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@alejandrofrancis5530

3 жыл бұрын

instaBlaster.

@xhappymasksalesmenx4092

2 жыл бұрын

For sure

Yes I've done a lot of whole milk. I place my trays in the dryer first and pull the tray out just a few inches then measure the milk into the tray with a large measuring cup. I don't spill any that way. Each tray will hold one quart without overflowing at the back. After drying I run it through my food processer to powder it. I put one tray into small Mylar bags. I feel this makes it easy to figure the amount of water to add back. I've never pre-frozen my milk and it turns out fine. Nice and white and very dry. I cant tell the difference from fresh and freeze dried milk. I do plan to do some chocolate milk for the grand kids. (I like it too) If you chill your water in the fridge first you'll have cold milk to serve right away. I use water from my Alexapure filter and it makes great tasting milk. So much better than the boxed powered non-fat store bought stuff. I've hated that crap since I was a kid and my grandma served it. That's all they drank. Never fresh. Yes, if you own a dryer, by all means do some milk. You'll be happy with it. Happy prepping - peace be with you.

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

Great tip on the food processor, that could be done with lots different freeze dried things.

@jerrysmith372

5 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. Yep. It works well. Eggs, milk, gravy, tomato sauce, mashed potato's, are a few I've done. I like the KitchenAid from Walmart. It has a convenient spout to pour stuff into the bag. But I suppose they all work as well to do the job. Good luck to you.

@DawnaRo

4 жыл бұрын

How long of times did you set?

@kellyhamilton460

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you soooo much for the how to on milk!

@kellikelli4413

3 жыл бұрын

Not needing to freeze first is a time saver. But how long does it take to dry..?

Seriously thinking about getting into this, but here would be my solution. If four trays is 1.5 gallon I would make each tray one quart instead (decreased processing time). After processing I would make bags that held either one quart (one tray) or 1/2 gallon (two trays) so reconstitution would be easy. Place as many labeled plastic bags, unsealed, as you want in Mylar and seal. You could pull out one or several at a time then reseal the rest in the Mylar with a new O2 absorber.

@gaylaskates8831

2 жыл бұрын

That makes sense…1 quart per tray then add that to quart jar fill to top with water.

When I do liquids, (eggs and milk), I line the trays with plastic wrap. This makes for super easy release into the Mylar bags and easier cleanup of the trays. I don't prefreeze because I can't find a flat place in my freezer. I find that reconstituting eggs and milk works best when I have powdered the crystals in my blender. The crystals don't re-hydrate well at all. Also, powdering allows you to put more product in your bags or jars.

@ILkaterlyn

2 жыл бұрын

Tip from someone..put freezer food in cooler while you pre freeze then replace.

@willtube61

Жыл бұрын

@@ILkaterlyn Or freeze dry all that extra crap in the freezer! LOL

@kadynsmeemaw

Жыл бұрын

That is an awesome tip! I put my trays in and fill each with exactly 1 quart, but I never thought to line the trays with wrap. That would make taking the product out to blend it much easier.

@Missy-sx9zv

9 ай бұрын

If you put liquids and eggs in ziploc bags and freeze flat you can then open them and put them as block on the trays making room for more. I wouldn't use plastic as plastic leeches and that thing is pulling all moisture

If you take a vanilla bean cut it in half and then cut it long ways and scrape out the innards and put them and your freeze dried whole milk into a blender for a few seconds you can make yourself a nice vanilla coffee creamer. (Also take the empty vanilla bean pod and put it in with the milk. It will keep adding flavor.

Where I live, my neighbor had milk cows. He was always telling me to come over and get some milk. Whole raw milk. I dump and prefeeze 2 gallons at a time. I was getting so much FD milk I had to stop getting from him till he realized what I was doing. He asked me for some FD milk, so I gave him 30 packs. (60 gallons). Then I got more and kept doing it till we had 150 packs each. Sadly he lost his land in 2009 and moved away. But with all the food and garden and milk that I FD for him.

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

wow that's the good stuff! I assume that it rehydrates well?

@russgenemurray6288

4 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. Yes it does. We rehydrate just under the normal amiount to make it creamier.

