Freeze drying

[jigginjim]

I Have thought about trying to freeze dry small panfish or crawfish. My idea was put crawdad in a vacum pack container, along with a bag of dehumidifing crystalls. then place in freeze.  Any one try it or whats your thought?

[cyclone]

You'd have to keep a constant vacuum on the chamber and you'd have to have enough desiccant in there to adsorb most of the moisture. 

They'd dry much faster if first frozen, vacuum applied (and maintained) and then brought to room temperature.  In order to get the water to sublime however, you need the proper combination of temperature and vacuum level.

[jigginjim]

I may try it on a small perch to see how it works. More info would really help.

[mr.T aka mr. friendly]

Penso che ignor buoni consigli, e aspettare che qualcuno mi dia una risposta facile

[cyclone]

How big of a perch?

Everything you need right here...





You'll have to pull a constant vacuum of at least 4.6 Torr.


http://www.taxidermy.net/forum/index.php/topic,1860.0.html


Sì, questo è ovvio.

[Auggie]

Jim,
    You would be better off just sending them to me. $40 each with a wood block installed on larger panfish, one coat of fin flex, and your shipping will be cheap as they can go SpeeDee both directions.

[Auggie]

Small Bluegill