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What is freeze-drying?
Freeze-drying takes the water out of food without cooking it. Here is how it works, why the fruit stays so colourful, and what tha...
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Real fruit and veg, with a brilliant crunch
Freeze-drying gently takes the water out and leaves the good stuff in: colour, flavour and fibre. We explain how it works, how to use it and what to look for, in plain friendly English.
- Colour and flavour keptGentle drying, no cooking
- Nothing addedJust the fruit or veg
- Light as a featherPerfect for bags and lunchboxes
- Keeps for agesLess food in the bin
- Proper crunchOr soft again in minutes
How freeze-drying works
Four calm steps. No frying, no syrup, no mystery.
Picked ripe
Fruit and veg are harvested when flavour is at its best, then washed and sliced.
Frozen fast
Everything is frozen quickly to around minus 40°C, locking the shape in place.
Ice to vapour
In a vacuum the ice turns straight into vapour and drifts away. Scientists call it sublimation.
Sealed tight
What is left is light, crisp and dry. Sealed away from air and moisture, it keeps for a long time.
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Get to know the fruit
What each one tastes like, how to use it and what is inside.
Freeze-dried strawberries
Crisp, scarlet and intensely fruity. How to use freeze-dried strawberries, what is in them and how to choose a good pack.
Freeze-dried raspberries
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Easy recipes
Measured in grams, written for a normal kitchen.
Recipe
Real strawberry buttercream
Naturally pink, properly fruity and firm enough to pipe. The trick is freeze-dried strawberries, which bring all the flavour and n...