OMG….. It’s so good to see Jim in front of the camera. Great job Jim!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@rikkim4818

Жыл бұрын

Good on you Jim. What a great team u and Pam make. ❤

Oh my! I just got to watch this one! I can hear Pam chuckling in the background. (sorry Jim) The burger/onion products spilling on the counter may have embarrassed/frustrated Jim but thank you for showing it. It is real life! There are too many who would have cut that out and re filmed it. You two are real life "stuff happens" folks. Thanks for being real!

Hey Jim, I’ve been freeze drying for a while. Something I’ve learn is just because the freeze dryer completed the process, it’s doesn’t mean your food is completely dry. It’s a assumption. You need to weigh your trays to know it’s completely dry. One the machine has finished, you would weigh each tray in grams. Write the weight down of each tray and return the trays to the freeze dryer and add more dry time to about 2-3 hours. Once it’s done you weigh the trays again. If the weight has drop, that means there is still moisture in the food and it needs to go back in for more drying. Keep doing this till the weight has stop dropping. Then and only then it’s completely dry. I do my own MRE’s and freeze dry raw chicken breast and hamburger patties. They all take more then 40 hours of freeze drying. When rehydrating food. You need to use hot water and let it sit covered do 3-5 minutes. Mix and let it sit another 3-5 minutes. Then everything will be hydrated. Remember. You will not have a microwave on the trials. Good Luck and God Bless

@trailgrazers3690

10 ай бұрын

Thanks.

What a fun change of pace! So nice to see Jim in front of the camera (the camera operator did a great job too)!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We were both nervous, but it was a fun challenge for us.

Great job, Jim. I have been waiting to see you cook for a long time! Great camera work, Pam. You should try switching rolls more often!😊❤

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. We had fun and plan to do more of it!

Love your freeze drying series. I miss seeing them on the other channel because I forget about this one!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

I am going to start making community announcements on RoseRed when we do freeze drying videos over here.

Great job Jim! Good to see you in front of the camera.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

I think he did great! Thanks.

Love pams giggles❤

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

LOL!

I found the best way to move freeze dried food to a container is to cut a food saver bag, or a roll of vacuum bags about 5 " longer than the tray, then put the whole freeze dried tray into your cut bag and just dump it in the bag. Then using a funnel in your jar, slowly pour the contents from your freeze dried food into the jar.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Sounds as if it would work great.

@Akresq777

Жыл бұрын

I cut and heat sealed my food saver bag into a funnel on one end.

Great Job, Jim! Think of all the ways we all could use that when camping, traveling or trailing🥰

It’s apparent the two of you taught. Jim your explanations were clear and fantastic. My husband watched and said how he could relate and understand your processes. (Now he wants a freeze dryer… ) Thanks! We are thinking this would be great to make a freeze dried chili for taking in the RV.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mary. Jim is reading over my shoulder and appreciates your comments very much. We have freeze dried chili and it works great!

Jim seemed a little nervous to talk at first, but then relaxed as time went by and he did great! Great job, both of you!

@trailgrazers3690

11 ай бұрын

Yes, he gets nervous in front of the camera.

Great job, Jim! I’m glad so you’re doing more with the freeze dryer! I recently freeze dried steel cut oats with lots of grated apples, chopped craisons, cinnamon, cardamom, and brown sugar. I used maple syrup instead of brown sugar in the second batch. Both are delicious dry and reconstituted. The consistency is like a crispy breakfast cookie. You can break into chucks or use tray dividers for little squares. Please try it!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

That sounds wonderful! We will try it.

Love how jim introduced himself ❤ just like pam everything described in the process from start to finish .Love these guys stay safe &take care guys.xx

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We appreciate that.

Great job, Jim! Nice to see you on the other side of the camera. 😊

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great job Jim! You’re camera lady is top notch too. 😊

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We appreciate that. I cut off his head several times so we had to re-shoot parts of the video! LOL

Jim, you did a great job in front of the camera! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

I think he did, too! I will pass this along to him.

