Freeze Dried Spaghetti & Meatballs -- Perfect Portions Using the Tray Dividers

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Freeze dried spaghetti & meatballs is a meal that almost everyone can enjoy!
It's inexpensive to make and it's easy to make large portions
I'll show you how to make this easy freeze drying recipe with perfect serving portions using our tray dividers!
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@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

TRAY DIVIDERS for the win! GET YOURS at www.freezedryingsupplies.com

@cmbaz1140 3 года назад

take a skewer 3mm diameter or so and pierce the meatballs once before freezedrying ... with this you should be able to better adjust the rehydration time of the meatballs more holes = faster rehydration

@raydennis6409 2 года назад

Can I adapt the medium tray dividers to fit into my small (3 tray) freeze dryer ?

@live.life.simple. 2 года назад

@@raydennis6409 Yes, they can be cut

@standdown4929 Год назад

I was going to ask you where you got your dividers and then saw the link. I just ordered my machine yesterday and spent the rest of the day shopping for supply's. I couldn't find the dividers. I just ordered a set from you, thank you for having them.

@live.life.simple. Год назад

@@standdown4929 thats great! You will love them!

@AllisChalmersMN 4 месяца назад

I appreciate the fact that you rehydrate and try things in the videos after you make them. It’s nice to see how things turn out.

@liznichols4916 Год назад

These kinds of things look really awesome for hurricane prone florida.

@Clarinda787 3 года назад

You can solve the meatball problem by frying ground beef into crumbles. The crumbles rehydrate really well. In fresh spaghetti, I usually add the meat crumbles to the sauce so it's distributed evenly. I'll have to experiment with that to see if it's better to FD them mixed or separately.

@stephaniecornwell8766 Год назад

Exactly what I was going to say.

@christoff124 Год назад

season the meat like a meat ball before your do it.

@mayhembeading3737 2 года назад

Glad you designed these, it's BRILLIANT. I will be ordering them today, be quiet and just take my money already.

@annmacbride3100 2 года назад

Just did a batch of spaghetti and meatballs. Cut the meatballs into 1/8 pieces and freeze dried first. Then I did a full batch of the pasta topped with sauce and topped with parm cheese. I have the medium freeze drier..used your dividers. We had 5 portions per tray. Put the pasta/sauce portions with 1/4 c of meatball chunks per bag. Rehydrated with 3/4c water for 15 mins in the bag....was AWESOME! Thank you for the video..definitely a win. BTW. 3 lbs of pasta will fill 4 medium trays.

@user-zd8dw8gb2n 8 месяцев назад

How much time did it take to FD your Spaghetti?

@lonnie152 Год назад

Hey, you are working more thank most do with a full time job. So happy you have created a business you love.

@Java-ls3zp 3 года назад

Congrats on 100K subscribers-you’re channel deserves it!

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@beverlyyork383 2 года назад

Cooked ground sirloin or beef (etc.) with Spanish Rice, Spaghetti w/ meat or Stroganoff all work really well rehydrated. Maybe the meatballs are just too dense? When I make Spanish Rice, it's a full meal (ground beef, onions, bell peppers, cooked brown rice and plenty of diced tomatoes, sauce and chili powder). Thank you for the trials ... saves me miles! :-)

@BlueCollarHomestead 3 года назад

Recently we got our freeze dryer and we cannot wait to use it for stuff like this. So far we've done the basics. We love watching this channel!

@phyrewillow6463 3 года назад

Definitely gonna buy those dividers! Excellent product.

@gurgisgutters725 Месяц назад

Ours be here Tuesday. I can’t wait.

@live.life.simple. Месяц назад

Welcome to the freeze drying community!

@mycreativeescape 3 года назад

welp.. guess what I'm FDing this weekend... haha Thank you!

@OvcharkaShepherd 3 года назад

I would have tossed the pasta and sauce together before loading the trays to assure a good coating of all the noodles. Maybe try rigatoni, peppers and sausage next time? I’m working on Indian Curry recipes.

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

Great idea!

@mosilver1572 2 года назад

Peppers Sausage, awesome! I'm waiting on my Freeze Dryer, a small one in early December. I dehydrate vegetables, and do canning, but I think freeze drying will get my meat and regular meals to another level.

