6 pounds of extra sharp white cheddar went into the cheese sauce (pot holds 7 quarts)…..cheese sauce has now been freeze dried & is now shelf stable for use as needed/wanted.
Lazy dinners of mac & cheese…. & going to try rehydrating with some white wine into fondue…
I have more 4 more pounds of cheese…. debating on freeze dried cheese snacks or more cheese sauce.
by jennifer79t
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How does one turn gooey cheese sauce into dry cheese powder?
Very cool, didnt know you could do this!
It would take all the discipline I had to not constantly dip things in the molten cheese pot of glory.
You have a home freeze dryer? How much did it cost? I know lots of people with dehydrators, but a freeze dryer in your home is a next level kitchen toy! I am very interested to learn more.
Quick Amazon search pulled up a couple for over $3k and they look more like lab equipment!
This right here is what I aspire to be able to do one day. Thank you for giving me a new goal in life.
Man… i moved abroad to a country where good cheddar cheese is suuuuuuper expensive, and foe my bday my dad shipped me a big unit of cheddar cheese powder. I might just adopt your method to make my own, cuz shipping was pricey. Thanks for sharing and please enjoy!
Why not just freeze the cheese sauce? Way nicer end product.
This is really cool.
How is the quality when you rehydrate stuff? I’m guessing it sorta depends on how well you do it too.
Wetting the dries, then drying the wets, to re-wet the dries at a later time 🤯
Shitty jokes aside, this seems like a legendary setup! Freeze dryers must pay for themselves several times over, for all the time you can save by front-loading most of the prep work like this.
the extra sharp even
That probably stinks
Hubba hubba
This looks beyond incredible – what is in your cheese sauce besides the cheddar?
So, uh…
Gonna use all that?
If not, Remember me.
Tillamook is king!
r/afterbeforewhatever
How does it taste when rehydrated?
Bro made the mac & cheese powder at home. Add that to some Kraft’s and it’ll be as cheesy as it was pre-2020 shrinkflation!
Could you tell me the model of the freeze dryer you’re using?
get some peanuts and put the cheesy dust on them 🤔😋
This is cheese sauce, can you guess what it’s made of?