Will it Freeze Dry? SANDWICHES! In a Harvest Right Home Freeze Dryer.

[@reebertJunkman]

You’re going to have to steam the bread, you can’t put it in a liquid it’ll just turn to mush, but we steam dehydrated bread on the trail along with corn bread and muffins all the time and they come back fresh just like new

[@CarnivoreConservative]

That's what I was thinking

[@kathleensemelbauer2629]

Steam the bread

[@dwightherrington7793]

Yes steam the bread I always freeze dry bread

[@mikesanders6881]

You make a GREAT team. Your personalities complement each other.

[@PromisedJubilee]

On the cheese: you should break it into pieces and warm in milk on the stove to make a cheese sauce, that could work for a monte cristo.

[@momkatmax]

I love it. "I ain't pukin!" Best recommend on KZbin today!

[@kimmididwhat]

If you roll the lunch meat before freezing and FD'ing, you can put them into a mason jar. You need to spray the cheese and bread with a water sprayer... Yes, they do come back... 😀

[@kimmididwhat]

The cheese takes 1 hr to rehydrate after you spray with water. The bread just needs to be sprayed with water and wrapped in moist paper towels... 😀

[@EpicenterBryan]

Awesome again on the rolled meat idea!

[@rinab4405]

? Please EXPAND on your explanation for cheese!! I am lacking on my meat and dairy as far as my FD goods are concerned.🙏🙏👍👍!!

[@wjf213]

Good video. I didn't read all the comments, so maybe it was already suggested, but have you ever tried using a spray bottle and just mist the bread and cheese and let it sit for a few hours or even over night, and maybe set it on a wet paper towel too? Keep up the great work.

[@frothydv]

Seems like you want to store your flour or unground wheat. Make your bread and use your freeze dried meat with the fresh bread. Assuming you've planned for some emergency baking contingency.

[@scotts595]

CHEESE- BEST WAY- Shred it- freeze dry. To Reconstitute- put in bag or Tupperware 1-2 Tablespoons of water- Shake it , then let it sit in fridge for 1-2 hours! It will be like original texture! Thrive Life foods sells freeze dried cheese- I’ve used it for several (5) years! Trust me- you Don’t Need Powdered Cheese!!!! My husband & 3 adult kids could not tell the difference. JUST TRY IT! ✌🏻

[@rinab4405]

PERFECT!! Thanks for the share!!🙏🙏👍👍 How much cheese to H2o ratio do you think? SERIOUSLY needing to fortify my meat and dairy FD goods, immediately. I've got everything else covered except meat and dairy. Some but NOT ENOUGH!!

[@scotts595]

Wife & I Love the experiments! Thank you!!

[@nobutforreal8019]

Thanks for experimenting and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the responses with alternative ways to make it happen.

[@ArtJourney1375]

This Woman is a riot!! She has a great personality.

[@badw01f23]

Wrap the bread in a steaming moist towel and let it slowly absorb the water (steaming by itself will soften the bread but it will get hard again). Keep an eye on it so it doesn't get soggy. and the cheese does work if its shredded and has more surface area. i saw it on some bbq channel

[@jupitereye4322]

That's a really good idea. I would have gone for the steam but the towel slowly releases moisture. Good thinking.

[@Atlantechvision]

use steam to rehydrate

[@gultchScience]

yes. was thinking the same thing.

[@ssnidely]

thinking that as well or maybe modify a pressure cooker and force moisture into the bread

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@coltennjos6421]

A bamboo steam basket

[@blackgriffinxx]

that would be the way to go for grain like( rice) ,frail or thin cut stuff

[@charitysmith6422]

I love watching you guys! So I freeze dried some banana bread and have been having a heck of a time reconstituting it. So I used your idea and I did the egg and milk which wasn't too bad but I tasted more eggs then banana bread. So I did just milk and I didn't leave it in very long it was still firm and the milk just kind of steamed it in the pan! It was like eating warm banana bread! I tried it with water the same way I did milk and it was a little soggy. I had a fellow harvest right owner tell me cheese take really hot water to reconstitute. So she only does shredded cheese and uses it in soups and stuff she's cooking. Try bite size charleston chews! They don't look the best but boy are they good! My kids told me to fill the whole freeze drier with them next time!

