Harvest Right Freeze Dryer Reviews

I purchased my medium size 4 tray freeze dryer in June of 2022. Fruits have been fun and tasty. Included have been peaches, watermelon, pineapple, blueberries and strawberries. The flavors are enhanced after drying and people I have shared them with have loved them. I freeze dry leftovers and I have freeze dried whole milk and made powder. Most recent was my orange juice which I turned into powder as well. I have had one problem with the screen that froze and quit working. A completed ticket generated an immediate email and within a couple of days my assigned technician had determined the problem, sent videos for the repair and put the new screen in shipment. Problem solved and the machine is busy with more orange juice. I have found customer service to be responsive and friendly. I understand the orders have increased tremendously and I appreciate that they could solve my problem so quickly. Thanks to all who worked on my problem, especially Katie.

If I could leave no stars I would. I am so frustrated with this company. I purchased a small freeze dryer in July. It was shipped out without a vacuum hose. When I called, Harvest Right said they were out and would send a vacuum hose when they received them. But there was no notice with the package, or email alerting me of this fact.

Then I had problems with the test run. I downloaded the information on a thumb drive and forwarded it to Harvest Right. Their solution was for me to take the freeze dryer apart and look at the wiring inside the freeze dryer.

I refused and brought the freeze dryer and vacuum pump to Harvest Right for repair. I left the freeze dryer and vacuum pump for repair on October 27, 2022. I received a call right before Thanksgiving that the freeze dryer had been repaired and I needed to pick it up. At the time, I was ill with pneumonia. Then the next week, I received another call and an email threatening to charge me a $10 per day storage fee.

I explained the pneumonia and made an appointment to pick it up on December 5th. I picked up the freeze dryer. It is 182 miles round trip from my home in Nephi. When I got the freeze dryer home, it was missing the power cord. I called on December 6th and was promised that they would send a replacement power cord right out. They didn't have the power cord picked up by FedEx for the delivery until December 12th.

When I picked up the freeze dryer Harvest Right mentioned that my vacuum hose was defective. I guess they don't test the dryer, pump and hoses before selling them! Now in looking at my freeze dryer I realize that the drain valve has been removed from my freeze dryer. I took the dryer in for repair with a drain hose, and it is returned without a drain valve. How long will it take to get a drain valve now? I purchased this freeze dryer in July, and I have yet to be able to use it.

I can't rate how the dryer works, because it never worked. I should have just set fire to my money to the $2,246.89 that I spent on the dryer. Harvest Right is a joke!

I purchased my freeze dryer and immediately encountered an issue. But calling customer support was actually rather surprising. Everyone was so attentive knowledgeable and helpful. And thankfully they overlooked how grumpy I was. My first issue was resolved with a replacement pump, and I was good to go. About a week later, my 2nd issue was related to the software, which ended up being an easy fix once we located the problem. The customer support staff went over and above. Every time. They do initially ask you to set an appointment for them to call you back and then you go from there. I received my phone calls on time, along with follow up emails. And then they checked back in again a few days later to make sure that everything was running smoothly. They are very attentive! I would recommend that when you purchase one of these machines that you are mentally prepared to deal with issues due to transit. Stuff simply gets jarred and jostled around while in a truck. Make sure that you are also physically prepared by having a thumb drive on hand in advance, so customer service can figure out any problems by reviewing your machines files. While working through my issues I made friends with my customer service agent, Luis, and would bake him a cake if I lived closer to their offices in Utah! Thank you so much!!!

Let me begin by saying that Harvest Right seems to to try to please its customers through its customer service center and they have helpful associates; however, there are some problems with their products when it comes to quality control/engineering.

I have not yet been able to use my unit because the pump was shipped with a little bit of oil in it. This caused the demister to flood with oil and now I cannot use the unit until I clean the demister. The problem is that when I went to clean the demister it would not come apart as instructed, and it ended up breaking when I tried to unscrew it to take it apart. They were prompt to order a new one for me, but it is not in stock so I am still waiting on the part.

I recommend you read the reviews with the least stars as they offer a good picture of what issues people are having with these freeze dryers. For me I think its important to emphasize that the machines are not perfect and the engineering is not the best.

One of the biggest issues that exists in my opinion is the fact that the unit apparently gives off water vapor mixed with ionized mineral oil particles from the demister and the only solution given by Harvest Right is open it up and put a piece of paper in a small hole where a bearing sits and remove the bearing like ball. This is like some crude bandage or duck tape like fix that I often wonder might cause performance issues and undo the premier pump's performance in separating water from the oil. I do not know this for a fact, but I wonder what could happen from it in terms of oil life.

I think the engineers should have engineered a real solution. Just look up in a search engine "Harvest Right fog" or "Harvest Right Demister misting" to get an idea of what I am talking about. Overall I think the machine is great concept and, if it works, the idea of freeze drying food is an unmatched method of preservation. I hope to try my machine soon, but I am still waiting on parts right now.

I absolutely love my Harvest Right Freezer Dryer! We have the medium size, 4 tray. We have had it for almost one month. The setup was not difficult. First batch we did a tray each of skittles, marshmellows, strawberries and bananas...delicious! We have also done apple slices, green beans and bananas. We are learning as we go. I have called customer service twice, both times I got right through and my questions were answered. Looking forward to our next batch.

We have a medium Harvest Right freeze dryer and we love it! We've been freeze drying leftovers, hiking meals, and surplus from our garden. Maintenance and cleanup are easy and with the Premier Pump Ive only had to filter the oil after 20 loads.

The Harvest Right Medium Freeze Dryer is a wonderful machine! Great quality, quiet while operating, and they have outstanding customer support if you have any questions. I highly recommend.