@wamembonathan6927

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea and thanks so much. Because of this video I am thinking of using the same idea with sugarcane juice can it work with freedrying? Please advise

@chrisshirley4877

3 жыл бұрын

I love that you did that for your neighbor. You probably served him for many years after he lost his land.

I just came across this you should use a sifter after drying process makes for rehydration really easy with out clumps

You can get the instructions from a store powder milk box as to how much water and powder you can mix. I got it from there

We are a raw milk dairy. I’m getting my harvest right in a couple weeks.

@jessicaolson413

2 жыл бұрын

Have you freeze dried raw milk yet? This is what I'm interested in

Adding a dash of vanilla flavoring to the milk will usually make it taste much better to kids, at least that's what we've found. Keep up the great work.

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent tip thanks.

@Darenator1

2 жыл бұрын

Could you add pure vanilla before you freeze dry?

@wjf213

2 жыл бұрын

@@Darenator1 I suppose you could, BUT then you're kinda limited to what you can use the milk for as far as cooking other things. I mean for example, do you want to make mac and cheese or an Alfredo sauce with vanilla flavored milk?

THANK YOU! We've been raw milk drinkers for almost 2 decades and are always looking for a way to make our stash last longer. Husband is a truck driver and I ride with him now since I retired. Raw milk never goes back to normal after being frozen, so we only take a few half gallons to put in our fridge but it doesn't last the 2 months we're on the road and sometimes it's difficult to find out there. THIS IS SO PERFECT! Gallons can travel with us and we'll NEVER be without our precious raw milk again!!!

@live.life.simple.

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

@sandys.1891

2 жыл бұрын

How did your raw milk freeze drying go? I drink raw milk too & in the next few days I want to try freezing the milk. I'm so glad I watched this video again.

@jbignJesus

2 жыл бұрын

how has it gone??

@evelynn4273

2 жыл бұрын

@badinstinctsKZread - Most supermarkets don't carry RAW milk.

@nataliebutler

Жыл бұрын

@badinstinctsKZread Supermarkets don't sell unpasteurised raw milk.

Helpful tip: stick the end of the tray (with the freeze dried milk powder on it) in a gallon sized ziplock. Scrape the powder down into the bag with a small metal spatula. It is amazing how quickly and easily you can get the milk (or eggs, or yogurt, or broth, etc.) off the trays. Then I use a large funnel to dump from the ziplock bag into a Mason jar.

I have the premier pump and put the fan in front so air goes over the entire pump. It now is warm to the touch and that is a huge improvement. Thanks for the tip and all your videos.

Boys did a great job! 🙏🏼❤️🇨🇦

When I was growing up the milk was sold in cardboard cartons. We would freeze them and they would keep fresh for a long time. Not 25 years, but we would thaw and drink it over a year later.

I'm saving up for a Harvest Right unit. Your videos are super informative and I thank you for sharing your experiences with your freeze dryer with us!!

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

When you get one, let me know if you ever need help with the setup or process. I love the user name!

@hansmcq9833

5 жыл бұрын

Harvest right does have a layaway program.

@jerrysmith372

5 жыл бұрын

Hope you can get yours soon. I feel it's a wise investment. Personally I bought the large unit with the oil less pump. I love the oil less pump and for me it's worth the extra money. All I have to do for maintenance every 10 batches is pour 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol 2 or 3 times down the hose with the pump running to flush out any gunk build up. So easy to do. I love doing all kinds of foods and packing them away. Ben running it almost 24/7 since December of 2018. It will be nice to have more than just rice and beans in my preps.

@AdmiralPreparedness

5 жыл бұрын

You will be my first "go to" person!!@@live.life.simple.

@Pizzapxp

5 жыл бұрын

Admiral Preparedness I took out a loan 1 year ago and started drying everything I could. Get it quick because food prices and availability will get tight. Now I have a great stash. The interest on the loan I consider an investment. Time is your enemy.

