If you’re lacking on any of those things, then it’s best to get buckets or other forms of long-term storage food. Just be sure to fill your pantries first.The shelf heaters can be set to automatically control the rate of sublimation during the primary drying cycle.What I should have done was just sent a freeze dried meal that would take me 3 m

Do you have any vacuum gauges at all to test the pump? ( Though I doubt that is the problem based upon your tests )It's awesome! I don't have a freeze dryer yet but am planning to place an order tomorrow. I am super curious how Kerry's scroll pump is holding up... eliminating the oil from the equation would make this whole thing SO much easier.The