I read the directions, but didn't understand how to turn on the pump. I called the number in the manual and even on a Saturday someone answered and helped me figure it out really quickly. Great customer service!! The rest of the set up was a breeze.

I have had my Harvest Right for ~5 months. After ~20 batches there was a vacuum error and then some temp/sensing issues in which I was able to submit a ticket quickly. Unfortunately, I had to wait a week+ to speak to anyone. in the meantime I received very detailed instructions on how to upload all my runs and email them to the tech on my case. there was continuity with 1 technician, which I appreciate. It sounds like there was an update that I didn't get notified about and my motherboard burned out (I am now on a Harvest Right FB group in hopes to prevent this). They sent the motherboard within 2 weeks and we took the machine apart to repair it ourselves. All in all, we are satisfied so far. I did get the sense the customer service center was very busy and the popularity of this product probably is causing some growing pains. I hope they navigate these well and continue to work on some of the issues others have brought up. My experience was great :)

I purchased the medium freeze dryer in mid September and received it, as quoted at the time of purchase within six weeks. Delivery was great and all parts that should have been included, actually were there. During the initial set up, I had a couple of questions and called customer service. The representative was great, patient and very knowledgeable. I ran the first batch of bread with absolutely no problems. The second batch was just as great. It's really the type of machine that "you set it and forget it".

Love it have owned mine for just over 2 years. So easy to use finished product for camping and road trips. The best thing is you make the meals as YOU want them and like them your ingredients. And the snacks! Save tons of money and make healthy snacks my grandkids love FD apples, peaches, pears and apricots. I figured if I bought pre prepared FD meals from some company to have for emergencies I'd have this paid off in less than a year worth of their stuff (plus we have the snacks)

I received my Harvest Right in February in great condition. Set aside until August. The first batch ran fine, on the second batch I started receiving Inadequate Vacuum errors. Contacted Harvest Right through online helpdesk. After a call and some follow up diagnostic testing the source of the leak was found in the epoxy harness. I was directed to a video that helped me easily fix the leak. Great service and experience. I have been using the freezer dryer non-stop since.

We purchased the small 3 shelf freeze dryer in May 2022 directly from Harvest Right in Salt Lake City. They were good enough to through in 2 extra trays, an extra vacuum hose and a free upgrade to the premium oil vacuum pump. The system has worked like a champ. My favorite so far is freeze dried watermelon. I also freeze dried self prepared dinners to take with me on my Alaska fishing trip and we ate like kings. Best investment ever!

Been a great addition to our food preservation set up. We’ve freeze dried, leftovers, candy, farm fresh eggs, veggies and more!! It’s great to have FD leftovers for meal in 20 years or just next week's lunch!

My husband and I have always been into gardening and preserving our food by canning and freezing. We recently decided to start homesteading during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. I had been a faithful watcher of two particular homesteading families on YouTube. One of the families introduced their freeze dryer they had bought through Harvest Right. I immediately loved the idea of this new way to preserve food and knew this would be a great addition to our homestead. It took a little convincing on my part to get my husband (and my daughter sending our wish in her Santa list) to agree, and about a year after seeing the freeze dryer on YouTube we placed our order with Harvest Right. We were told because of the high demand (our purchase was on Christmas night), it would take a few months for it to arrive. During the next couple of months, awaiting for my freeze dryer to arrive, I had buyer's remorse and continued to ask my husband if we should cancel our order. I didn't and I can't say enough how grateful I am that I didn't cancel my order! Harvest Right freeze dryer is amazing! I have preserved so much of our homegrown food. It's an amazing asset to our homestead and I can't say how much I love it! It is so awesome. I have told numerous friends, family members and even complete strangers about my Harvest Right freeze dryer. I have even held a few "show and tell" classes at church, my house and the local grade school to spread the word of how great it is to preserve food this way. Not only am I so impressed with the freeze dryer itself but how incredibly dependable, helpful and courteous Harvest Right customer service have been. I had an issue with my pump and I have been speaking with a customer service representative named Matt, he has been amazing. He has been so great to deal with...friendly, kind, dependable and has responded to my emails and phone calls quickly. It has been a long time since I have experienced real customer service at this level. I am so blessed and appreciative that I found the YouTube family that introduced me to Harvest Right which is a great product, wonderful customer service and a very useful machine to help in our homesteading journey.

We love it!!! Put your left overs in the freeze drier rather than the fridge and in 20 years they will still be fresh!

I bought my medium freeze dryer a little over 6 months ago and have not turned it off very much since I got it. After 6 months of constant use my freezer dryer shut off in the middle of a batch. I was able to get a hold of Harvest Right and they was able to help me figure out the power switch had went out on my unit. They sent me a new one very quickly. Then they was able to help me figure out I had an air leak and walked me through how to fix it. I would definitely recommend Harvest Right to anyone.

Harvest Right has the BEST customer service!! (Thanks John!) Always responsive, Always Helpful, Always Polite and Always has a satisfactory Resolution! We can't be more pleased with their products and their staff which is truly rare now.

We love your freeze dryer! It's so easy and fun to use. It's expensive but well worth it. It's great for food storage and fun for yummy treats (Freeze dried candy). We did have an issue with the pump leaking oil, but customer service was very helpful and sent us a replacement part to fix the problem.

I bought a Medium Harvestright Freeze dryer this fall and absolutely love it so far! When I first got it, I had a few questions and technical issues with vacuum pressure. Customer service was super responsive, knowledgeable, and pleasant in helping me resolve the problem. They were able to troubleshoot the issue and got me freeze-drying in no time! I have freeze-dried a few dozen eggs so far and was surprised by how fast they processed. I am looking forward to many years of using my Harvestright freeze dryer. I think that in addition to making a great product, it is important how a company responds to their customers when problems arise. They get an "A+" from me!