This was the nudge I needed. I've been living off powdered milk for several years now. I like fresh milk, but mine always goes sour too fast. Powdered milk is my coffee creamer, my creamed soup base, for mashed potatoes, for smoothies, for 'sour cream' in cheesecakes. It's about $40 for a large can - approx the same as 3 dried qts from the freeze dryer -- which I can make for about $4 and use freely instead of carefully?? I wonder how long it would take to recoup the $3000... Maybe not long, what with everything else I can freeze dry.

Glad I came across your video before trying this...no need to reinvent the wheel. Look forward to seeing what else you have done. We use our freeze dryer a lot and your fan tip alone was worth the time of watching

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

I started a FACEBOOK GROUP for members to share tips, suggestions, etc. facebook.com/groups/retiredat40livelifesimple/

I fit 4 cups of whole milk in each small tray. Then I crush the powder up really good and put each tray into 32 oz ball jar. Just fill the ball jar up to the 32 oz line and it's the perfect ratio.

@JaylaBee

2 жыл бұрын

This makes so much sense i can't believe i didnt think of this!

The yellow is likely the whey. I’ve watched people make mozzarella, and the whey has a yellow tint when it separates. I’m new to your channel, but enjoying your videos, and learning more about freeze drying.

i always try to freeze my foods or liquids first,becuse the freeze drying time is much quicker which in turn puts less strain on the machine.Thats how I do it not to say its the best way

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

i almost always pre freeze. You are right, the deep freeze is already running, might as well use it and same some wear and tear on the freeze dryer

Would you say it taste better than store bought powder milk? Update. I bought one and made some I’m happy to say freeze dried milk taste exactly the same a regular milk. Raw milk drinkers rejoice

My husband and I love you channel. We both are retired at the age of 40 too now we have a homestead.

@live.life.simple.

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, congrats on your achievement!

Hey I was wondering where you got your shelves for your chest freezer. New subscriber thanks for your information.

@mountainsidefarm8357

Ай бұрын

SAME!!

One thing we discovered about powdered milk is that if you reconstitute it the night before bed and then drink it in the morning, it tastes much closer to fresh milk. It seems to need time to fully reconstitute.

I know I'm late to the party, but I did milk by putting in baggies to freeze, 2 cups per baggie, laying 3 on a medium tray. (I say I DID milk but my FD hasn't even arrived yet, I have it in the freezer ready to go!) Ended up with 24 cups, which is 1.5 gallons just like you got by pouring on the trays. Was much easier to manage and freezer spot didn't need to be perfectly level and no spillage. I actually used the HR lids, which divide into 3 portions on the tray so worked well. I will take out of baggies and lay on trays to freeze dry. Will be in 2 cup portions already when done. (I didn't think this up, saw another KZreadr do it and decided that's how I'm going to handle liquids.) I've been using dehydrated and freeze dried milk for a long time. To reconstitute dehydrated and freeze dried milk, I use 3T per cup of water, which is 3/4c per quart, 3 cups per gallon. Aerate or blend, pour through a strainer if too much foam, refrigerate overnight and no one can tell the difference. I use mostly for cooking, occasionally for cereal or coffee. If kids are picky, add 1/4-1/2 t. of vanilla per quart and they will be happy....

Great video, I just subscribe to your channel. I have an answer to your measurement question for freeze dried milk. 3 tbsp. powder + 1 c. water = 1 c. milk 3/4 c. powder + 4 c. water = 1 qt milk 3 c. powder + 16 c. water = 1 gal. milk

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info Henry. Welcome to the channel. Feel free to share tips/ tricks for the FD community!

@apeacefulwolfretirement1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. If used for drinking, best chilled overnight... here is the metrics measures.1cup of power =(100g ) with 4 cup of cold water (1 L) ratio 😋 👌

@rebeccareid4335

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This is what I was hoping to find scrolling down the comments!

TO CONVERT THE POWER TO A LIQUID WE WOULD USE 3.5 CUPS POWDER TO 1 GAL H2O. That's rather a bulky ration. What if we want just a bit? We could convert it to Tablespoons (US). There are 16 Tablespoons (US) to a cup. So, the conversion ratio in Tablespoons is 56T powder to 256T H2O. That's a fraction of 56/256. Using the basic math we all learned in school :-) we can reduce that fraction down or up to anything we might want or need. At lit lowest, you have 7/32. 8 Tablespoons is a 1/2 cup, so you have 1/2 C minus 1T (easier to measure than 7 if you pour a level 1/2 cup into your container then take out a level Tablespoon.) 32 is a multiple of 8 (8T=1/2C). 32/8=4 so, 4 *1/2C = 2 Cups. For about 2 Cups milk it would be the 7T powder to 2C water.

