Putting Lots Of Fat In The Freeze Dryer. A LOT! -- Responding to Anti Fat Comments

Responding to some of the anti fat freeze drying comments. Some of the things said over and over are simply NOT true! Freeze dried food with fat in it (a lot of fat), can last for more than 30 YEARS!!! Start reading the labels on freeze dried food bags.
(Stop washing your ground beef!)

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Scrambled Eggs with Bacon
https://mountainhouse.com/collections/breakfasts/products/scrambled-eggs-with-bacon-pouch

Ground Beef
https://mountainhouse.com/collections/freeze-dried-meats/products/ground-beef-10-can

Creamy Macaroni & Cheese
https://mountainhouse.com/collections/vegetarian-meals/products/creamy-macaroni-cheese-pouch

Veggie Chorizo Breakfast Scramble
https://mountainhouse.com/collections/vegetarian-meals/products/veggie-chorizo-breakfast-scramble-pouch

Dried Whole Egg Powder
https://augasonfarms.com/collections/eggs-dairy/products/dried-whole-egg-powder

Freeze-Dried Beef (100% Real Meat)
https://augasonfarms.com/collections/meats-proteins/products/freeze-dried-beef-100-real-meat

Freeze Dried 1/3-lb Uncooked Hamburger Patties
https://freezedrywholesalers.com/collections/raw-foods/products/freeze-dried-hamburger-patties

There are plenty of scientific and industry papers out there about food rancidity, and I've found them to be very interesting and informative;
Chemists define roughly two ways a product can turn rancid: (Super simplified)

1. Oxidative rancidity: Reaction involves oxygen
2. Hydrolytic rancidity: Reaction involves water

(The main mechanisms for it to go rancid involve water and/or oxygen, (and light) and we remove them all)

Rancidity of Food: Introduction, Types, Factors and Prevention of Rancidity | Food Chemistry | Biotechnology https://www.biotechnologynotes.com/food-biotechnology/food-chemistry/rancidity-of-food-introduction-types-factors-and-prevention-of-rancidity-food-chemistry-biotechnology/14100

Food spoilage – Rancidity and food chemistry. September 14, 2017 Storing Food - chemical reactions, fats, food enzymes, preservation https://foodcrumbles.com/food-spoilage-rancidity-and-food-chemistry/

Prevention of Hydrolytic and Oxidative Rancidityand Nutrient Losses in Rice Bran During Storage https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7859&context=gradschool_disstheses

Rancidity https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/rancidity

Functions of Rosemary Extract in food and its labeling. https://www.nutexa.com/en/2017/11/16/functions-rosemary-extract-food-labeling/

Use of rosemary extracts as a food additive https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2008.721

Water Activity (aw) in Foods https://safefood360.com/wp-content/uploads/Water_Activity_In_Foods.pdf

Books:

Freeze-Drying of Pharmaceutical and Food Products ISBN-13 : 978-0081014646 (I don't have this one yet - haven't seen a good price yet)

Foods and Food Production Encyclopedia ISBN-13 : 978-1468485134 (got the paperback set for a great price)

Remember, I'm just another idiot on the internet. Don't listen to me. I could be wrong. Research. The #1 joke at our house is "But, I saw it on the internet!" Consider looking at what commercial companies are doing. That's where I look to for guidance. If they can do it, we probably can too. (with method adjustments)

Before buying a freeze dryer perhaps research to find out more about the downside of the machine; some people have problems with their machine and it's big and heavy and hard to return!

Freeze dried food will stay fresh for many years and be ready and waiting when you need it.
We do videos showing how we are using our Harvest Right Freeze Dryer to freeze dry food for long term storage. (We have the medium size machine that we got in August of 2017) We talk about how to load and unload the freeze dryer, how to know if the food is dry, is it better to freeze dry raw food or cooked food, and do a few taste tests. Freeze dried food is also great for prepping or just for camping and snacking!

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