@lifewantstolive 3 года назад

Congratulations on the 100,000! I am just doing my 2nd load with my new freeze dryer. I'm so happy with my purchase! Your videos are outstanding and I appreciate the time and energy you put into these! Frying up 6 lbs of hamburger to do in my next load!

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

That is awesome!

@sv3931 2 года назад

*@Freedom Lover* You must try his Chili Mac! Wow! Great recipe! Dries beautifully! _Delish!_ The spaghetti I would have made it up like I was serving it, mixed well; using ground beef or Italian sausage instead of meatballs. In fact, think I'll make some tomorrow!

@brandensimoens1931 2 года назад

Just purchased the large freeze dryer through your affiliate link, thank you so much for the channel and direction.

@live.life.simple. 2 года назад

Hope you enjoy it!

@homesteadingwithapurpose9681 2 года назад

Love watching all your videos. Can’t wait to get a freeze dryer.

@nerys71 3 года назад

something I would be interested in seeing you try. RE VAC the meatballs! get containers with those "lids" that have the little port so you can "vac seal" the jar. meat balls. hot water. seal and vac. it should not take much vac pressure to lower the gas pressure IN the meatballs themselves which will help them to "suck in" the water. I wonder if that would work to really speed up the process?

@sarahwhite4295 3 месяца назад

Joined the Facebook group. Thanks for the info!! So cool!!

@kathygarner419 3 месяца назад

You might try putting your combo meatballs and spaghetti upside down with the meat balls on the bottom and the spaghetti on the top when you re-hydrate the MRE. That way the sauce and spaghetti will hold your meatballs under the water making them more likely to get moistened. It just looks like you are trying to rush the process and I agree it may be better to separate the ingredients. Good video valuable info.

@Umkarz Год назад

Weighting those trays like Heisenelli... Amazing product.

@leadpelletinass 3 года назад

Thanks for all the videos and extra stuff. I'm looking forward to getting a freeze dryer and start putting away food that doesn't require refrigeration.

@shirleypayne9218 10 месяцев назад

Looks great

@tmw94777 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this, and your other videos. THeyve been very informative! I recently had four of the large freeze dryers donated to my food bank kitchen. I’ve been testing vegetables and starches, this coming week, I start testing proteins. I cana’t wait to start making freeze dried meals for our unhoused clients!

@GradeBmoviefan 3 года назад

Your project sounds interesting! Do you have a page or are you pretty much doing this on your own? I admit...I had been thinking of how something like this could help those in need. ~Sharon

@OvcharkaShepherd 2 года назад

What a generous and thoughtful donation.

@Bill-xs4zu 2 года назад

Yes awesome donation. You should start a RU-vid channel now!

@RVingwithG 2 года назад

I would so do this one!

@KowboyUSA 3 года назад

Excellent experiment.

@jimt1575 2 года назад

Great content, thanks!

@carriebeard9926 2 месяца назад

❤ Yummmmmm. Great idea!!!

@adsrentals 3 года назад

PLEASE MAKE DIVIDERS FOR SMALL TRAYS! Have recent received my HR small with oil-less pump...LOVE IT! Have some silicone prepping TRAYS but would enjoy more choices for maximizing my trays. Enjoy your journeys...recently paid off my ex, I own 11 rentals clear again!

@c.r701 3 года назад

I want a freeze dryer so badly. I started saving 5$ a month towards my goal to buy one. Unfortunately I think it's going to take me a long time😞. In the meantime I'll just live my dream through your Channel.❤

@linkay6 2 года назад

You can put on layaway and pay what you want when you want when you buy from Harvest Right. That will "freeze" the price.

@truefireangel 2 года назад

@@linkay6 i don’t see a layaway option when you check out...

@linkay6 2 года назад

@@truefireangel I called and placed my order and was able to put it on layaway. Sorry I don't know how to do it when ordering online.

@gilbertavalos6835 2 года назад

I was in the same situation as you, slowly saving up to buy one. Then one day I found out Home Depot actually sells Harvest Right Freeze Dryers, not only that I got it on the HD credit card with 12 months interest free. Now I'm freeze drying all I can : D

@kathymcmc 9 месяцев назад

For Christmas and birthday, ask for donations to your FD saving fund.