Nice one Jim, it's daunting talking to the camera, so well done for keeping it fluent and calm.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much--appreciate that.

Great job, Jim and great camerawork, Pam. This is exactly what I was looking for. I need to freeze dry more meat and this will be so easy to adapt to lots of recipes. I may just freeze dry some soup veggies and tomato products for soup and spaghetti sauce. Thank you.

@trailgrazers3690

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I just started watching trail grazers. Love you guys. Good to see Jim in front of the camera.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Welcome and thanks for subscribing! After 4 years he is finally more comfortable getting in front of the camera more! Yay!

He did a great job in front of the camera. Will give ground beef a try in the freeze dryer

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

I think so too!

It’s nice to see Jim in front of the camera! You did great!!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Way to go Jim, you did a great job. This only makes me want a freeze dryer even more, thanks guys. Great video again. 🌷🇨🇦

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lyn. It was a challenge for both of us!

I like the idea of using the half gallon jars, the problem is it caught on and they're impossible to find . Waiting for a meat sale then will stock up.😊

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they are very convenient. We still have them available where we live. But quarts would also work.

@FLY2KO

Жыл бұрын

1/2 gallons can be difficult to find we buy some if we find them at a reasonable price, I make moonshine and get 1.5gallons per run and the halfs are great for storage.

Great job Jim! Great to see you showin us how to do!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This was fun with you switching roles.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it.

It's good to see you in front of the camera and showing off the flat top. Pam, I think you have a promising second career as a camera lady but I still want to see you on the other side of the camera ,too. Good job both of you!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

LOL! Thanks.

Great job switching things up you two!

Great job Jim!!!

@trailgrazers3690

7 ай бұрын

Thanks.

I love this 💡 idea. I just got 8 pounds of hamburger at 50% off, this would be great to have shelf stable cooked hamburger, to add to canning jars of spaghetti sauce or chili base. Easy meal. 😊

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

The whole process was very easy. That is a fantastic buy on that hamburger.

Awesome. Great switch up. Jim cooks.❤🎉

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was fun for us.

Jim you rocked this video.. so good to see you..

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hello Jim, good to see you! Job welldone!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very informative, and a wonderful trail food idea. Great job, Jim! Appreciate you both for sharing with all of us. I learn so much from you.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for your kind words.

Love this freeze dryer idea for hamburger.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

It is very easy, and so good. Better than home canned hamburger!

Great job Pam!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you--I cut Jim's head off a couple of times and we had to do it over! LOL!

You did a great job Jim!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mary.

Great job Jim!👍

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You can add fast beans for chili and/or burritos. The possibilities are endless. I wish that I could afford a freeze dryer like many of us in the comments.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Yes, those are great ideas. Thank you.

Jim, That was fantastic! Thank you!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Jim is loving all the compliments! Thank you. He is right here reading over my shoulder!

You did good Jim!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video, Jim! That's encouraging with the burger and definitely something I'm going to try.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

It was much easier than some things we have freeze dried!

Good job Jim. Looks good.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Donna!

You did great Jim!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

He is reading this over my shoulder and just grinning! Thank you!

You two are amazing.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Tfs, good presentation. Made me hungry 😊

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

LOL! Thanks for watching.

Thank you Jim, great demo. I wish I could purchase a freeze dryer way out of my budget. Love your videos so helpful, can’t wait for camping season.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

An alternative would be to freeze it in small packages in your regular freezer.

Fantastic video, great info and I am going to try!! Thank you Jim & Pam ❤

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

JIM I seen and purchased a French fry scooper to use for filling. Just a thought I thought I’d share.. love the videos!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I will look into that.

Oh my gosh! I'm so impressed! You both act like you've been doing this forever. I so appreciate you two and I feel so blessed I have you in my life......indirectly........but still there. I feel so close to you like you are family. I love the way you both are just your natural selves on the camera. Priceless. Also, I don't know which end you'd want to put this on if you choose to do so but I have purchased a Sun Oven. Would so appreciate any ideas of how to use that also.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes, we will do some videos on the Sun Oven. We have a couple over on RoseRed already.

