cheese being loaded into the freeze dryer

Cheddar Jack Cheese

How much does it costs to freeze dry 12.5 lbs of cheddar jack cheese?

About $1.90. Our cost per kilowatt hour is $0.10 (this number came right off our power bill). With some "simple" analysis of the data we pulled from our freeze dryer logs, you can see exact stages of the cycle.

5-trays-of-cheese

12.5 lbs Cheddar Jack Cheese - Cost Breakdown

*This cycle was done in the large, 5-tray Harvest Right freeze dryer.
Freeze Dry CycleCost $HoursEnergy Used
Freezing$0.448.984.35 KWH
Drying$0.808.378.02 KWH
Final Dry$0.607.005.95 KWH
Defrost$0.062.000.63 KWH
Totals:$1.9026 Hr 21 Min18.95 KWH

Freeze drying costs

Freeze drying time

A graph of the temperature vs pressure while freeze drying cheddar jack cheese

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