@bubblesaab3620 Год назад

Enjoyed

@GradeBmoviefan 3 года назад

This is a terrific video! Thanks for sharing and for the inspiration! Congratulations on making 100+K ! ~Sharon

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@TheRealCobraBurnout 3 года назад

excellent

@aisyabelajarngaji5279 2 года назад

wow good insight

@bc24roxy4 3 года назад

Can't wait till you make some of those dividers for us small Harvest Right owners :)

@scotts595 2 года назад

Great video 👍🏻👍🏻💥

@nickfisherNF 3 года назад

Awesome video

@JenSpice 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Looks great. I am making jolibee spaghetti and this will be perfect for portioning.

@live.life.simple. 11 месяцев назад

Great!

@resourcefulgirl 2 года назад

I'm marathon watching! Really enjoy your vids, especially the sangria :). It's perfect timing because I just broke ground on a house I'm building and I'll be homesteading. I rearranged things to fit the large freeze dryer in my kitchen versus the laundry/pantry. I also decided against the medium Harvest Right because I know I'll be using it quite a bit. Because of supply chain disruptions I'm not 100% sure when the house will be done but I would love to join your freeze drying group as I get closer to getting things setup.

@live.life.simple. 2 года назад

Great! Thanks so much for your support and I wish you luck on the home build.

@motherhen2k2 2 года назад

I just made my 1st purchase from your supplies link. I love that option. Also, I'm not a big fan of store bought meatballs as they are to dense. Homemade is always better.

@BellofattoBrews 3 года назад

This is next on my list to do. I might try meat sauce and like you said, cut the meatballs up into smaller pieces.

@Barosunflower 3 года назад

Gonna have to try, I found out not to have trays to heavy otherwise vacuum errors come up.

@keithbyrd10 3 года назад

Love the video. Could I ask a question? I finished a batch of food and when I went out to package it you have to open the drain valve and when I did it didn't have no vacuum on it. Do you know what went wrong?

@RVingwithG 2 года назад

Congrats on the 108+,000 SUBS SWEET

@live.life.simple. 2 года назад

Thanks so much!!

@nickperry8409 29 дней назад

I psi can and dehydrate ect I can’t wait to buy a freeze dryer

@live.life.simple. 28 дней назад

You will probably rarely can after you purchase a freeze dryer

@maddemadetv445 2 года назад

thank you sir

@live.life.simple. 2 года назад

My pleasure

@halifaxguy 2 года назад

While nice big meat balls is great, I think I would just do ground beef with the same seasoning and do the 3 packs as individual ingredients and once everything is rehydrated I’d mix the meat into the sauce for more of a ‘meat sauce’ effect. Great vid as usual. I pulled the trigger last week and ordered one. Love the idea of the dividers and stackers but the cost of shipping to out of the USA is insane sadly.

@marcfruchtman9473 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this instructional video. I really like that you split the meals into pre-made vs just individual ingredients. I do have one question about "freeze drying" spaghetti with respect to prepping, do they actually last longer in the freeze dried state in mylar or in the original state in mylar? If it is about the same, then I am guessing that the one advantage to freeze drying would be that the noodles don't take as long to cook, simply rehydrate with hot water, and its done in a couple of minutes as opposed to a much longer cooking time with regular noodles?

@brichter4669 3 года назад

Great video. I am looking forward to making freeze dried spaghetti. I make my spaghetti sauce with lean ground turkey. I think it might be better to mix the spaghetti sauce and noodles together, then freeze dry. I am surprised you used the pillow since you did a video not using it. Is there a reason why you used the pillow?

@bobbiewilliams3109 Год назад

Brian, how do you determine the FD processing time for each batch and most importantly what time to START the batch so that the ending time is suitable for your schedule? As an example: We don’t want to have to add more time at 3:00 am in the morning. 😢

@evaarnim 10 месяцев назад

congratulations on 100,000 i am going to try the spegetti

@live.life.simple. 10 месяцев назад

Good luck!

@davidcarson7897 Год назад

Would a pressure chamber help with the rehydration of harder things like the meatballs?

@ckb49879 2 года назад

I would use the "broth" created by rehydrating the meatballs to rehydrate the noodles and sauce to prevent flavor loss. Same idea with rice, make it using the meat broth and gain a lot of flavor in your meal. We do that even with daily cooking, boiling rice in bone broth gives so much flavor and added protein.

@Bill-xs4zu 2 года назад

Great idea about the meatball eater!

@charleyarchuleta4932 8 месяцев назад

Great suggestion

@IgoOutlateAtnight 3 года назад

You guys think smaller meat pieces in the spaghetti would reconstitute better? ETA: use geound beef instead if meatballs?

