Janet Kaiser on fri 12 oct 01
Thanks for that info on freeze drying, Alan. Would you
happen to know how long it would take for various
items? Purely academic interest, because we do not have
a freezer, except for a little ice compartment in a
small (mini by US standards) refrigerator.
Janet Kaiser
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----- Original Message -----
> The "freeze drying" process is simple. Place the
object in a freezer, and
> as the water (ice crystals) leave the object, simply
remove the ice and
> continue freezing. Most folks who have a "frost
free" freezer end up with
> "freeze dried" items over time. Such freezers tend
to draw the moisture out
> of everything in the freezer (to keep frost from
forming). The down side to
> the convenience is "freezer burn" on foods where the
water has been removed.
> Science class dismissed.
>
> Alan
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