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So it's been a while since I posted.

I did my first oil change on the pump for the freeze dryer the other day. You are supposed to change the oil every 5-6 batches and a power flush every 10-12. I did 9 batches or maybe 10. This is the picture of the oil I drained out of it. Not too bad actually. I have seen worse. I guess it all depends on the food you FD. I will probably filter this oil and reuse later. I did put in brand new oil. I will likely also do a power flush after 4/5 batches with the new oil since I could tell I didn't get all the gunk out of the pump with the oil change.

Right now I have 2 lbs of shredded cheese in the FD. I had bought it on sale - organic Colby - and needed to get it shredded and FDed. It's way better than that mass produced FDed cheese. And it rehydrates beautifully in meals. I like to add it to my eggs.

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<blockquote data-quote="FrugalFannie" data-source="post: 5388990" data-attributes="member: 4387">So it&#039;s been a while since I posted.I did my first oil change on the pump for the freeze dryer the other day. You are supposed to change the oil every 5-6 batches and a power flush every 10-12. I did 9 batches or maybe 10. This is the picture of the oil I drained out of it. Not too bad actually. I have seen worse. I guess it all depends on the food you FD. I will probably filter this oil and reuse later. I did put in brand new oil. I will likely also do a power flush after 4/5 batches with the new oil since I could tell I didn&#039;t get all the gunk out of the pump with the oil change.Right now I have 2 lbs of shredded cheese in the FD. I had bought it on sale - organic Colby - and needed to get it shredded and FDed. It&#039;s way better than that mass produced FDed cheese. And it rehydrates beautifully in meals. I like to add it to my eggs.[ATTACH]189110[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FrugalFannie, post: 5388990, member: 4387"] So it's been a while since I posted. I did my first oil change on the pump for the freeze dryer the other day. You are supposed to change the oil every 5-6 batches and a power flush every 10-12. I did 9 batches or maybe 10. This is the picture of the oil I drained out of it. Not too bad actually. I have seen worse. I guess it all depends on the food you FD. I will probably filter this oil and reuse later. I did put in brand new oil. I will likely also do a power flush after 4/5 batches with the new oil since I could tell I didn't get all the gunk out of the pump with the oil change. Right now I have 2 lbs of shredded cheese in the FD. I had bought it on sale - organic Colby - and needed to get it shredded and FDed. It's way better than that mass produced FDed cheese. And it rehydrates beautifully in meals. I like to add it to my eggs. [ATTACH]189110.vB[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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