Great video! Where can I get the tray holders for deep freezers to pre-freeze?

Your channel is extremely helpful. I plan to buy one of these awesome freeze dryers and I need to know everything possible before I spend $4000

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

I started a FACEBOOK GROUP for members to share tips, suggestions, etc. Once we get the group rolling it will be a great resource and any questions you have can be answered there. Just post a question and you will get multiple peoples opinions. facebook.com/groups/retiredat40livelifesimple/

@CashCowz962

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. I want to go commercial with some meals. Just read some FDA requirements for the kitchen etc etc...sounds like am gonna need some capital and test the market for some months....I read somewhere that the market for freeze dried meals or meal components....is drying yp..pun intended...but I scratch my wellhead cos..at Costco...all I see is frozen foods ..so what's the article saying?....is the market really growing or crashing... smh..guess I gotta do some more research

This is great! We have goats and swim in milk during spring and summer. I can most of it bc we can't keep up just drinking it. I would love to store it this way! I'm definitely buying one of these machines. Thanks for all your videos!

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

if you search through the Facebook or Mewe groups there are others who have done goat milks and cheese

@deliber8cre8tor

2 жыл бұрын

Amber, Hello! Do you ever make feta cheese with your goats milk ?

@sharonritchie6365

Жыл бұрын

When my kids (human 😉) were small, we gave them goats milk from the grocery store instead of cows milk. I remember the first winter searching for milk and being told that the goats don’t give milk in the winter. My city brain was blown. I would have bought freeze dried if it was available.

You should get a large restaurant bowl to quickly dump your trays.. They make them extra extra large. It would save so much time. Also if you need to put it into jars or bags, they make giant funnels too. I paid $20 for a 20 qt bowl on Amazon. But also just a large plastic dishpan from the dollar store works too. I've used both for dehydrating. Bowl is best.

@andersoninnovations7471

2 жыл бұрын

I use the long plastic bags that my trays came in when removing the various foods: Slip tray into the bag (good fit 😏), dump or scrape goodies- super fast, and keeps everything contained!

Love what you are doing By the Way. So thanks heaps for doing

Have you tried cream, half and half, real coffee creamer, ice cream, sour cream? I saw the eggnog being dried and that's great!

@krish7896

3 жыл бұрын

Endless! Buttermilk be great, I don’t use it often and not much when I do. Can’t get in anything smaller than a quart.

@WH6FQE

3 жыл бұрын

I have freeze dried cream, butter, heavy whipping cream, and condensed milk, all turned out perfectly.

@susanhunter8272

3 жыл бұрын

@@WH6FQE Thank you.

@nancysala7769

3 жыл бұрын

@@WH6FQE I though one of the things one cannot FD is butter

@WH6FQE

3 жыл бұрын

@@nancysala7769 that’s what they say, but you can purchase FD butter in cans so they are lying to you. Once I saw FD butter available for sale, I tested it and started making my own. It just takes longer to FD pre-frozen butter.

The fan idea! Genius!

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

👌

@francesserrano6699

3 жыл бұрын

Is very expensive!! $ 4000

So this is what retired people do! Lol great video man!

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

You gotta have something to do! I'm not "officially" retired for 13 months. But i will be Freeze drying like crazy then.

@Timanator

5 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. I try to but it is so hot in texas my electric bill doubles if i use it in the summer!

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

ouch!

In my freeze dryer right now I have whole milk and I thought it was taking too long until I watched your video. When I checked the milk 1\2 way through milk looks amazing and also looks white again 😀

@live.life.simple.

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

I have freeze dried eggs and my next project is raw milk. After freeze drying the raw eggs, I put the chucks in a food processor and the result was a fine powder. I plan on doing that with my milk. Thanks for the videos. Freezing ahead of time would also cut down the freeze drying process. Doing most of the freeze drying in my garage in the winter also cuts down on the processing time. I also like the fan idea.

