Freeze drying milk
Posted by Free_Efficiency3909@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 6 comments
I'm working on bulking up my dry foods in my pantry. For those of you with freeze dryers, should I be freeze drying whole milk, skim milk, or does it not matter?
Particular_Box1571@reddit
If you're not in Canada, come up and get bagged milk
drank_myself_sober@reddit
A small harvest right will do 2 bags of milk lol
drank_myself_sober@reddit
I’m on my fifth gallon of skim. A small harvest right can do 2/3 gallon per shot, takes 2 days.
0% will last 20 years. 2% will last 10. Whole milk is 8-12 months.
Upset_Assumption9610@reddit
just buy powdered milk...If you're not gonna drink it straight it works for just about everything
Maleficent_Mix_8739@reddit
I concur, lowest fat content possible. I didn’t think it would matter until I did 5 trays worth of whole. It was a sticky mess.
If you’ve already got an abundance of whole you can thin it down with water. There’s some mix ratios online but in most cases of thinning stuff for drying seems like it’s 3:1.
Also, the harvest right mobile app has an awesome “tips” section that has instructions on most foods and if you’ve got a harvest right machine with WiFi it’ll let you go from those instructions straight to starting the machine with the recommended settings mentioned in the tips section.
fauxrain@reddit
The higher the fat content, the more difficult to freeze dry and the shorter the shelf life. Go with nonfat milk for long-term storage.