[@EpicenterBryan]

There is a baker across from our warehouse and he gave me a huge bag of ends from his various breads (banana, zucchini and such). It's in the freezer so I'll try your idea out!

[@terripebsworth9623]

For quick breads like banana bread, bake it in a wide mouth jar 2/3s full with batter, then vacuum seal while still hot out of the oven with the lid and ring for long-term storage.

[@gultchScience]

oh man what a great idea. love the different experiments, keep up the good work !

[@thenewrecruit6810]

This is like a playful documentary on the end of the world with a group of survivors having fun in their end of the world facility And I love it

[@nasmitty5261]

Another great video Bryan and crew. Fun to watch you guys have so much fun. It looks really good in my opinion. I can see how the cheese was a throw away but just curious how the bread might do in a steamer or a rice cooker and then let it sit for a bit if you didn't want the egg wash. Honestly i would eat it with the egg wash for sure.

[@Cr125stin]

Hey cool I wanted to see the lunch meat and cheese! Thanks for the great video as always.

[@EpicenterBryan]

Thanks! Lunch meat was by request!

[@Vonroo3]

I just tried lunch meat and bread. I rolled meat 2 slices did ham and pastrami. I have been doing shredded cheese. Love the cheese dried. Tried 2 slices of bread. I rehydrate by putting wet paper towel between slices and put in a zip lock baggie.. worked well, had to add little more water.if I did sliced cheese I think I would just us it dried

[@EpicenterBryan]

I LOVE that meat roll up idea. Those would pack really well in a mylar bag, and unroll when re-hydrated!

[@rinab4405]

EPICENTER BRIAN!!! WHERE ARE YOU AT DUDE??!!!! Learned ALOT from you and you gave me the courage to purchase a FD!!! I miss your videos!!!!

[@rinab4405]

P.S. I'm getting ready to freeze dry my very first batch of Collard greens!!!!

[@EpicenterBryan]

More to come!

[@dhruvkapadia5607]

For the cheese you can powder it up and then mix it with boiling milk/water (with a perfect mix ratio) to make a cheese sauce and then use it. or else you can spread the sauce thin and cool it to make a cheese slice. and then use it.

[@tracyellencarsonwebb19]

With the bread, I would try to lay it in a single layer with the egg/milk mixture to soak and then bake them.

[@gasmasher147]

Could you try flour tortillas? They might hold up better after drying. You could spray them with a bit of water and cook them in a bit of butter to steam them.

[@EpicenterBryan]

Will add it to the list. Sounds very doable.

[@darlapoulsen9767]

Ive tried the freeze dried grated mozzarella just had to rehydrate in hot water. Love your videos

[@Archer1182]

Put the bread in a damp towel and put it in the microwave for 10 seconds at a time

[@jeffcessna]

Where exactly do you buy a loaf of bread in a SHTF situation?

[@KP-sg9fm]

@Buddy Van Cigrit Ah, yes, the neighborhood War-Mart

[@JoeMartinez_LA_LostSoul]

Had success with freeze dried bread simply by wrapping it in a damp towel and allowing it to sit, checking periodically.. always works for me! oh and those 'cheese cookies' from that other vid were an excellent idea but only way to really freeze dry and reconstitute cheese properly is shredded unfortunately.. all other seems to fail.

[@EpicenterBryan]

Totally agree. We haven't posted a video about shredded sharp cheddar yet...

[@tstramel]

I would wrap bread in moist paper towel and microwave for a few seconds to steam. If you can get timing right should work

[@kerry1963qld]

I grate all my cheeses I've not done bread but I have done buttercake , also when I've done near I roll it up that way I can fit it into jars , I love your videos

[@EpicenterBryan]

Thanks! Butter cake looks interesting.

