Buyer Beware of Harvest Right - Homesteading Forum
2016年1月15日 · I agree with you on Buyer Beware of Harvest Right. I also highly regret purchasing a Harvest Right freeze drier. Our first one arrived more than 4 weeks after the order had been placed. What a shock we had when we opened the undamaged box to find a damaged machine inside. The whole top right corner had been crushed.
Freeze Drying Food! - Homesteading Forum
2018年7月3日 · GunMonkeyIntl. Seriously, people go crazy for the candy. This is, by my calculation, $11.34 worth of Skittles, $0.38 worth of electricity (half a batch), and an $0.18 ziplock bag, so $11.90 in COGS, for an $85.00 sack of candy (and that’s the “bulk” price; most people who sell them sell in 2-3 oz bags).
ATTENTION: Freeze drying Starburst (Warning) - Homesteading …
2022年9月6日 · CSquirrels. I know this was post along time ago but you can in fact freeze dry starburst. the key is to preheat them in the oven @350 for 8 minutes to soften them before going directly into the freeze dryer. We made a batch a few days ago and as soon as the suction started they instantly puffed up.
I am so done with Foodsaver! | Homesteading Forum
2021年12月21日 · To operate the sealer, I used vacuum cleaners with rubber plugs from a big box that fit the end of the hose by drilling a hole in it and installing clear plastic hose in it. It worked. Later, I found a nebulizer at a garage sale for two bucks. I pulled the cover and swapped the hose so it became a vacuum, rather than a noisy air compressor.
Migratory homesteading | Homesteading Forum
2024年9月26日 · I'll be putting the solar system in a cargo trailer I pull behind my motorhome. I'll have a chest freezer in there as well. I am really considering getting a freeze dryer. The freeze dryer would use more power while processing but then I wouldn't need a big freezer. Probably end up using less electricity in the long run.
Cast Iron Laundry Stove ???'s - Homesteading Forum
2011年3月31日 · 1437 posts · Joined 2009. #1 · Mar 31, 2011 (Edited) I'm thinking of buying This Cast Iron Stove. I'ts a Little Joe #28 made in Columbus Ohio. I'm going to build a shed/workshop/studio at the Georgia Homestead soon and want to put in a wood burning stove. This just came in from an estate sale at an antiques shop that I visit. I't like brand new.
Can anyone tell me about gasoline wringer washers?
2003年12月15日 · The current Lehman's catalog also tells that used Maytag reconditioned gasoline engine driven or electric motor driven washers are for sale. The engine or motor drives the agitator as well as the rollers of the wringer. Each has a lever to engage them. Several batches of clothes are washed and wrung out and held baskets or whatever.
Any Tricks for Burning Wet Brush Pile | Homesteading Forum
2013年3月21日 · Round bale of straw in a depression in the ground or dig a hole for it, cut it open and shake it out some. Pile the brush on top of it so it will fall inward as it burns. Then put another layer of straw over the top to keep the heat in and pour some diesel and/or used oil over the top.
lister/listeroid engines in louisiana???????? - Homesteading Forum
2011年11月9日 · The more modern engines are the Lister-Peters. Just another diesel engine alternative to the kubota, mitshubishi, B&S ones that get used on smaller equipment. Michael[/QUOTE Lister Petter makes engines from 6 hp to over 60 hp. That includes air cooled and water cooled models that operate on diesel, propane, natural gas and now gasoline.
Regular detergent in HE washer??? - Homesteading Forum
2010年12月5日 · So, our washer and dryer were on their last leg. Due to a killer Black Friday sale, we purchased new, top-loading HE machines. I had done quite a bit of research, even on detergent. I was led to believe that you CAN use regular detergent, as long as you use much, much less so that you don't have sudsing. Me being a frugual as I am (okay, so ...