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

a cool vac pump is a happy one. Anytime you can take your food down to a powder, the storage and rehydration benefits are huge.

If you found a way to lower your trays inside your deep freezer, I think you'd find that not only would they freeze much quicker, but they'd be more solid and colder as well. Heat rises and cold sinks so being up near the lid, the trays don't cool off nearly as quickly. You could also fix this by putting a small computer fan inside the freezer to circulate the air to prevent the thermal stratification. You could probably cut your freezing time in half.

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

As long as it freezes overnight and gets solid, i am not too concerned about the freeze time. If i keep freeze drying for a couple more months 24/7 (like i have been), there won't be anything left in the deep freeze😉

@pstoneking3418

Жыл бұрын

​@@live.life.simple. once I get my freeze drier I'll be doing the same emptying out my freezer. I'll also be freeze drying most of my pressure canned meat that in my pantry.

@Missy-sx9zv

9 ай бұрын

​@live.life.simple. put the liquids in ziploc bags flat in freezer. Then open and put on trays. You can fit more and no spills

@rgbcolor6450

9 ай бұрын

@@live.life.simple. We're up to around 6000 lbs of food stored. About 30% of that is freeze dried stuff. I estimate its a 2 year supply for family of 3.

Love your videos. One of the reasons I'm getting one. Paid mine off today. Now it's going to take around 55 business day's to get. What's the old addage. Patience is a virtue.

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

congrats on your purchase Gary. now you can take those 55 days to plan some cycles and start pre freezing some foods so they are ready.

@garysorley6186

4 жыл бұрын

The recipe I'm really looking forward to is your hot apple pie with cranberries. Looked fantastic.

Yeah, I use a fan on my vacuum pump at work. Totally worth it.

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. I am hoping HR will start incorporating this into their pumps

Great video as always. I would love to have a freeze drier too. Keep up the great work.

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

thanks! i like the popup van!

you should try and get stick-on Heatsink. With the fan will make the pump last longer.

1000 grams of organic horizon milk in each tray and pre-frozen in our chest freezer tray 1 weight after freeze drying = 128 grams whole milk tray 2 weight after freeze drying = 123 grams whole milk tray 3 weight after freeze drying = 126 grams lowfat milk tray 4 weight after freeze drying = 123 grams lowfat milk total of all 4 trays = 500 grams average weight = 125 grams each tray Ratio of liquid removed to powder = 8 to 1 or 1 gram of powder to 8 grams of liquid removed from the milk. So to re-hydrate it would be 1 gram of powder milk to 8 grams of water and I have seen a 1 to 1 ratio used. Everything is weighed in grams because volume of dried goods can vary depending on if its pre-sifted or packed and pressed down so all my formulations are done by weight, not volume. I hope this helps

@stephenkirby1514

Жыл бұрын

Having never used metric for cooking until recently, I am now thoroughly a fan of metric now! It's so much easier to extrapolate quantities and ratios for things just like reconstituting milk! Thank you for laying this all out like that!

From my experience and keeping the product in a cool dark basement it will last for 20 years. Keep yur temp at between the 50's n abt 69 if possibe. Nice video

@cindykq8086

3 жыл бұрын

Since I live in nice, hot, humid Florida, where no one has storm cellars, I won't be able to store the FD milk as long. But you did answer my question -- thanks.

Would love to see your cheatsheet!

Could you share your cheat sheet for your times? That would be great for newbies :-) love your videos! You are an inspiration and have made me so excited for freeze drying! Oh and I LOVE the pre-cut parchment sheets & the tray stacking pieces you sell! They are amazing! Makes this process so much easier!

@SBC112564

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@whatsnext2359

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, please. 🙏

@kimgapeach

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@courtneymilburn3102

7 ай бұрын

yes please

Where I live there are no flavored coffee creamers. I really miss my favorite flavors. It occurs to me this would be a great way to make your own. Adding vanilla flavoring to the milk (or any other extracts) and *maybe* a little sweetener. In powdered form this would be great for rehydrating right in your coffee cup.

