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Walk into any specialty grocery or gift shop, and you're sure to spy a display of brightly colored (if pricey) freeze-dried candy. But while freeze-dried candy is a fairly recent trend, freeze drying ...

Both freeze dryers and dehydrators function by reducing the moisture in food. This is a crucial step in food preservation; moisture leads to decomposition and facilitates mold and mildew growth. While ...