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| I saw this advertised on TV and have been doing some research on them. They are on the expensive side however much less than commercial models. I understand the Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for long time storage and would plan on using them for some items, but I can't find information for shorter term storage ( 1 to 2 years) . I see no reason for the expense of the Mylar bags for food to be used in the nearer future. If I decide on getting one I would be doing a variety of foods. I am not sure how storing things in a mason jar with a lid and a oxygen absorber would work or vacuum sealing. Does anyone have experience or a link ? |
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| Read quite a bit about them on some of the more "survivalist" oriented forums on the web - fairly mixed reviews as I recall with the main complaint being the lack of instruction manuals. We had a brief discussion here about it last year sometime but I can't find the discussion right now. One outside info link/review I bookmarked was http://survivalblog.com/harvest-right-freeze-dryer-part-1-by-hjl/ It's a 3 part article on the pro and cons. That said, for those who don't want to do home canning/dehydrating then both short and long term storage of dry foods in vacuum sealed mason jars or 5 gallon pails using mylar bags and O2 absorbers is a very common practice and there are many how-to discussions available on sites like homesteadingtoday.com and other similar forums. Dave |
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