@JH-tj9jd

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea, makes me think I should try to freeze dry my chocolate coffee drink I make.

have you ever tried Heavy Cream? If it would freeze dry well and be able to turn to a shelf stable powder I'd think that would be absolutely AMAZING for cooking! I can't say how many times I wished that I had heavy cream on had but would need to go to the store to pick some up -- its just one of those things that you really need it when you need it, but also dont need it ever day or week... so that one item store trip just sucks! Same with whole milk. To have quality shelf stable whole milk on hand would be absolutely amazing!

@live.life.simple.

2 жыл бұрын

This video was just released a couple weeks back kzread.info/dash/bejne/lGl8k9KslKbUnZM.html

My FD is on order. I almost bought a bunch of #10 cans of powdered milk today, then saw this! I'm looking forward to doing this in my FD, IF it ever gets here, lol!

I am a industrial HVACR mechanic those vacuum pumps a pear to be off the shelf stuff we use to dehydrate refrigeration circuits.Yeah those pumps run warm but boy they do run .We will have those things running on 100°f + roof tops for hours or days ( system size dependent ) .That fan is not needed

@live.life.simple.

2 жыл бұрын

The difference is the freeze drying process tends to add water into the oil.

Raw milk blows around a lot but freeze dries well. Some have complained that it goes rancid in storage, because of fat content. Ours hasn’t yet. We prefreeze though, in ice cubes.

Many thanks for all of your videos! Subscribed!

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

A gallon of milk weighs 8.6 lbs. A gallon of water weighs 8.33 lbs. A difference of 0.27 lbs per gallon. Amount used for each type was 3/4 gallon which should yield around 0.21 lbs.

I pour the egg (that you spoke of) on the tray while they are in the freeze dryer. I place the trays in the slot and let them stick out a little and pour the blender container of beat up eggs in the trays. Then no spillage. I will do that with the milk also. I have no room in my freezers. None.

Thank you for this.I just got my Harvest right and am wanting to make milk powder.As we are lactose free it's almost impossible to get LF milk powder here so being able to make our own is great.

@judithanndavis

2 жыл бұрын

Same here - and you can use that FD Lactose Free milk to make Evaporated Milk for cooking too (think Pumpkin Pie). Just use 1/2 the water to reconstitute for Lactose Free Evaporated Milk.

Just trying to help you, I have a harvest right freeze dryer and I freeze dry milk all the time, you DO NOT NEED TO PRE FREEZE BEFORE HAND. I put my trys inside the freeze dryer, then take my milk and pour into trays. It does not spill. It is so easy and it works great. Comes out powder and perfect.

@suegibson8914

3 жыл бұрын

Does it make the freeze drying stage shorter? I thought it might be cheaper if you already have a freezer running save doing it all in the freezer dryer

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

I prefreeze to reduce cycle times and wear on the freeze dryer. Also, if you have a deep freeze already running, you might as well take advantage of it.

Thank you, we will be freeze drying milk when we get our freeze drier.

Thanks for posting this, really interested in getting one of these machines. Have you ever tried orange juice or grapefruit juice?

@ladysmithdee3339

2 жыл бұрын

I dry froze orange juice twice, two different brands. The sweeter brand didn't dry freeze as well because of sugar content. . It took much longer to dry freeze the sweeter juice.

@ladysmithdee3339

2 жыл бұрын

Valencia juice was more sour. Not a favorite of mine but it did freeze better.

I have dairy goats. Have had no milk (fluid) since 2002 but raw goat milk. Milk flow is seasonal. Have been wanting to get a freeze dryer to do the milk. One source recommended 1 qt./tray. To me, that sounds like a starting point. Also remember........ if the milk is not standardized through the fornication (deadly pausterization, horrid homezination) then milk can weigh different!

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

goat milk would be interesting. How is the texture compared to cow?

Attach some aluminum heatsink fins to the housing to help cool it.

Wow this is such a great thing I sooo need to get this machine .

