Harvest Right Freeze Dryer Reviews

The Harvest Right Freeze Dryer is an excellent investment for anyone looking to preserve food for long-term storage. The machine is easy to use and comes with a user-friendly interface that allows you to set the drying time, temperature, and vacuum pressure. It has a large capacity and can freeze dry a wide range of foods, including fruits, vegetables, meats, and even entire meals.

We have had our harvest right freezer for a little over a month now, and for the most part we LOVE it. The set up was easy and very user friendly.

However, even though we have only had it for a month we have already had issues with the refrigeration mode. Twice now we have received a message on the screen saying our machine wasn't getting cold enough and stopped the cycle...resulting in a whole wasted batch of product. Even though it is still "under warranty" Harvest Right said we needed to pay to have someone come and fix it.

In short: When it works, it's great! However, if we are already having to have expensive repairs after one month of use I am not optimistic about our return of investment. It is a very expensive machine, and I would expect it to run longer than a month before major problems.

They want you to pay 45 dollars to talk to tech for parts I Just wanted to rebuild my pump they will not give you a list of part. you have to go to a tech for that one every time you call the help desk, they are no help at all.

We have the size Large freeze dryer. Set up was easy, we did the first run with bread to get that new smell out. Watched all the video tutorials and started preserving food right away. It's a loud appliance and you wouldn't want it in your house where you have to hear it all the time. The large takes a large amont of time to freeze and then dry the 5 trays. We like to pre-freeze but not necessary. Surprisingly, avocados are a lot of fun. Did a bunch of onions for powder and flakes. Raw eggs turned into powdered eggs for when the chickens stop laying in the winter. Buying frozen fruit on sale is a great way to get those freeze dried mangos, cherries, and strawberries at quite a low cost and then save them for future use. Cucumber slices dipped in "pickle flavors" and vinegar were surprisingly delicious like little pickle chips. Can't wait to try okra with garlic and salt. We love this freeze dryer! It holds quite a bit of food at one time. I've seen it take 50 hrs to finish when it's very full, but 24-40 when we pre-freeze and the foods are "too wet". We store in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers or we vacuum seal in jars. We built a sturdy stand with a shorter attached stand for the pump and have a 5 gallon bucket to catch the water during defrost.

If you have to call customer service for anything, they are very helpful and so polite.

Looking forward to preserving the garden harvest this summer and many more after that.

The HarvestRight machine is an amazing piece of equipment that takes homesteading and prepping to the next level. Freeze dried food is so tasty, especially crisp & crunchy fruits and vegetables. Reconstituted items are surprisingly close to the original. In addition, it retains nutritional value better than other processing methods, has a longer shelf life and, as a bonus, freeze drying is incredibly satisfying and fun.

Although the initial purchase price may be a consideration for some, the HarvesRight Freeze Drier should be viewed as an investment for the future. It is certainly more economical than buying prepared survival food kits for the family and, no doubt, everyone will appreciate stocking up on specific food items that are already family favorites.

Perhaps the most admirable feature of HarvestRight is their staff. They are readily availabe, friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.

Love that I can preserve food for a long time. Makes me feel at ease knowing my family won't starve down the road!!

Love my FD

It took me awhile to decide to purchase a Large FD. But my nephew had one and loved it. I took the plunge and have not regretted it. I have the large FD, we had problem from the very start. I was not happy, this cost a lot of money, but HR techs were amazing. I run my FD pretty much 24/7. I love how things look so amazing when they are done. Celery looks like celery, everything I have FD has looked and tested the same as when I put it in. I FD some taco soup and when reconstituted tested just like I had taken it off the stove. I am wishing I had a second FD.

Have nothing but good things to say about my FD and Harvest Right techs.

Nona

Date of experience: March 16, 2023

Love, love our Harvest Right freeze dryers! Bought our first one April 2022 (Ozzie), the second one for our daughter and her family for Christmas in July, and got a third one in December 2022.

We process 2-3 loads a week(proteins, soups/stews, fruits, veggie) so we definitely keep Ozzie and Harriet busy!

We didn’t realize just how loud Ozzie’s pump was until we started running Harriet, the difference in decibel numbers was pretty significant. Originally Ozzie had been located near a living area, but he was so loud we had to relocate him to a room with a door as far away from the living area as we could, he was THAT loud.

We contacted Harvest Right customer service, shared some videos with decibel measurements, and while it took a bit long due to our schedule and theirs, we were very pleased that they shipped us a replacement pump, just as we were approaching the end of the one year warranty.

So Ozzie’s “heart” transplant was a success, and he and Harriet are happily generating loads of delicious foods. Two machines running simultaneously for sure generates some noise, but Ozzie’s new “heart” has made a HUGE difference!

