@huntnhoney: The amount of hate I get when I say I love our freeze dryer is truly unprecedented. Why? . Freeze dryers definitely are not worth the investment for many people, but for some people they are. For example, I use ours to preserve all of our garden produce to use throughout the year so that none gets wasted, I freeze dry eggs for the winter when laying slows down, goat's milk to make soap year-round, I sell freeze dried products on Etsy and in my farm stand, I make all of our own hiking and backpacking meals which cost $10 a piece at least when you're buying them commercially. There are countless other uses around my house and we have it running almost daily. If I didn't have a homestead would it be worth it? No, and I've never said that it would be. . . . #preserving #foodprep #buyinbulk #zerowaste #freezedried #freezedryer #prepper #beprepared #foodpreservation