@maryr8233

Жыл бұрын

@@trailgrazers3690 Seriously???? I try to view EVERYTHING you make. Im gonna have to check on that. Thank you for the update.

Good video, you guys. I love the Grill Mates seasonings. My favorite is Roasted Garlic and herb.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh...that sounds great. We will have to try that flavor soon! thanks.

Those rounds of ground beef are called “chubs.” Weird But True. LOL😂

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! New vocabulary word! LOL

Nice video. Great variety for the trail.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it.

if you take the shelf unit out of the freeze dryer you can vacuum seal the jars in it.

@trailgrazers3690

8 ай бұрын

I have done that, but it is not recommended by the company so I quit doing it.

Looks great. Awesome job.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Just ordered a medium freeze dryer this morning. I am so excited. Any suggestions for accessories I might need? I did order a second set of trays. We purchased 1/2 beef last fall and I want to freeze dry a lot of it. Did I mention, I’m so excited? Thank you for your videos on freeze drying. I’m sure I’ll be reviewing them often.

@amsohn1

Жыл бұрын

Hi Connie, we've had our large freezer dryer for about a year... we got the covers, silicone pads, and a set of tray holders, and a large wide funnel... works great. Everyone is different and uses different gadgets. You'll figure out what ya like and whatcha don't ❤ Blessings

@gorgo4910

Жыл бұрын

I like to pre freeze most of my food in 1 or 2 gal ziploc bags. I find that not having the food frozen to the trays makes the drying process more efficient. Obviously this doesn’t work for eggs and broth 🤣

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Are you truly excited...? I can't really tell! LOL! Of course you are! So happy for you.

@kathleendyer672

Жыл бұрын

Tray dividers from the guy named Brian who has the “retired at 40” channel. He has a freeze drying supply store. I love the dividers for things like steel cut oatmeal bars and mac and cheese! I like his pre-cut parchment sheets, too!

This was so interesting! I am new to this

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! And glad to have you join us!

Would you let meat soak longer if microwave isn’t available? Or, warm over campfire when you are in the boondocks.😊

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

We would certainly use whatever the best tool for the job is when available. You could rehydrate the meat several ways very successfully.

Papertowels on top helps absorb grease too

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I should have thought of that. Thanks for the tip.

I've been experimenting with this as well... weve found it takes about 1.5 water to meat ratio... otherwise its a bit crunchy. Thanks for the video... blessings

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

We have found that each batch is a little different, which seems counter intuitive to me, but that is what we have experienced. I figure whatever works is what we will do! LOL!

great job jim.. keep that beard thicker fuller.. enjoy both of your channels .

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

LOL! I have never seen Jim without his beard. He is reading your comment right along with me and laughed!

@dennisscribner6377

Жыл бұрын

@@trailgrazers3690 , GLAD THAT YOU THOUGHT THE COMMENT WAS SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT. HOW CHRISTIAN OF YOU...

L O L I was looking at Jim’s picture and thinking who is this man? I know him from somewhere! I’m so use to Pam doing the videos😉

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

LOL! Love that!

I like the idea of home freeze dried meat because you know exactly what’s in it- no chemicals, etc. Excellent job! That freeze dryer looks amazing, too. Do you freeze dry fruits?

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Yes we will have a video out shortly on freeze drying fruit.

I am going to freeze-dry ground beef this weekend at my sister's house. She said to cook, drain & rinse the meat after cooking to get the grease off. Is this necessary to do? Thanks so much for all the you both do to help us to preserve food.

@trailgrazers3690

3 ай бұрын

Some people like to do that. We just buy very lean ground beef, blot it before we put it in the trays, and freeze dry it that way.

Experience has shown me paper towels under the burger in the tray as well as over the meat removes lots more oil.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the video! Do you not have to drain or rinse the grease off the meat?

