You don’t need to show your face, it’s not going to increase subs. There’s another Tuber about our same age (though you’re probably a little older than me) who shows his face in every video. He has just as many subs as you. Maybe 1 thousand more, but not 2 thousand. Either you or he (my memory falls short) mentioned your main audience is our age group. You want more subs? Get a young (20-30 yr old) filly to do the presentation. Women pay attention to women, men pay attention to good looking women. I’m not saying go away, I’m saying have someone introduce the video and say goodbye from at the end, with your preparation in the middle (and her voice in there too).

@JohnInBibs

3 ай бұрын

Yes no doubt that would work! Unfortunately I don't know any young pretty women, LOL