@AuntieEm30805 3 года назад

That's what we are thinking, make a meat sauce.

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

ground beef, drained would be your best bet!

@martinroskres1297 3 года назад

Keep good records of weights pre and post so you know how much water to add

@lukeupfold4284 3 года назад

I love show, i wish i could help people with the Freeze drying .I live SA .Its crazy here food will run out.any help from anyone anywhere before power goes off will be a big help.keep safe out there.

@michaeljansen9017 2 года назад

How long would the spaghetti and meatballs MRE last in the mylar?

@stephaniejernigan8638 2 года назад

Can you please tell me what brand scale you use? Waiting on our freeze dryer, we ordered from your link. We watch you daily, learning so much from your videos.

@papochka7035 3 года назад

hello Brian, I like your channel and I think I will get my freeze dryer. I am trying to understand the amount of space between trays; another question is can I remove couple of sections from the shelf to increase the space between the trays?

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

The trays have heat pads on them that are tied to sensors in the computer of the HR. You would have to do some big mods to make that extra space.

@Bullfrog0302 3 года назад

Great to watch, need some new recipes

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

Working on it!

@ShaleHollow 3 года назад

I think I'd almost consider elbow macaroni instead of spaghetti noodles for ease of dividing things up.

@brandensimoens1931 2 года назад

Easier to bag them up too.

@aliciahoward1598 2 года назад

What's the pillow for? And why would I use the oil filter thing the dryer came with?

@colbymoore12 3 года назад

Could you rehydrate with the meal flipped over? Meatballs on the bottom and pasta on top? Idk might help!

@peggymccoon 3 года назад

Hey people i was just pudding my sugar free pudding away after going threw the Harvest right. Sugar free chocolate pudding instant works

@yoadrienne939 3 года назад

Yes. Vacuum issues are from putting pillow in before the gasket. I was having same issues so I stopped doing that.

@juliewagie5353 2 года назад

Do I have to defrost the unit between every batch. I am a brand new eager learner.

@oliveburchett4442 2 года назад

How did you get your freeze dry machine what do you go get one at

@BlessigOkeke Месяц назад

This is good. Pls what is the best freeze dryer to buy now that will last in Nigeria.

@zachreyhelmberger894 2 года назад

Dang you are making me hungry!! How long was the cycle? How much water did you pull out?

@sandrayoung6771 2 года назад

What is the pillow? When and why d you use it? And where do you get one?

@Gipsiwriter Год назад

When I make spaghetti sauce, I fry up a combination of Italian sausage and hamburger in crumbles and add that to my sauce. And I bet that would rehydrate much easier and be easier to make.

@kareni7535 Год назад

I weigh out the servings (small family) and then twirl loosely with chopsticks, leaving room in center for the sauce. Keeps serving portion sizes very close. I learned meatballs take a lot of time and so I use the chopper and crumble them up. Mix with sauce or sprinkle the serving onto the spaghetti with the sauce.

@jennifersinclair6044 3 года назад

Very cool! Though I think I'd cut the meatballs in 4ths. Just so they rehydrate at the same rate.

@jennifersinclair6044 3 года назад

Oh lol, I wrote that comment before he got to the vacation story.

@sv3931 2 года назад

Yeah, ground Italian sausage or beef would be much easier, and mix well with sauce before drying.

@The_Priory 5 месяцев назад

love your videos, but I'm trying to find out more about the settings you use on your Harvest Right when you do these.

@live.life.simple. 5 месяцев назад

I feel like people get too wrapped up in changing settings. For 99% of foods, just put them in and let the freeze dryer do its thing. Just my take on it

@AnnieCarvalho 19 дней назад

If you make your own sauce, does it have to be cold before you put it in the FD?

@lynwarner2701 Год назад

How long did it take to freeze dry? It looks like you did not freeze first...correct? Thank you!

@arnoldreiter435 3 года назад

i really like the tray dividers but as i have the small FD there seems to be no option for the smaller trays.......can one of the other sizes be modified to work?

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

yes, they can be cut down but the outside portions will not be the same size as the inside.

@SeekChrist82 8 месяцев назад

How did the whole all n one meal dehydrate? I see u did the individual that u freeze dried.

