You Won't Regret Buying This Tool | 🍌BANANA SLICER 🍌 | How to Freeze Dry Bananas

[@davekintz]

After I slice my bananas, I put them onto skewers, which IS tedious, but it really ups the quantity of banana that you can get on a tray, AND maximizes the area exposed in the chamber. Plus it's easy to de-skewer into a container or bag.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Brilliant!

[@TheAlphaLoneWolf]

Man, I love your content and all the effort you put into producing it. I do, however, believe you deserve a new hat 😂. Thanks again.

[@Mark1959Holladay]

WOW, thank you so much. I'm a 1970 disabled veteran who lives deep in the mountains of NC/TN my bride and I work the land, have many chickens and a 3000 sq foot garden on 4+ acres we own a freeze dryer and you are a wealth of great ideas. We have been doing all of this just to be a blessing to our church and small community, but you have opened this old mans eyes to be a blessing to so many more. May God bless you, yours, and your business, well done!! :)

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thank you! Best of luck in working towards a successful business, happy to help!

[@vickiebonano2092]

I don't have have a freeze dryer business, but i enjoy learning new and easier ways to use my FD.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thank you for watching!

[@juniorforrest5799]

Great banana demo!1 Thank you!!

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Glad you liked it!

[@judyblaise1639]

loved seeing the bananas being prepped. You could market bananas/strawberries as ingredients for milkshakes or for smoothies. Enjoy your content.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Great idea!

[@amyw6927]

Nice video, and thanks so much for sharing what you've experienced and learned. Kudos.

[@deborah_2025]

great video - can't wait to see how all these treats do in the stayfresh! 🍌

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Me too! In Idaho we are experiencing a huge heat wave so the test runs in the StayFresh have not been ideal but I'll be coming out with more videos of those tests as soon as the heat starts going down so I get a more accurate cycle.

[@kpowers9002]

Thanks for all these videos- you are very smart and I am learning so much from you!

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thank you!

[@hawkins4lifeh3llfire67]

Your channel is fantastic man. Thanks for all the info

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thank you for the support!

[@delete300]

I'm ordering my XL Freeze Dryer tomorrow! Hope my little business takes off!

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Congratulations! If you buy online, use my referral link so that Harvest Right knows I sent you. affiliates.harvestright.com/1974.html. Make sure to ask for some additional trays, they usually are pretty good about added some freebies to the orders.

[@wifibum3904]

Love you Dave! Commenting for the algorithm.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Appreciate it!

[@yukonsmomma3562]

Thanks for the new video. That tool looks like it's worth it's weight in gold. We're still kicking around the ideas of owning a freeze dryer.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Freeze dried fruit is one of the reasons I love my freeze dryer even for personal use. It's easy to travel with and the nutritional value is still intact. If you end up exploring a freeze dryer look at Harvest Right and Stay Fresh. I've included a few links to their websites: affiliates.harvestright.com/1974.html. Stay Fresh: stayfreshfreezedry.com/?sca_ref=3292008.4uBi4MIG3W&sca_source=KZbin

[@yukonsmomma3562]

@@freezedriedbusiness Thank you!

[@sandifriest1857]

I use my spam slicer! Works wonderfully!

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Good to know!

[@briannaburke2572]

Try quail egg scissors for candy or maybe cigar scissors? I didn’t get banana scissors, instead I got a device that looks like a soap cutter you put a whole peeled banana on it then close the top and metal strings cut the whole thing in slices all at once also you can make banana fries by separating them into the 3 parts they grow in naturally

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing, I look into that banana slicer

[@barbarayorkwoodside3716]

I appreciate you! I don’t have a freeze dryer - yet. 😊

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thank you!

[@jacollins2010]

You don't need to treat the bananas to keep them from turning brown?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

I typically do not but I have used a light amount of lemon juice before.

[@briansmith4724]

I really Value your freeze dry Tips. Bananas Spike your Insulin as bad as a Chocolate candy bar. Fat and cholesterol are Healthy. Be Well David. 🙂

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thank you!

[@deloreschappell3356]

I have read that green bananas have a lower sugar content. The riper the banana the higher the sugar content.@@freezedriedbusiness

[@Outdoors_and_Glam]

I want to start doing this

[@freezedriedbusiness]

One of my favorite fruits to prepare and eat!

[@AshCreekAcres]

Could you layer the bananas separated with parchment parchment paper?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Yes!

[@stephaniekerr]

I use an egg slicer. It saves me soooo much time

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Yes, Pretty much the same thing

[@joanking7477]

I use this for my bananas. Love it!

[@freezedriedbusiness]

It's a great time saver.

[@TheInternetsucces]

Have you tried to have the slices standing close to each other? I saw someone made it like that and more bananas fit the tray

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Very possible, I haven’t tried it

[@noneyu23]

That’s tool is a great idea! I Just ordered it! Thank You!!💜🌸💜

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Hope you like it!

