Preserving Potatoes with Harvest Right Freeze Dryer!

Today I am diving into the world of freeze drying potatoes! I went with sweet potatoes because they are my favorite, but this process will work with any type! We LOVED the chips! They turned out so good, you gotta try them! This is such a good way to preserve your home grown potatoes and make them last for years. Don't forget to like and subscribe so you can see all of my new videos! LINKS BELOW******
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[@sherriruiz339]

My sister is the one who told me about your channel. Moving from Arizona to Alaska is quite different. Hopefully your enjoying living in Alaska. I live in Idaho with my family. We are about an hour Northwest of Boise and we live on a small farm. We love it. It is getting colder, but nothing like it is there I'm sure. I have had a freeze dryer for a few years now , but never thought of doing sweet potatoes, but I definitely be doing this soon.. I can hardly wait to try the cubes and the chips look good too. I think I would sprinkle the chips with some sea salt then freeze dry them. Your children are adorable. .Thank you and God bless you and your family...Sherri-Payette Idaho

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@sherriruiz339 thank you so much! Your farm sounds wonderful, I would love that someday 🥰 Alaska has treated us great, such an adventure with so much beauty!

[@joyquinn1566]

I love the way you go through the whole process. The time and the rehydration process. You are my favorite person to follow 9:06

[@DIYfreezedry]

Thank you 😊 I appreciate the nice comment!

[@sandys.1891]

If you buy from Azure Standard they sell already frozen sweet potato cubes in 5 lb/increments. I bought some thinking the cubes would be larger but I freeze dried them anyway.

[@TodaysBibleTruth]

How did they turn out? Did you roast them after wards? I would love to try this.

[@sandys.1891]

​@@TodaysBibleTruth I spray rehydrated them because I didn't want them to get waterlogged and it worked for the oven. The family likes freeze dried potato slices best in both sweet potato and gold potatoes.

[@TodaysBibleTruth]

@sandys.1891 thanks

[@JaneDoe42011]

How did I miss this one? Anyhow, I was at my Costco Business Center in Washington today, they have those big plastic containers of Skittles so hopefully your new Businss Center in AK will have it too. When does it open? The one in WA has all sorts of candy that you can't find in a typical Costco. I bet you'll find all kinds of new options for freeze drying there.

[@DIYfreezedry]

Oh I’m so glad they had those skittles at your business center Costco!! Ours should open in November so it’s coming up soon. And it’s closer to my home than the regular Costco, so even better!!

[@lindsa21]

West Virginia here.. it’s been about 45 in the morning but warming up to 70’s this past week… perfect for me 😊. Thanks for sharing

[@DIYfreezedry]

Oh that does sound so nice!!!! I love when it’s chili in the morning and evenings but still nice during the day ❤️

[@reneebeam426]

I have a similar chopper and use it all the time! Make a chopped salad - the small cube for all the veg, meat, cheese, whatever, except lettuce, the bigger cube for the lettuce. Mix thoroughly and then you get a bit of everything in each bite.

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@reneebeam426 that’s a good idea for veggie salad ingredients I love everything chopped up evenly and small - thanks!!

[@elaineoutdoors9581]

Great idea!

[@DIYfreezedry]

Thanks they turned out great!

[@jago4673]

Still hot In AZ 90's day 60's at night. But Halloween is like a light switch being turned off! Gets sweater cold. Love the sweet potato suggestions. The cutter you used for cubes, using small blade makes awesome Pico de Gallo.

[@DIYfreezedry]

Oh pico would be awesome!! Thanks for the idea. AZ evenings sound awesome 🤩 We had a dusting of snow last night 😫

[@scarleenswalker7923]

Raw sweet potatoes are very good and nutritious. I love to snack on them or use them in tossed salads.

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@scarleenswalker7923 yum!! I love these

[@redheadsinalaska6390]

The chips look awesome 🎉

[@DIYfreezedry]

They were great!

[@jillmcdonald1714]

I had looked for one of the choppers you use for chopping potatoes. I bought one that was made of plastic from Walmart. I had bought a 10 lb bag of big Onions. I cut them into manageable pieces and used the chopper to chop 2-3 onions. The hinge slides onto a peg, sort of, anyway, it broke the whole hinge and corner off the lid. Junk! I ordered a metal one from Amazon, it arrived the next day, and it works perfectly! Thanks Amazon! I chopped all the onions and put them on the freeze dryer trays and froze. The next day I turned Chilly Willy on without the freeze time, thanks to you for showing me that option! The next day, my onions turned out fantastic!!! I put them in Mylar bags to hold about 1 cup to add to meals. If I had not found your channel, I would not have known about when to turn off the freeze setting. I don’t know why, or if I didn’t get the info from HarvestRight to show how and when to use the settings. I am learning more and more about Chilly from you and another channel, rather scientific channel, “SchoolReports” that I have also learned so much. I purchased a book that you fill out when freeze drying your food. It reminds me to weigh the food, I also have measured the weight of each tray with the silicone liner, and put it inside the front cover of the book and also used a permanent marker and wrote down the weight on the edge of the trays so I can weigh the food and subtract the tray/liner weight. It makes it so easy and accurate to do. On another subject, Yes, you are a princess! Nothing funny, but I used to have long red hair in my younger days, now it’s gone with more of what I call Platinum, (rather than gray)! Hehe! 😜 I also have an 8 year old grandson, named Wesley! I also have the same little Ninja chopper as you, a Vitamix I’ve had for over 10 years and running strong. I needed a place to store all my freeze dried food since they don’t stand on the shelves, so I am using the huge black storage bins from Costco and have the individual foods sorted out inside Walmart shopping bags and fir the smaller items, I purchased 100 of the PO aber bags with the rope style handles. I had all the foods sorted out in my living room when company showed up, unannounced. Kyler bags were everywhere! Take care I really do enjoy your channel and have been binge watching while sorting! God Bless You and your lovely family! Stay warm!

