Harvest Right 5-Tray Medium White Freeze Dryer with Premier Pump & Mylar Starter Kit

I absolutely love it! It’s pretty much been running since we got it. Highly recommend.

The HarvestRight is pricey, but the quality of the components is top-notch, so I broke my usual inclination of buying an item that is the one rated "best bang for the buck." I'm very glad that I did as I am confident that it will last for the rest of my lifetime (I hope that my children will not have to duke it out as to who will get to take it after I am gone!) Unfortunately, after I assembled the unit and tried my first batch of freeze-dried vegetables, I eventually received a notice on the touch screen that the process could not continue for "inadquate vacuum." I checked my hose connections and wiped down the pressure ring on the door and tried again. Same problem. I contacted customer service and sent in the information that they needed to troubleshoot the problem. The technician assigned to my service ticket (Luis) got right on it and working together, we figured out that a little rubber o-ring was missing from the hose that runs from the pressure pump and the freezer. They are not only over-nighting the part that I need, but they also threw in a gift of several accessories that I did not purchase with the machine that I think I am going to love. So "all's well that ends well" is my happy ending story. The company really stands behind their product and will do whatever is necessary to make sure the customer is happy. You just don't get that everywhere. I heartily recommend this freeze-dryer.

The amount of food you waste is phenomenal. With a freeze dryer you can fill a tray and put it in your freezer and when you have all of your trays filled you can then move them to your freezer dryer to process. I started off with a small vacuum issue but customer service was over the top awesome!

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