[@jpawhees]

For the bread you could put it into a pot with a thin layer of boiling water butter mix and put the bread on a rack that can fit into the pot. Steaming the bread. And for the cheese. Make a thick cheese sauce and fry it on a pan to make cheese slices / cheese pancakes.

[@stacyroe619]

The mayonnaise doesn't work because of two reasons one the egg yolk in the egg changes its molecular structure when it is frozen in a manner similar to cooking and two the oil in the mayonnaise resist dehydrating and rehydrating. freeze dried mayonnaise is a mess however mayonnaise is virtually impossible to go bad anyway. you can leave that stuff out at room temperature for a decade as long as it stays unopened

[@beckyhrnandez]

Yay! 😊 Rejoicing with your success, you looked so happy!!!

[@EpicenterBryan]

We had several failures in a row, so it was nice to have something odd come out OK!

[@miletic7]

For the bread, try a glass of water with the bread in a microwave. The steam would rehydrate it better.

[@DragonflyArtz1]

IMO the meats are the most important thing anyway! You can easily make fry bread with flour and have a sandwich. I'd powder every kind of cheese for Popcorn and or cheese sauce anyway. MMM Jalapeno cheese sauce on a burger.

[@startupadmin540]

Bryan, Monte Cristo sandwiches came to mind with the french toast style egg washed bread, just add your meat and cheese, spread some strawberry or blackberry jam and a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Also when my french baguettes dry out I simply drench your rock-hard baguette in cold water then tightly wrap it in aluminum foil. Next, place the wrapped baguette in the oven (not preheated), then set the temperature to 300F and let is heat for 12 to 15 minutes. For sliced bread maybe spray with a water misting bottle since sandwich bread is softer, then wrap in foil and heat in the oven like the baguette.💡

[@adamstevenson2485]

Steam the cheese in a pressure cooker raised off the bottom. Spritz the bread lightly with a clean spray bottle set on mist and put them in a sealed food container to slowly absorb the moisture. I just received my Harvestright freeze dryer but haven’t used it yet. But these are some ideas I’ve been chewing on.

[@escott1981]

Nice vid! Very interesting and fun. I saw a vid of a guy that made a burger out of freeze dried ingredents. He did freeze dry the cheese, he used shredded chedder and hot water to rehydrate and it worked great! He said he tried to freeze dry the bun and then rehydrate using steam but it didn't work out, it wouldn't stay soft so he used a fresh bun, but everything else was freeze dried and then rehydrated and he said it was great.

[@EpicenterBryan]

Yep, I've seen that one. Check out our Omelette video. Everything including the cheese was FD... kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6qvm6GKa7OAnM0

[@caseyjones3842]

I saw someone do it with white sharp cheddar shredded cheese. He used hot water from a tea kettle. It even melted on grilled burger (freeze dried raw). I buy freeze dried cheese at the store. It's good without rehydrating. Parmasan is the most popular, but gouda, and sharp cheeses are really good.

[@PaleoGreenByrd]

I dont have my HR yet, but I have seen that if you shred the cheese it works much better.

[@mikegreb9766]

I love failures because for each one you make I won't repeat. TY for trying the unusual.

[@InFlorida4252]

If you would like to learn more about using a Harvest Right freeze dryer from experienced owners, come check out my Facebook group that is dedicated to freeze drying at home. facebook.com/groups/BettysHarvestRightFreezeDryersGroup

[@101perspective]

I've read that you wrap the bread with a damp paper towel and put it in a plastic bag. Then place it in the fridge overnight. THAT SAID, I would think for long term storage you would just preserve the ingredients or possibly the dough and make the bread when you need some. It would be interesting to find out if you can freeze dry yeast.

