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Storing dehydrated food in the freezer

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PostedNov 25, 2013 at 11:19 am

I have put a bunch of my dehydrated stuff in the freezer. However, I am now concerned that when I take it from the freezer to use, moisture will condense all over it and ruin it. Am I right to be concerned? Is there anything I can do? Are there better ways to store home-dehydrated food? I would like to start stocking up for future trips.

Ike Jutkowitz BPL Member
PostedNov 25, 2013 at 11:30 am

I store mine in the freezer too, space permitting. It gets bagged up after it comes out of the dehydrator, and I let it cool on the countertop, making sure that there is no condensation in the bag as it cools. If there is, it isn't dehydrated enough and I would put it back in the dehydrator for a while.

When it comes out of the freezer, there may be a small amount of condensation on the outside of the bag once exposed to room air, but none on the inside. If I were you, I wouldn't worry.

Mary D BPL Member
PostedNov 25, 2013 at 3:09 pm

I try to take mine out enough in advance so that it warms up a bit, hopefully to above the dew point. That's if I freeze it in big bags and want to make up serving size bags for a trip. However, if you store everything in serving-size packages to start with, it's no big deal to grab them out of the freezer and take off.

PostedNov 26, 2013 at 9:01 am

I put the food into Ball jars and use a vacuum sealer attachment from my Food Saver.

Storing the jars in the freezer and then letting everything warm up prior to opening.

You can then pour out whatever portion is needed and re vacuum seal the jars if there is food remaining.

I switched to this systems after having problems with hard pastas piercing the Food Saver bags and losing vacuum. It also works well for normal pantry items, rice, brown sugar, and flour etc.

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