Freeze Drying foods

[dogmom4]

I saw this on a blog and had to ask....you can't really freeze dry your own foods, correct? If you do what it says in the article (leave them in the freezer with air flow for ten days) won't your foods just get freezer burn?

 

http://allaboutfoodstorage.com/preparedness-ideas/home-food-storage/benefits-of-freeze-dried-foods-versus-dehydrated-foods/

[The WE2's]

I would find this an extremely interesting subject...

[Canned Nerd]

I put that article in the same category as claims that home canning is the same thing as commercial canning. Why do companies need millions of dollars worth of equipment and research to do what anybody can duplicate with a frost-free freezer....

[Cat]

I put that article in the same category as claims that home canning is the same thing as commercial canning. Why do companies need millions of dollars worth of equipment and research to do what anybody can duplicate with a frost-free freezer....

 

 

^^^ I agree ^^^

 

Wikipedia can give you (probably too much! ) more information -

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze-drying