Good information, but I have read that some people have had problems after removing the tray and door seal. I use a new one gallon garden sprayer with hot water to defrost. Just spray the ice and soon it will release from the walls and can be taken out. That method also works very well to clean up a mess when something has exploded in the chamber. No extra electricity used by the freeze dryer.

I see your ice ring comes all the way up to the door seal. Our unit only forms ice in the rear half of the drum. Did Harvest Right save more money by shortening the length of Freon tubes wrapping the drum on ours? They saved money by not sending us a door insulating pillow, I'm wondering how far they will go to cut their cost.

My husband and I are new to freeze drying and your video answered all our questions on de-freezing the chamber before starting a new batch. Thank you so much for an easy to understand step-by-step.

I use an external fan on a step ladder. Ice melts it about 30 minutes. Quicker and less messy than this video. Saves wear and tear on the heater tray too.

Thank you for showing what goes into using this machine. I think you are actually the first person that has shared this information. Most only show putting product in and taking it out. Very informative. Thank you.

Test for dryness before bagging food. Test the weight of each tray by using a gram scale run the trays for another hour in drying mode, weight again and see if the weight is the same or less, if less they need more dry time.

U not worried about being fried by electricity from removing ice with your hands? Even tho it has a ground on the plug, people say u could become the ground.

Use a fluffy pipe-cleaner to get in the small groove on the door gasket. It works well 😀

My door is very wobbly on my new medium freeze dryer. The hinge pins that press down into the acrylic/plexiglass door are very loose. They are the ones that are in the slotted holes. And then when I shut the door, they are even kind of crooked. I mean everything works but that just seems wrong. Any advice? Thanks.

Mangoes are a fave FD food for us. It usually has more of a dehydrated texture, not as crunchy as other fruits and veggies, with a little bit of a chew; just a bit. I find once they go into the mylar with the oxygen packet they remain shelf stable. I have eaten 2 year old batches that still have a bit of that softer chew behind the crunch and they remain delish. I'm starting another batch tomorrow with the same large unit you have. So yummy!!

Thank y'all. Brand new to this today. Blessings, julie

Great job Pete, looking forward to that plumbing on the rain barrels. 💙👍👍

Awesome easy step by step, thanks.

Nice job Pete, clear and nice flow to your share on this procedure, Thx

Thank you. It was helpful ideas on wiping the seal and door with a lint free rag. Good post.

Seriously informative video... no wasted time, great use of the camera angles, start to finish.

Thank you for sharing your videos 👍🏼

Good information! Thanks for the video.

Good information, thank you. I was looking for why the water stays on the very top of the tray rack. I just need to tip the while machine :)

Tysm! Great video and very informative. 😊