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@jillmcdonald1714 oh I love that you have a Wesley!!! Glad that you found a chopper that works better, I’m slowly starting to learn it usually pays off if I just pay for better quality the first time 😆 thanks for all of your info that’s all super helpful!

[@grannyteka]

Good idea love sweet potato’s one of my favorites

[@DIYfreezedry]

Thanks they are my fav too!

[@carebear8146]

Love the idea of the chips, such a pain to make in the oven.

[@DIYfreezedry]

Yes they worked so good!!

[@charlesdoane3544]

look yummy!

[@DIYfreezedry]

Thanks!!!

[@NathanBowlby-t6u]

For once im ready for snow! Im so sick of the rain 😂

[@DIYfreezedry]

Haha I just want it to be dry. I live in the wrong climate 🤣

[@RhondaBoston-yq5wc]

Do you think sweet potatoes in a can could be freeze dried ok? Im so excited! My freeze dryer should be here next week. Please keep your awesome videos coming 😃

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@RhondaBoston-yq5wc they definitely can freeze dry I would just rinse and drain them first!

[@missmollycollie911]

Chico, CA. In the low 60's to high 50's. Nov 12, 2024

[@DIYfreezedry]

Sounds chilly but nice!

[@laurettespann3951]

I’ve been freeze drying for two years now. Over a thousand bags of food done so far. I noticed the OA in your jars. I’ve had food and powders in jars for 2 years now and never lost a jar. I never put OAs in the jars. Try it with out them and see if it works. You’ll save money if you don’t put them in the jars.

[@DIYfreezedry]

Thanks for sharing that! Yeah I’ve heard mixed results on if you need them or not - I have been using a couple year old egg powders that don’t have the OAs in them and they have been fine so I think you’re right probably not needed!

[@hydej1667]

Oxygen Absorbers are always needed . . . even in jars, for Long Term storage. Vac packing does not remove all the Air . . . and that means there is still Oxygen in the food. Oxygen is not a friend of your food. OAs are a very cheap form of insurance, just a few cents each. Best to be safe. (We've been FDing for about 6 years now)

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@hydej1667 awesome thanks for the info !!!

[@blueraven2345]

I freeze dried some sweet potato chips as well, and I found them super dry. I decided to add some cream cheese and cowboy candy on top and they were still too dry.

[@katiegrazier4091]

I have a question for you…do you put an O2 absorber in with your FD candies or fruits? Thank you 😇

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@katiegrazier4091 not in candies (it can ruin them, I just heat seal closed in Mylar bags they last up to 6 months) - yes I do in fruits 😄

[@katiegrazier4091]

@@DIYfreezedry thank you, I figured since there was so much sugar it wouldn’t be a good thing like you don’t put one in sugar when storing long term because it would turn into a brick, lol. Wasn’t sure about fruits, some say yes and some say no 🤷‍♀️, thanks for the response.

[@hydej1667]

@DIYfreezedry Great to see you doing a weight check to verify dryness. 🙂

[@kellyleavitt1676]

How long did you cook your cubed potatoes in water before u freeze dried them? Excited to try these!!

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@kellyleavitt1676 I think I boiled them about 10 minutes just until they start to get tender

[@lynettemunson7953]

How long did you cook the chips? Thanks

[@DIYfreezedry]

I boiled them about 10 minutes and just made sure they were soft and pliable!

[@AlaskaJean]

I see you posted this a year ago, but I’d like to recommend you store your glass jars on the bottom shelf and anchor your tall shelving unit to the wall. I’m sure some of your neighbors could tell you of the disaster Nov 2018 caused. And I love what I could see of your ghosty sweatshirt!! Now I know what I can do with my big Costco bag of sweet potatoes ✅ Stay warm!!

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@AlaskaJean this is such good information thank you for sharing!! I’ll definitely take that advice - I wasn’t hear for the quake but have heard how bad it was 😣

[@pamkaruhn]

We are high 50 during day

[@DIYfreezedry]

Oh nice! Getting chilly. We just had our first snowfall today ❄️ didn’t stick so far

[@SandyGrace_FeatheredFriends]

How long did you boil the chips for?

[@DIYfreezedry]

About 5 minutes if I’m remembering right…

[@DIYfreezedry]

Just until tender

[@SandyGrace_FeatheredFriends]

@@DIYfreezedry thank you. I want to give this a try. ❤️

[@DIYfreezedry]

@@SandyGrace_FeatheredFriends let me know how it goes!

[@Linda-WalkingInYourSpiritMan]

Tell your husband my son is the 250 team manager for Star Racing Yamaha, lives in Tallahassee, drives to the GOAT farm they bought from Ricky Carmichael. Cool, huh!? His name is Jensen Hendler. Braaaaap

[@DIYfreezedry]

Oh how cool!!! He would love to be friends with your son 😆 that’s awesome!!

[@streetcop157]

Cooling down in Kentucky…I’m actually gonna have to start wearing pants again

[@DIYfreezedry]

Nice glad you’re cooling down!

[@streetcop157]

@@DIYfreezedry I hate wearing pants lol.

[@magnushurtside3234]

I tried to blanch them and ice bath I ended up with tasteless orange Styrofoam lol

[@DIYfreezedry]

Oh weird!! I enjoyed mine 😆 maybe needs some seasoning I’m not sure 🤔