[@zenvarley]

Hey, I think I helped contribute to this idea. WOOT. An idea about the cheese...freeze dry it, then grind it up and add just a tiny bit of water to make a spread or paste. No, it's not cheese slices, but wouldn't a cheese spread work as well? As for the bread, I wonder if putting a couple slices in a zip seal vacuum bag with a little warm water and letting it sit would work? No clue, but it sounds like it could work. Very cool video, happy for the win! :)

[@EpicenterBryan]

Good ideas. We will give it a try. Some deleted footage was of Jenny retrieving the cheese from the trash and putting it in a heated pan just to see what happened. It turned back into gooey cheese! We will also mess with the bread idea another day.

[@zenvarley]

I wonder if bread will ever come out "bread" like? I honestly have no clue. Did you ever try it plain? I wondered if it would be like a cracker or crispbread or if it would just turn to crumbs? Hey, home made bread crumbs! Good to hear the cheese work at least when heated. Maybe a lower fat cheese would work better in slices? I know it's got to work some how as there are several companies selling highly reviewed freeze dried shredded cheese, so there's got to be a trick to it. Any way, enough rambling, Good luck!

[@smoke5-5bbqkitchen66]

Awesome guys! Great video.

[@wolfman011000]

Have you tried flavouring the water used to rehydrate the meats ? horseradish jumps to mind for the beef, oh and just buy commerical powdered mustard. i just make mine as needed with colemans english mustard powder which is strong and pungent

[@tepinj]

I was wondering about steam as well.

[@amyperkins1731]

maybe try baking bread in a can so it is round then slice freeze dry and can seal in a can instead of vacuum sealed bag. also try steaming with an iron. maybe that would work.

[@DrakkinXAI]

You could try putting the bread in some sort of steamer. Figure it wouldn't get soggy and it would be warm too.

[@1nicenurse]

How much does a freeze drier cost? And where do you buy one?. Are there different sizes of freeze drier?

[@LLWW]

Just a few suggestions for videos maybe FD Sausage gravy and Biscuits, FD Soda then rehydrate with cabonated water?, FD brownies, FD coffee would be cool to try with cream and sugar and flavorings already in it, FD Nutella, FD krab sticks, FD doughnuts...Okay I think that's enough suggestions haha also not sure if all this is possible especially the drinks but would love to see yall try! love your channel!

[@quintlance2807]

The two of you interact well makes for a very interesting video I really enjoyed it was 🤐🤟😟

[@rickthompson6684]

put the bread in a microwave with a cup of hot water. It will soften it up. I do this with day old donuts

[@jeffrichards2011]

FD Cheese works better if you just "spritz" rather than submerge it. Often there is enough moisture from the other foods in a dish it will rehydrate the cheese. But slices, that's a whole new ball game. Probably spritzing/steaming might be the better solution. One interesting side thing here is that you can FD bread (cut into cubes" and seasoned for croutons. So bonus.

[@jennaevepower4851]

au Jus that bad boy. Make a gravy, freeze dry it and use THAT to rehydrate the meat and French roll. Use the steamy meat and moist bread to moisten and soften the cheese

[@DragonflyArtz1]

Maybe make "egg toast" fried and the Freeze Dry it? The cheese- make FD powder then a sauce? Or- Try placing a Freeze Dried slice of cheese on the "egg toast" in frying pan and cover it with a lid. I think you guys did great. I'd say don't give up- find a way.

[@stacyroe619]

The way to rehydrate bread is to stick it in a vacuum chamber with a small quantity of warm water vacuum out the air the water evaporates then when you release the vacuum that moisture is sucked into the bread

[@zhaneranger]

Maybe use a plant mister to rehydrate the bread. Or maybe wrap it in a moist paper towel microwave?

[@wemo2121]

I’m thinking you should Pre soak the bread and then freeze dry it. Then add water and fry it up and see how that goes. Also did you try just putting the cheese on as is. It should have the flavor and would give a nice crunch.

[@monicahatch6498]

Thanks so much for trying this!