This whole process truly could have been a nightmare, but was not due to Harvest Right’s support, specifically Shai’s excellently customer service ….give that girl a raise for a job VERY well done! Her follow-up and follow-through were exceptional via email and phone, she reached out regularly about every 2 days to keep us updated during the process.

Well done Harvest Right! The freeze dryers are amazing, and the customer support is too!

And it’s important to note that this is literally my first online review for ANY product, but felt the need to share our experience.

Excellent equipment! This gave us the ability to produce freeze dried foods from our custom diet requirements you just can't purchase. We have had ours running now for more than 2 years almost non-stop. Love the ability to preserve food for long term storage and to save our leftover meals. We have had excellent customer service and when we had a problem it was resolved very professionally by the technicians at Harvest Right. Now we just need to figure out how to get another one!!!

Before purchasing a Harvest Right freeze dryer, we did a lot of research, reading online reviews, watching YouTube videos and Facebook reviews. We found that the medium sized Harvest Right would be best for us. We chose to purchase one from a local Fleet Farm. We brought it home and successfully completed our bread run. We were so excited to begin freeze drying but ran into an issue with the vacuum freeze cycle. We contacted customer support, and were immediately assisted with an updated version of firmware. Instructions were very clear, the support person Henry, was very engaged and helpful. While we were a bit disappointed with the issue we experienced, it was resolved very quickly and successfully. We have since completed several batches of freeze drying, including fruit, vegetables, ice cream and candy. We are very pleased with our purchase, and especially pleased with the support we received from customer service at Harvest Right!

We have purchased several harvest right freeze dryers and will continue to add more to our “collection.” The company are excellent at trouble shooting problems while under warranty, and are even there to support your purchase after that period. Customer service is well organized, and you can expect help from them on a schedule, so you’re not waiting around all day for a call.

As for the machines, we save vs purchasing ready made meals, and know the exact ingredients.

We love our harvest right freeze dryer! It has made preserving the produce from our farm super easy. From fruit and vegetables, to eggs and meat, and even fun treats like candy and ice cream. After the initial learning curve getting to know the machine it's really fun to experiment with new ideas. We use ours for practical purposes like short and long term food storage for emergencies and we make all kinds of treats for everyday use. I am really looking forward to this year's gardening season to make sure none of the produce goes to waste and have that food available all year long.

I have the small 3 tray version. I chose this unit as it needed to fit in the 8x20ft solar trailer I built. With inverter and batteries I can freeze dry for free (off grid) and store food without refrigeration in the trailer. So far I have done steaks, raw milk, and strawberries in the first week. Takes typically about 24 hours for milk and less for foods.

I'm extremely happy with my harvest right machine. It allows me to take leftover dinner and save it for the next 20 years! I've made dozens of different recipes and amass quite a stockpile of shelf stable food. Also, great for healthy sweet treats fort the kiddos, they always love some freeze-dried strawberries! I've ran over 100 cycles without issue. then when there finally was an issue HR was quick to get my problem fixed.

I love it. It is very easy to use. It is GREAT for travel. We eat a low carb diet, and eating out on trips has been difficult. Now we can save money and time by bringing the foods we want to eat. Traveling to Europe we were able to bring our own low carb versions of pizza, chili, sloppy joes, taco meat, black beans, cheddar cheese, milk, eggs, fruit, yogurt, and more. The food is so light too, which also makes it good for travel and camping.

Love my harvest right freeze dryer! It has performed flawlessly so far, and the few questions I have had as a new owner have been addressed by customer service quickly and thoroughly. I would recommend harvest right to my friends and family without hesitation.

We love our Harvest Right freeze dryer! Now we can save money on food that would otherwise be wasted. We save more money by buying in bulk and using our freeze dryer to safely store extras. Makes great easy to carry camping & backpacking meals. So many ways to save time & money.

Our family has decided to work on emergency preparedness and after much thinking, research and even a call to HarvestRight to ask additional questions, we decided to make the purchase.

We are amazed at how easy it was to setup and how easy is to operate. More importantly, the final product did not disappoint!! Food is tasty, flavor is same as fresh! Our biggest problem is that once a batch finishes we can’t pack food fast enough before our kids come and start snacking on the freeze dried food.

We have had the freeze dryer for a couple of years- been great -no problem till now. It can be quite loud so Suggest having in a room where you can close the door. Plus the batch can finish at any time- day or night; difficult to time. Just recently started having technical issues but customer service has been very diligent in helping us resolve the problem and get the machine working again. We were offered company credit to submit a review but the word content is my own.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I’ve had my medium harvest right Freeze…

I’ve had my medium harvest right Freeze dryer a year in a half. I completed 58 batches of meats, vegetables, and fruits. I garden and plan to use it for my harvest this Fall. Right now, I’m having some issues with it and am working with Shai, who is really kind and patient. I’m sure it will be resolved the soonest and I’ll be ready for my Fall harvest