@ThroughTheBiblewithMySisters Год назад

maybe use a meat sauce,,, love your channel

@user-vx2wx4th1m Год назад

What is the pillow for? where do you get one

@danakline5120 Год назад

where do you get the pillow thing?

@PumpkinKingXXIII 3 года назад

How much energy/cost per hour to run the freeze drier?

@aidenadams2783 2 месяца назад

Should you get the medium freeze dry or the small one I live in a trailer home

@live.life.simple. Месяц назад

It will ultimately depend on your needs and situation. Think about how often it will run and the amount you are trying to produce before purchasing.

@ilovecharleston 2 года назад

Or use browned ground meat (beef, chicken, turkey, etc.)

@Malaea1 Год назад

Hello there! Great video! I am a little confused about how you came up with 1/2 cup of water to reconstitute the spaghetti. Can you please tell me exactly how you got that again? Thank you!

@live.life.simple. Год назад

the best way on these types of recipes is to weigh the trays before and after freeze drying. The difference in weight is the amount of water that you need to add back in for rehydration. If you use dividers, just divide that amount by the amount of portions.

@paulacomstock3742 2 года назад

Waaaaaay more sauce needed 😆

@range8977 2 года назад

Where to buy the divider treys

@markwinter2857 2 года назад

Regarding rehydration: One milliliter of water (1 ml) = one cubic centimeter (cc) is equal to one gram (g). The conversion of the weight of water to its volume is one gram to one ml. So you could use your pre to post weight difference as milliliters. No weighing necessary.

@patriciaschuller4259 5 месяцев назад

What is pillow used for?

@Bejuicycafe Год назад

Great channel! Where did you get your large freeze drier.

@live.life.simple. Год назад

affiliates.harvestright.com/416.html

@mikemcclintock1 2 года назад

When using jars for storing long term, will the rubber on the lids dissolve or be ok for 20 to 25 years

@live.life.simple. 2 года назад

I have moved away from storing in jars unless its less than 1 year storage. There is not enough data to show how they will hold up over the long term. Just my opinion

@trishcannon586 11 месяцев назад

Tell me more about the "pillow". What is it? What is it's function? When should it be used? Where to get one or two? Do they need to be washed are they machine washable?

@jeremyb66 3 года назад

I’m sold on the tray dividers

@salinal2783 3 года назад

I don’t want to be disrespectful, but they do sell the same exact ones on Amazon & Etsy, by SophosSurvival, for significantly cheaper. These are almost 35-40% more.

@jeremyb66 3 года назад

Your not rude. I don’t know much about Etsy so for Amazon I will look and see what they offer. After using the harvest right I’m very happy and my kids love all the food I have done. Ya the price is a lot but now that I have used mine so much. I wish I would of gotten the biggest one they sell.

@gudnuf2060 3 года назад

Have you tried rehydration using vacuum? For instance, take your meatballs and put them in a jar then cover with water. Place the jar in the FD (remove the tray holder) then pull a vacuum on it for a minute or so. This will pull all of the air out of the food. When the vacuum is released, water will be sucked into the pores and it should rehydrate faster. You'll want to use cold water since vacuum will cause water to boil at lower temperatures. You can nuke it for a minute or so afterwards to heat things up. Where you don't have access to a FD, you can use a Mason jar with a vacuum sealer attachment and a hand vacuum pump. It won't be as hard a vacuum but you should still see some improvement.

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

I have not, but it has been coming up alot lately. I will have to experiment with it

@MonkeyToDaddy 2 года назад

My vacuum sealer has a marinate function. Do you think that might work?

@gudnuf2060 2 года назад

@@MonkeyToDaddy yes

@morsdon Год назад

I was thinking the same thing

@MrRDVIII 3 года назад

Did you increase the height of the green stackers. Thanks

@live.life.simple. 3 года назад

The green stackers are designed to allow plenty of room for food. You would not want your tray filled higher than they allow or they will be severely overloaded

@kimsgirl1999 7 месяцев назад

Where did you get the pillow?

@MrBiron1 3 года назад

Just bought the dividers.... The meat balls should of been on the bottom. the noodles turn to insulation . that's why it was a long batch. The freeze dryer use conduction to dry. vacuum can max R-value is 50 a inch. meat had the highest density

@jestes7 2 года назад

why don't you use a cheap vacuum sealer? Do they not work with mylar bags or something? Seems like you could save a lot of wasted space, and increase shelf life that way.