1.5 gal/4=0.375gal 1gal=8.6 lbs 8.6(0.375)=3.225 lbs per tray wet

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you

I love how we say it out west. Sounds like my mom. “Melk”

@josieanonymous961

4 жыл бұрын

That's the way my two year old grand baby says it. 😊

@chrisshirley4877

3 жыл бұрын

Here in Texas milk is a two syllable word: "mee oak"

store bought dry milk reconstitution is 1/2 tbsp per 1 fluid ounce of water, so one 8 oz cup of water would be 4 tbs of dry milk.

What about specialty items, cream, creme fraîch, clotted cream? If one uses raw does it need to be pastureized? What about freeze drying cheeses like Brie and blue?

Measure 1 quart of milk per tray. 1 gallon in 4 trays. 1/2 Gallon freeze dried fits into a quart mason jar. Reconstitute in a blender, add milk and they fill with cool water to 1/2 gallon mark. Comes out just like fresh.

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@rdg6543

2 жыл бұрын

Are you saying equal amounts of powder to water to rehydrate?

@tom-mo-

2 жыл бұрын

@@rdg6543 on whole milk it is about 50/50

If I am ever to where I can get a box truck to live in and move out of my van....I hope to get a med or large unit with the premium pump and make a sound suppression system boxing in the pump with an inline duct fan....which will also be part of environmental controls.

I filled some ice cube trays with milk. I’m freezing them now and then going to plop the milk cubes on the tray. 🤞

I'm planning on getting one and using it to freeze dry my extra breastmilk, I can never use it fast enough just frozen in the freezer because I very rarely use my pumped milk

You're putting me closer and closer to purchasing the freeze dryer. My biggest issue is the space it takes.

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

Understandable. Just throw it in the basement or spare bedroom and after while you don't even think about it.

I love this video! Can't wait to try milk! Thanks so much!

I keep my vac pump in one of the plastic bins with the attached 2 interlocking doors from Costco. Put an old bath towel or two on it and makes it so much quieter. Run hose between doors in top. Either clamp fan between doors or cut hole in side of bin. Makes it quiet, cool and contains any oil mist. When it’s time to change oil or clean out pump just lift vac up and turn bin over and you have easy access to valve and screws. Swap screw valve with easy turn toggle valve and add a tube so you can easily drain oil. Small engine shop should have the right valve. Or replace valve with coupler that goes to a tube that you attach easy open valve to so you can empty oil without reaching under pump at all. The tube can also be run outside bin through wall so it’s super easy. A small engine shop should have suitable parts, usually $5 or so. Much easier.

Wish I would have watched this before I freeze dried milk....oh my goodness what a mess!!! Thanks for the video! Oh yeah I tried eggs also...geeeez! lol

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Love the kids and the cereal at the end LOL

I just got my freeze dryer, milk is on my list!!

@live.life.simple.

2 жыл бұрын

👍😁

Glad you got to try the milk. I am doing coffee in my machine this week I am traveling internationally in a few months and I want to take my own coffee with me so I am Brewing Peet's Coffee and I'm putting it in the freeze dryer. I will let you know how it turns out. I'm sure it will be the same consistency as milk and just add hot water. I'm taking my own milk with me to just to be safe at least a bag or two

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I am making a coffee video right now. I have had quite a few people that want to try it. Safe travels.

@emilyh3104

5 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. oh nice. Will look forward to your video

@HealthyEnergetics

4 жыл бұрын

or the machine thinks it’s just flavored water and nothing will remain.....??

@spencerb947

4 жыл бұрын

How did the coffee go Emily?

I really don't mind carnation powered milk. As long as it's good and cold. I have to put more water in it then it calls for, because I only buy skim milk anymore and if I don't dilute the powered milk it tastes like cream to me.

Has anybody freeze dried water? I like the idea of instant water just add water.

Have you ever freeze dried whey? After making cheese I usually toss the whey. I wonder if it would make protein powder.

I like the idea of being able to mix it thicker since I hate skim milk (white water).

@live.life.simple.

Жыл бұрын

👌

I've bought 4 types of milk, and powdered peanut butter, and powdered eggs.

You probably can use the same instructions to reconstitute the milk. That is on store bought powdered milk.

