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Package Freeze-Dried Squash for Storage

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What happens here

Once the freeze-drying cycle is complete, the machine will release its vacuum. Carefully open the freeze dryer door and promptly remove the trays of dried squash. To ensure maximum shelf life, quickly transfer the freeze-dried squash into Mylar bags. These bags are designed for long-term food storage. Place an appropriate number of oxygen absorbers (e.g., three shown in the video for a large bag) into each Mylar bag to remove any residual oxygen, which further prevents spoilage. Use an impulse sealer to seal the top of the Mylar bag, creating an airtight environment. Finally, label each bag with the contents (e.g., 'Squash') and the date it was processed to keep track of your stored food.

Goal: Properly store freeze-dried squash for long-term preservation.

Tools and materials

  • Freeze-Dried Squash N/A — The finished product ready for storage
  • Impulse Sealer — Sealing the Mylar bags airtight
  • Marker — Labeling bags with contents and date
  • Mylar Bags Prep for Life — Long-term, airtight storage of freeze-dried food
  • Oxygen Absorbers — Removing residual oxygen from sealed bags to extend shelf life

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you guys in a day or so so we're done you see the vacuum is releasing on the seal right here so for squash guys you need to know and I wasn't prepared for this it's been actually about 32 hours for the squash so let's open it up pull out a tray you don't want to expose this to the elements too awful quickly but that's what it looks like when it's done it looks pretty close to what it looked like when we started uh I'm going to bite one just so you see what it's like not good hold on I'm up I just added some water to my uh life uh that didn't taste good however all you have to do is take these drop them in a bowl of water rehydrate them and you can fry them up just like you'd fry any squash what we want to do really quickly here uh when you order your Harvest Right freezer rer you get these Critters right here these are oxygen absorbers you want to tear this open however many bags you think you're going to use you want to pull out some oxygen absorbers we're going to pull out three of these little critters set them right over here and we got to move pretty fast so this is a sealer uh for the bags we'll just seal that bag off good to go now this bag is sealed and ready to rock and roll I do recommend that you put that under vacuum now next thing we're going to do is we're going to take our myar bag I do have one from 2022 we're going to open that in a second simply pick up our rubber mat which is super awesome these little silicone mats make life so much better we'll just slide this right down into our resealable myar bag so if you're doing snacks and stuff like that you can pack these for road trips you can pack these for hiking trips you can pack these just to have healthy snacks around the house I'll say that zucchini and squash is sweet there's a lot of sugar in zucchini and squash and a lot of water in zucchini and squash so we put it in the bag cover it up drop our uh oxygen absorber throw the zip lock on it does not need to be vacuum sealed then we put it in our sealer just like so now our bag is absolutely sealed next thing we do we got to label it I didn't label the last one but it's from 2022 this is from 724 and squash labeled ready to rock and roll now you saw what just came out let's show you what's been in a bag since 2022 tear it open open it up look at that isn't that awesome since 20122 still the same absolutely the same all you got to do drop that in some water throw it on the frying pan and it's just about exactly the same as if it was…

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