[@Susan-ur2vd]

you can fd shredded cheese. Not sure how that will help with a sandwich though. I do know it melts well in a bowl of chili.

[@EpicenterBryan]

I'm thinking a cheese sauce like someone else mentioned would work...

[@Susan-ur2vd]

EpicenterBryan or on another test run freeze dry some chili and shredded cheese. I'm nothing if not persistent. :)

[@EpicenterBryan]

OK, added to the list.

[@EpicenterBryan]

Chili is in the bag. We have not done shredded cheese yet, so I'll add that.

[@samanthabach71]

grated natural cheeses work really well. Don't use processed cheese and don't bother with slices, just grate and leave in water for a few hours. /simples

[@WH6FQE]

Freeze-dry the meats, make fresh mozzarella cheese from powdered milk, then grind wheat into flour to make sourdough bread. Do it the prepper way, lol.

[@jupitereye4322]

Why not making french toast with the bread? Mix some eggs with a bit of milk to lower the density, a bit od salt, and fry it in a bit of oil. I am positive it would be awesome.

[@EpicenterBryan]

Great idea!

[@stacyroe619]

You can reconstitute cheese by using a vacuum chamber to force the water into the cheese

[@MsLoopyLoops]

"I'm not pukin'". Best review ever.

[@kirkolsen1962]

Bread all you got to do is take them moist towel and lay on them turn them over to lay the moist towel again on them it'll rehydrate them when it comes to cheese grated cheese works better be great it put it in a bowl of water when it's done it'll reconstitute

[@JohnJones1]

I love these videos I could watch 100 of them

[@EpicenterBryan]

There are over 200 other videos as well, so binge watch!

[@JohnJones1]

EpicenterBryan I do I keep up with the new and rewatch old ones all the time

[@squishy312]

With the bread, you'd almost have to have a makeshift humidor. A plastic bag with a chunk of lettuce or a damp paper towel that's in the bag, but not touching. That's a difficult one to re-hydrate...

[@roka13116]

I feel like assemble all n steem them it will give u a good result with texture all the best

[@PreppingAngel]

The bread would be great for bread crumbs tho.

[@carolclarkson4859]

Could you use raw eggs and raw milk for the egg mixture? Just add water?

[@horacewillis2794]

As I love the idea of the Monte Cristo how about going ahead and dipping the bread in the milk and egg mixture and then freeze drying. Should be able to just use some water to get it back to the point where you throw it in the pan to fry. As to the cheese just leave it as is and sell it as a snack. Other people are doing that so might as well get in on that market. From what I've been able to gather jam and jelly doesn't freeze dry well which is sad. Would be great to have a bag with everything in it needed for a Monte Cristo where you just add water to each as needed.

[@bonnieoppelt2734]

slice or cube any good cheese and put it in a tray UNCOVERED, in the fridge for a week or more. The cheese will slowly dehydrate Stir gently to wet all particles of cheese. Let stand 5 minutes, then stir gently. If more water is needed, sprinkle 1/2 to 1 cup water over cheese. Chill rehydrated cheese thoroughly before serving (3 to 4 hours) I found this online. Maybe an alternative to try?

[@laurssorrell4159]

I would crumble the cheese and use it to put in soup stews to give more flavor. The meat can be crumbled to use into the same thing stews and I would eat it.

[@theremainingremnant2639]

I agree with Tony to steam the bread in order to have even rehydration

[@gregkral4467]

I wonder if the bread will do different with just having covered in a pan on drying racks with lid on and a little bit of hot water for steam..... maybe the steam may do something different... I gotta try that too...

[@excalibur440]

Maybe try a gluten free bread. It would be me dense, may hold its form better during re-hydrating..just a thought. Great Videos keep them coming.

[@noneyacabbage]

Could you use steam on the bread? Never messed with reconstituting but that is the only logical thought I could come up with about it.

