I have been working on this video in the background for months, and I barely got it together before no effort november.

[moira@mastodon.murkworks.net]

@TechConnectify ...there are home freeze-dryers?

I had no idea there were home freeeze-dryers. Neat!

[klausman@mas.to]

@TechConnectify One of the things I love about this video is that it illustrates that a purely rational/by-the-numbers approach to matters like food does not work, and enjoyment and mouth-feel and all manners of je-ne-sais-quoi stuff is important about food.

And that you spell that out, and acknowledge that sometimes, "gut feeling" (haaa) ist just as important.

Would I rather starve than eat freeze-dried crunches? Of course not, but that isn't the point, is it?

[martinius@social.tchncs.de]

@TechConnectify I wonder how well this maschine works to to dry 3D printer fillament

[darryl_ramm@hachyderm.io]

@TechConnectify

Waiting for the video of trick or treaters trying freeze dried gummies etc.

[techconnectify@mas.to]

@darryl_ramm I'm pretty sure handing those out would get me put on some kind of list

[techconnectify@mas.to]

@Martinius That's a great question! I don't really know the mechanisms by which filament takes on moisture, but I don't know why it would at least reduce it.

[techconnectify@mas.to]

@moira Only on a technicality!

[jamesholden@mas.to]

@TechConnectify @Martinius People definitely use small domestic dehydrators to dry filament. Damp filament prints badly because the moisture boils as it’s extruded at ~200°C and ruins the finish and integrity of the print. You can tell if you have damp filament because it crackles as it prints.

[lety@doesstuff.social]

@TechConnectify I considered getting one at some point for backpacking reasons but yikes yikes yikes that's wayyy too fiddly and fucky to bring into a hobby I actually enjoy

Also how cold does this thing get, can it freeze dry beer? ​

[techconnectify@mas.to]

@lety it probably could! I don't know what the result would be like, but the chamber typically gets down to -12 f before it actually starts the vacuum pump, and you can set the initial freeze to be -10. Maybe even -20.

[insipid@mas.to]

@TechConnectify
This reminded me of a thing Binging with Babish did with Futurama's "Bachelor Chow" a few years back.

Apparently it came out pretty good, would be cool to see you try it on Connextras.

[olegjose@mas.to]

@TechConnectify You could try to add an emulsifier to the whole milk before adding water. It should help with the mixing. Soy Lecithin Powder for example.

[cputecch@mas.to]

@TechConnectify hey I’ve been looking for one of these freeze dryers for a long time. If you’re ever trying to get rid of it, I’ll buy it for what’s fair, but I wanna do a bunch of things like shrimp.

[dippar@mas.to]

@TechConnectify I'm using these things regularly in a lab environment and you're absolutely right they're temperamental beasts and maintenance can be a chore. You're probably sick of the freeze drier by now, but I might have an idea what might be going on with the incomplete drying.