Save Money and Make Your Own Capsules! Using Freeze Dried Powders

[@CherylDick-z8l]

I bought the capsule-it kit after watching your Beet video, as I don’t like the taste, but wanted the health benefits. I love it. I have done, beets, turmeric and my veggie + mix. There is a learning curve, but I am getting faster at it. I didn’t want to count out the capsules all the time, so I counted them out once and weighed them, so now I just weigh them and I get close to what I need +- a few. I bought some 10” kitchen tweezers on Amazon to help me with mostly the little caps when they go in the hole the wrong way, easier for me to get them out then with my fingers.

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

Great to hear it's working for you!

[@rebeccahansen3753]

I have this and it is great. You can purchase caps and bottoms already separated

[@juliearbuckle2043]

Just got my capsule-it, and am looking forward to making fd filler

[@muyambalukambagire5456]

I need one in Uganda for me

[@lisamilyard7916]

There are websites (amazon included) where you can buy capsules already separated! You pay a tiny bit more, but it's such a time saver.

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

You are correct! I did my first round unseparated and quickly decided it's worth the extra $2 to buy the separated👍

[@candacemiller01]

Absolutely perfect timing. I was just about to research for just such a contraption. ❤

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

Perfect!

[@rodfleming3458]

Have you tried to freeze dry sugar beet juice to make sugar

[@travis2511]

Really nice product

[@TheBobelly628]

Thanks for video! I hate beets 🤢 but I am thinking of making beet power since I can get the nutrition without eating them 😊.

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

I take beets daily in pill form and there is no taste or burping. Great if you don't like the dirt taste. 😄

[@maryswink5767]

Could you answer a question, please? My problem with this is knowing in what direction the capsules half should go into the holes. The first one is easy, but with the flipping of the last parts I am confused.

[@2000ISP]

Thought i would freeze dry some elderberry syrup is it ok to use the pulp as well for capsules or tea ? I noticed you used the whole beet in that video

[@howtoinvest4yourself241]

That is a great idea for the new freezer dry I just got today. So how do you prep the veggies to make the capsules?

[@enunya]

Do you mean to make the powder? Grind it in a blender, food processor, spice grinder, mortar/pestle, whatever you like. If you mean the actual veggie prep, depends on the veggie. Some things you have to blanch or cook and some things you can use raw. Edit: He's got TONS of videos for almost everything

[@KirkBrown-or8vf]

The name of the little tool that you're using to make the capsule what is called.

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

here is the link for the Herb Affair capsule maker, go to: herbaffair.myshopify.com/?rfsn=7670196.3cbd8fb

[@2worriedmom]

Do you need to put an ox absorber in each jar for long-term storage ? Thank you, as I will be ordering one of these .

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

For most powders, I do not use an oxygen absorber unless they will be stored for long periods of time

[@Tincanbanana3030]

Thw flipping gets me every time. Anyone have any tricks?

[@laslohollifeld5463]

Question: wouldn't it be a little easier/faster if while you're separating the capsules, instead of tossing both ends into 2 bowls, you toss the cap in a bowl, but flip the bottom piece upside down and put it onto the plastic piece that has spikes pointing up and then just position the holder over that and flip both so all bottoms are properly positioned and loaded? Just a thought.

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

I have fat fingers and these capsules can get misshapen or smashed. It wouldn't be very easy for me but sounds like a good time saver if you could do it.

[@stacycowman7573]

Cool

[@GrandmasFoodGarden]

Can dehydrator powders be used if not have freeze-dryer?

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

I think certain dehydrated powders will work, but dehydrating eliminates much of the valuable vitamins and nutrients

[@paulettagyurik2644]

Howdy from Kentucky

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

👋

[@RanjithWijendra-c8z]

Can you tell me where can I find this capsule filling tray contact me

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

For the HERB AFFAIR capsule maker, go to: herbaffair.myshopify.com/?rfs...

[@lindaoakes1015]

Hi , where do I find the capsule maker please.

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

For the HERB AFFAIR capsule maker, go to: herbaffair.myshopify.com/?rfs...

[@On-the-Go62]

Do the capsules ever go in upside down?

[@mikecorbett202]

Yes they do.

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

A pair of tweezers is a handy tool when making capsules.

[@CherylDick-z8l]

Yes, that is why I bought the long tweezers, as it was easier picking them out with those vs using my fingers.

[@TheRealBatCave]

Hey man, was just curious with ur XL, what max weight of food can u do or would do in it? Harvest rights description sais it can do 40-50 pounds per batch (10,000 poundsper year)......but other websites that sell em say less (30-40 pounds 5000 per year) what's ur opinion on this, what max weight would u put in the XL

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

It's really impossible to measure the weight, its more accurate to do cups for capacity. The difference from HR and other sources may be the tray rack. Older models only had 6 trays and the newer have 7. Each tray holds about 15 cups.

[@TheRealBatCave]

@@thefreezedryingcommunity reason I'm asking the specs given by harvest right for the 7 tray xl is 40-50 pounds per cycle, yet I was talking to them yesterday about a 35 pound batch of fruit I did taking 98 hours (including freezing) was long, they technicians told me 35 pounds is way 2 much, which isn't really 35 pounds on those 7 trays of mangos barely even touch each other on the trays, just I'm getting conflicting specs from technicians and thier own manuls/website kinda seems a lil false

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

@@TheRealBatCave mangoes, pineapples, oranges, watermelons and similar makeup.will take forever. They are mostly water. You may be able to cut it down a little by pre freezing

[@TheRealBatCave]

@live.life.simple. for sure, I guess I'm just asking what max weight your xl specs say, like I was saying thier website says 40-50 pounds of food per batch, but the technician was blown away that I had 35 pounds in there honestly it didn't even fill the trays completely I dunno

[@nokukhanyagumede-hz5tf]

If you are freeze-drying 100% natural fruit juice into powder, what is the suitable powder stabiliser can one use? I want the juice powder to remain a powder for an extension of time. HELP!!!

[@enunya]

Just my $0.02, but you might as well be freeze drying soda if you're not drying the whole/mashed fruit. Doing juice like that is hard because its mostly sugar and its sticky when dried. It's good to reconstitute, but no reason to put it in a capsule, its just flavored sugar with a few vitamins. The nutrients are in the pulp. Edit: I may have read that wrong, so if you're drying to use as juice for later, I see what you meant! Just make sure to keep it sealed and powder it well, it should stay a powder unless exposed to moisture. Trying vac sealing it in mason jars with an O2 absorber in a muffin paper sitting on the top of the powder, it helps keep the powder going into your machine if you arent using a chamber. I did some sugary eggnog and it's still a powder 3 years in.

[@thefreezedryingcommunity]

Freeze dry the entire fruit (most you can do the peels and skins) instead of the juice. The juice is mostly sugar. If you do the entire fruit, you are getting way more nutrition and fiber.

[@danhandke5012]

👍❤️👍👍

[@bw7057]

Freezer dried beef organs 🥳

[@GovernmentalDeception]

they brainwashed you good, you passed with an A+++

[@judithsears6032]

are you doing okay physically?

[@CherylDick-z8l]

Yes, and I feel so much better knowing that I am getting my veggies in my diet now. Physically I have noticed some positive results without getting into that “end” of it, lol.