This was a nice surprise :) I am thinking that I would just put in the amount of water that 'feels' right and if there is some liquid leftover then does it really matter ? because you could add some freezedried onions or sweet corn or whatever vege you prefer to 'beef it up'? Just a thought :) xxx

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

There are lots of ways to rehydrate food and your idea of filling in with dried veggies is great!

Great job, Jim. How long would you anticipate that this freeze dried hamburger would keep if some is not used within a couple of months?

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It will keep for several years.

That meat has a maximum absorbency makes sense- we put hamburger and other meats in soups and stews and let them simmer for hours in excess liquid. Thanks!

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it really seems to work that way. Thanks.

I would have used a can of Rotel on the taco meat instead of water.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

That sounds interesting.

@TammyToo

Жыл бұрын

I am going to try it and see how it turns out.

Can we dehydrate this? Thank you.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

It is not recommended that meat ever be dehydrated with the exception of jerky and even then there are pretty strict recommendations for safety.

Jim and Pam: Did you rinse the hamburger before you freeze dried it? There is an ongoing debate about whether it is necessary. Eggs as you know are almost 50% fat and many of the already available MRE's on the market that contain meat are relatively high in fat and yet are listed as shelf stable for 30 years. I would like you guys opinion on this matter.

@trailgrazers3690

5 ай бұрын

We did not rinse off the fat and they did great in the freeze dryer. I know commercially prepared food can do processing that we can't duplicate at home, but our eggs have now lasted for 3 years and are still good.

No oa in jars? When u use meat do you have to re vacuum the jar?

@trailgrazers3690

11 ай бұрын

Vacuum sealing is all that is needed, or OA--both are not needed. I usually do re-vacuum seal jars when I use only part of the meat in the jar.

You are making a mistake by not putting an OA in that jar even if you vacuum seal it. Unless you pull a vacuum for several minutes you are NOT getting all the air out and the fats will go rancid over time. OA's are cheap insurance and for expensive protean you should include at least a 300ml OA. Don't go to all the effort and then cheap out on a 20 cent OA. Also for long term shelf life I would go with 7 mil mylar over glass.

@trailgrazers3690

Ай бұрын

You are most welcome to express your opinion here.

Did you rinse the ground beef before you freeze dried?

@trailgrazers3690

6 ай бұрын

No not for this video.

Do you prefer the freeze dried to pressure canned hb meat?

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Without a doubt!

JIM IF YOU WILL POKE A HOLE IN THE UNCUT END OF THE HAMBURGER LOG IT WILL ALLOW AIR TO GET IN THERE AND THE MEAT WILL SLIDE RIGHT OUT OF THE WRAPER. JUST GIVE IT A LITTLE PUSH.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thanks.

Hey Jim... is the electric put let a 110? For the Freeze Dryer. Thank. So about 1 onoin per pound of burger? Thank You so much

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Yes and yea.

Pam: It's me again. I've been wanting to tell you why you have a special place in my heart. My mama was a red head..... just about the same color of your hair. You also have similar features she had in your face. Two good-lookin women! Both with BIG hearts. Okay. I'm gonna leave you alone now. I know how busy you are and I'm not expecting a reply. Just wanted you to know. ❤❤

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Mary, you are so kind. Thank you. And no need to leave us alone! We love your comments!

Pam….something different about you. Can’t quite put my finger on it. 🤭

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

Maybe that I am just so happy to be retired??!!

But you rehydrated it in a microwave. 1. Much of your viewership refuses to use microwaves for items that will be ingested. 2. This is a trail food channel. I don’t know of many people who take a microwave with them. Could you rehydrate future meals on the stove that more accurately mimics trail cooking methods?

@trailgrazers3690

7 ай бұрын

I don't believe most people refuse to use microwaves--yours is the first comment we have ever had about that, but that is your choice, of course. You could easily heat it using other methods.

Good stuff, thanks for sharing. Love that intro music.

@trailgrazers3690

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Glad you like the intro music!