Harvest Right [6-Tray] Large Pro Home Freeze Dryer w/ Mylar Kit

The newer updated dryers are more efficient with shorter run times and updated firmware.
I bought my large Harvest Right dryer in December 2018 and have been running it almost 24/7 since. I have processed numerus types of foods and almost a years supply of food. Meats raw and cooked, dairy, vegetables, fruits, eggs, whole meals for home made MRE's even ice cream. A large dryer can process over 2000 pounds of food a year and will pay for it's self in less than a year when compared to commercially packaged freeze dried foods. Shelf stable foods that last up to 30 years when stored properly. Freeze dried foods retain 95% to 97% of the food flavor, nutrients, and texture.
The customer service at Harvest Right is top notch and eager to help with any issue that might come up.
As a prepper, this has been the best investment I have made and saves me hundreds of dollars on freeze dried foods. Crop losses and food shortages are becoming more frequent and will soon rise to crisis levels. Having a stock of foods that I can rely on in the future gives me peace of mind that I can feed my family in the hard times to come.
I recently ran across a blog that has done a wonderful cost break down on all 3 sizes of Harvest Right home freeze dryers. [omitted] The large unit is 25% more efficient than the medium and the medium is 40% more efficient than the small unit. What blew me away was that the large unit can process more food per batch than the medium and the small units combined.
I also invested in the oil less vacuum pump. In my opinion it worth the extra $1300 No oil mess to deal with. No risk of oil contamination on the foods. (food grade oil) No oil filtering after each batch. No pump tear down for cleaning after 10 batches. And it runs quieter.
I highly recommend this method of food preservation. One tip - these machines are designed to operate in temperatures between 35 and 85 degrees F. Because I have mine in my garage and summer temps can reach 120+ I had to design and build an air circulation system to pass air from the house through the machine just to keep it at or below 85 deg. Unless your prepared to do the same or just not use it in the summer, I don't recommend having it in your garage.

Had a great experience with customer service his name was Albert! Very knowledgeable about the product and really helpful. Made it so easy for me thanks so much!!

We love our new machine. It is amazing to see the end results

The freezers do take a few weeks as stated in the description to get delivered, it’s a factory thing from harvest right. Pretty easy to order from here.

This is our second one, we have the medium and the large now. Making much more product with this large one now!

The start was very problematic until I went through the troubleshooting pages and videos to discover the heater was not plugged in. I have since run one cycle and I am hoping that will be the end of the issues. Quality control at the factory needs to be improved.

I debated on whether to order the medium or large freeze dryer. Glad I purchased the large one along with the oil free pump. So far I’m very happy with it. I didn’t notice it requires a dedicated 20A outlet, so be sure you have one. Because I was putting this in an older home, I had to change the outlet to a 20A type outlet as the freeze dryer plug has one horizontal prong and one vertical prong instead of the two vertical prongs we normally see in the US.