[@jeremyschultz6861]

How about putting a little water in the bottom of a pressure cooker and some kind of rack to hold the cheese and bread up out of the water and use pressurized steam to rehydrate them.

[@EpicenterBryan]

That might work. I still have some Gouda cheese from a previous video to try that with...

[@merrywiesenborn9581]

bread can be ground up and liquid added bake in oven or simply turn freeze dry ingredients for bread and make it fresh .

[@bnggon9248]

from Shanna Ciano 1 year ago This is from Harvest Right Site - "When you’re ready to rehydrate it, wrap the bread with a damp paper towel and put it inside a plastic baggie in the fridge and it will rehydrate overnight. Or, wrap the bread in a damp kitchen towel and let it sit on your counter, checking periodically to see when it’s fully rehydrated."

[@bnggon9248]

steaming the bread didn't work for some. Some time after taking the bread out from the steamer, it's back to being hard as rock.

[@bnggon9248]

Post of Shanna Ciano is one of the comments from kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIO1gZSnpMSSgrM

[@gregkral4467]

yes steam and high humidity but not too hot....

[@jebvoorhees125]

To a hungry man or child, I don't believe they would be terribly picky when they're stomach hit's they're backbone. Good work! People in the UK eat bread pudding though.

[@pamstuddard8216]

Maybe try spritzing with water or milk, the bread and cheese... just barely spritzing

[@KCSmith1]

Wonder if you made t sanwhich and grilled it how it would turn out?

[@levestasanders8170]

I understand what you’re saying everybody is going to have a different opinion 👍🏽you’re better off testing it yourself 😃every body is going to have a different opinion thank u anyway I learned a lot from you 🙃

[@gregkral4467]

cheese probably would do well with a damp cloth over a bowl and rehydrate by humidity for a day or two.

[@Abundanthealthcoach]

Steam is a great idea- a pressure mister may also work. I would make bread pudding

[@christineburd31]

With the bread you need to steam it over a splatter screen and put another one on top, in order to flip it. Put a lid over the bread while it is steaming.

[@EpicenterBryan]

Will give that a shot.

[@Fr33.Think3r]

I wonder if whole wheat bread, or whole grain, would hydrate better than white. I've heard that crackers are a better alternative for storing long-term. ?

[@EpicenterBryan]

It was just an experiment so I really don't know... We store our own bread making supplies and never actually planned to store bread.

[@lynnscott8286]

Do you use hot or cold water?

[@colleenperkins881]

What about maybe putting the bread on a rack over steam for rehydrating? I wonder if that would work?

[@swtmuzik1]

once again, y'all are amazing! I always look fwd to your videos. ... coffee? ? I'm still wondering if it will work. so, I'll be adding it to my next batch!

[@EpicenterBryan]

Great. Let us know how I works. It's on my list too.

[@jbaldwin3092]

Have you tried different breads, instead of just white sliced? Or tried freeze drying toast?

[@EpicenterBryan]

Not yet... will try some other things related to bread.

[@dhawk1755]

You can freeze dry skim mozzarella. They sell it online.

[@allen-7335]

it would be cool if you ate one of the sandwiches in its freeze dried state

[@mssburr]

Spritz the bread with a spray bottle on both sides and put it in a topper ware and let it naturally reconstitute.. It might work better.... same with the cheese..

[@z54801]

So I wonder if you ground up the cheese and then turned it into a cheese sauce/spread, if that would work. Or even use it crunchy. Lots of people put chips on their sandwiches

[@brplatten1273]

Try a Mist bottle instead of soaking it in something just mist it may be a few times and let it set in between

[@Stormrunner0002]

Have you tried prefried french toast ( with or without the spices )?

[@EpicenterBryan]

No, but we need to! I'll add it to the list.

[@notallowed77]

Try rehydrating certain things with a steam basket.

[@suzieclary3328]

Oh, like the bamboo steamers?

[@notallowed77]

@@suzieclary3328 yes bamboo steamers, they are awesome!