Busted dad....😂😂.the kid whispered...I dont like it....😂😂😂...cute

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

he drinks it often and doesn't know its freeze dried😃

@CashCowz962

4 жыл бұрын

@@live.life.simple. even better....😂😂😂

ok saving up for the machine.. I'm hooked

I live on a farm & recently got my medium HR FD! I just subscribed to your channel & love it! Watched the milk video & just wondering if anyone has fd whole goats milk? Its different from cow's milk in that it's almost homogeneous naturally.

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

I have not personally but if you post on my facebook page I'm sure there is someone that has.

Awesome video! I have been really curious how milk would turn out and have been looking forward to this one for a while. I was surprised how it stayed. I thought it would shrink down on the tray leaving a thinner layer when it was finished

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

I did too. The milk does very well

@mattdlmn

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it looks great. I need milk for my food storage and do you know if it would be worth it price wise to freeze dry my own or is milk? It’s something I need to look in to

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure of the price of commercially freeze dried milk, but in the meidum size i can fit about 1.5 gallons and you r electricity costs are going to be about $2-3

@mattdlmn

5 жыл бұрын

Retired at 40- Live.Life.Simple. Ok great to know!

Question I have for you what is the mathematics or what have you to figure out how much water to put into rehydrate freeze-dried stuff weigh the food before freeze drying and then add the water by weight or cup

What did you use in the deep freeze to hold the trays?

@2headedsnail

2 жыл бұрын

Seriou

Stay Fresh Freeze Dryers are worth considering. There are so many complaints with these units due to poor quality control.😬

I definitely need to do this I have a couple of small children I literally go through four gallons of milk in 5 days... I told my wife we should just buy a cow would be a lot easier.... lol.... It has always been on my mind what would I do if we are hit by an EMP and there is no electric obviously the grocery stores would be shut down how would I get milk for my toddlers as a Christian man I know that my faith and trust is in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ I know that he is Jehovah Jireh my provider and I should not fear anything cuz God is always on time but my human side worries a little bit which is normal none of us are perfect imagine those people who don't know Jesus as their lord and savior who don't know how good God is they must be shaken in their boots....

I enjoyed your video & reading the comments. I noticed the price of the FD machine is expensive,. My thoughts were a couple of households could purchase it together to share.

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone would be fighting over it!

@reneturnbow7628

2 жыл бұрын

We bought one as a family, Love it!

MILK YEILD: Cup - 1/4 dry milk + 1 cup water MILK YEILD: Quart - 3/4 cup dry milk + 1 quart water MILK YEILD: Gallon - 2 1/2 cup dry milk + 1 gallon water

@chicken-grandma

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin...everyone fds milk but wasn't giving conversion like he asked for....you knew the assignment....sorry...watch to much tictok...lol

Keep a gallon jug, pour the powder in and fill with water

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

👌

The way you mixed that milk was awesome. Great idea.

@live.life.simple.

5 жыл бұрын

It's great for coffee too!😂

Have you tried to dry butter?? Cheese? I’m a new subscriber, I have enjoyed your videos. Thanks

@live.life.simple.

3 жыл бұрын

High fats will not work but some cheeses will work. It varies brand to brand

@apeacefulwolfretirement1984

3 жыл бұрын

Turn butter in "ghee" is the best 👌 😋

This might be a dumb question but .. why not just buy powdered milk from the supermarket and rebag it in mylar bags? Seems to me that it would save a LOT of time and effort and be far more cost effective.

And thank you for your videos they have been helpful

I would be worried about the lipids in the milk getting oxidized and going rancid. I would use nitrogen or argon gas to displace the air in the container right before you seal up the milk wafers/powder. People use argon gas to keep wine fresh after opening it. The gas is heavier than air so it settles on the bottom of the container or liquid, thus keeping oxygen away from the product. Argon is an inert gas that does not react with anything, this makes it great for food products because it is non toxic.

@live.life.simple.

2 жыл бұрын

We use oxygen absorbers and a vacuum chamber sealer. Oxygen amount would be 0 or close to 0

Could you place the empty trays and then fill with a funnel and/or tube in the freeze dyer ? Really great stuff here thank you.

@live.life.simple.

4 жыл бұрын

yes. I have since learned my lesson.