[@tweetyrocks4evr]

@thefreezedriedbuisness I have the same slicer and love it! However, I find cleaning the cutter quite tedious to thoroughly remove all the banana gunk from it. Any suggestions on how to clean this device?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

It’s a pain to clean, I use a bristled brush to clean it

[@SpenserFromFlorida]

Loving it

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thank you!

[@4bubbabites]

Love this tool!

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thank you! Yes it's a great tool

[@northsidedork_3043]

What are the pros and cons of using something like pineapple juice to keep the the bananas from browning? Has anyone seen a differnce in how well the bananas sell or taste using doffernt methods?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

I have used a very light amount of lemon juice before so that the taste isn't impacted too much. I have not tried anything else.

[@lisaclark4724]

Thanks

[@freezedriedbusiness]

No problem

[@federicoge1]

Hey David, good info. So you can Freeze Dry 12 pounds every 38 hrs. with 1 Freeze Drier?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Yes but the dry time is dependent more so on total weight of food and ambient temperature in the room of your FD. In the winter time, 12 pounds would freeze-dry in 24-28 hours (excluding freeze time because I pre-freeze them).

[@CROWNandPEARLS]

Do you have to pre treat the bananas to prevent darker spots?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

No, I don't pre-treat. I cut and then put in the freezer to pre-freeze and then place in the freeze dryer

[@jeffs-reviews]

I saw a lot of complaints about this tools, yellow bits of plastic being shaved off into your food, any thoughts?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Haven’t had that issue but that’s good to know

[@jasonlainhart8393]

What’s your weight in bags of bananas? What do you sell them for?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

2.0 oz $9

[@rexhavoc2982]

What do you charge for 5 oz of bananas ?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Probably $5 per ounce is a good starting point

[@jadsalame835]

If you pre-freeze the bananas does it make the cycle quicker?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Yes, not necessarily the drying but you won't need to have the machine freeze the bananas first which could take a 12-14 hours. I prefreeze to save time between cycles.

[@brianschindler1511]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@fieldstonefarm7133]

Do these work for strawberries too? If not what do you use?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

I would use this tool for strawberries: amzn.to/3Y773cG

[@joanking7477]

i have used this for strawberries. it works well if i'm doing just a small amount. however i have a big slicer for large batches of strawberries. If i don't want to get out the big slicer and all its attachments etc, then i use the banana slicer for strawberries. Also, the banana slicer doesn't accommodate larger strawberries. So, yes, it works for strawberries in certain circumstances.

[@Thisisit120]

If you take your freezer paper and wad it up and then smooth it back down on your tray it will lay flat.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Great tip! I will do that!

[@tamykoo5944]

Where can I get a freeze dryer machine for below a thousand dollar?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

You can't.

[@tamykoo5944]

@freezedriedbusiness what is the cost for your candies at wholesale price?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

For a retailer or bulk freeze dried candies?

[@tamykoo5944]

@@freezedriedbusiness retailer.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

It varies. Send me an email to [e-mail] and I can send you my wholesale linesheet.

[@ArkhamNorth]

So roughly 40hrs for 13lbs of bananas. How do you monetize that if you're using one machine? Is it just one vs multiple simultaneous batches? Sell premium bags of just dried bananas or incorporate them into a more complex product?

[@freezedriedbusiness]

That's just one batch. I sell my bags of freeze-dried fruit at a premium.

[@paulcarpenter843]

Hey David! Love the content. Might I suggest taking an audio sample of your space for post processing noise reduction? Could help provide a cleaner audio for your videos with very little effort to post process. Let me know if you want a sample of before and after I can send.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Great suggestion! You should view some the first few videos I did on the channel, I didn't have a wireless mic back then.

[@Ywalk5]

I did my first load of bananas It took under 12 hours? I’m so confused I just got my machine

[@freezedriedbusiness]

12 hours is great! Nothing to worry about there.

[@cherylbishop7657]

Turn your paper over and it won't roll up. GOD BLESS

[@lilkaliyg]

PEEL THE BANANA FROM THE OPPOSITE END AND IT WILL OPEN EASIER AND COME OUT WHOLE EVERYTIME. THIS WAS LEARNED AFTER STUDYING MONKEYS AND GORILLAS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

I might need to try that

[@paularichardson337]

Open the banana at the other end

[@freezedriedbusiness]

I will try that!

[@susanjordan2130]

I hope you compost all your banana peels

[@ThomasEricWendt]

thanks for the vid. you should write a script. you repeat yourself a lot. just a suggestion.

[@freezedriedbusiness]

Thanks for the tip! Scripting is something I want to do but takes time and just haven’t found the time yet.