RAWBBLE® Freeze Dried Dog Food - Chicken Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you make freeze-dried chicken for dogs? ›

To make chicken, turkey and beef cubes, dice leftover meat in 1″ cubes (or smaller if you have a small dog). Place on freeze drying trays in a single layer and process. Keep your treats in an airtight container or cookie jar. No need to rehydrate – dogs love the crunch.

Benefits of Freeze-Dried Dog Food

High-protein freeze-dried products are filled with amino acids and are appealing to pet parents who feed their dogs a raw diet. Toppers that are freeze-dried raw meat also help dog owners with pets that are picky eaters.

In the first step, prepare fresh chicken breasts and wash them to control the moisture; in the second step, cut the chicken breasts into pieces for use; in the third step, put the chicken nuggets in a food freeze-drying machine and slowly sublime the water under a low temperature and low pressure environment; in the ...

Pre-freeze the chicken for 12-24 hours before freeze-drying. Homesteading Hack: Pre-freezing the chicken is more cost-effective, using less time and energy in the freeze-dryer. Place the trays into the freeze-dryer and set a timer for the recommended amount of time for the chicken, then add 12 hours of dry time.

For pet owners on a budget, this can make freeze dried food a less feasible option for regular feeding. Another potential drawback is the preparation time. Unlike kibble, which can be served as is, freeze dried dog food often requires rehydration before feeding.

Freeze-dried food, on the other hand, is much more suitable for long-term storage. Because 98-99 percent of the moisture in food being freeze-dried is removed during the process, it has a shelf life of usually 25 years or more.

Raw and cooked meat and eggs can be freeze-dried. However, the freeze-drying process does not kill harmful bacteria that can cause foodborne illness. Therefore, it is important to carefully label raw meat and handle it appropriately before and after freeze-drying.

Cost: Freeze-dried does have a higher price point than canned food and kibble, which can make it cost-prohibitive for budget-conscious pet parents. Costs, however, are more affordable than a raw diet — especially when you weigh the value of saving time and storage space and reducing waste.

Is freeze-dried raw dog food as good as raw? ›

In conclusion, both freeze-dried and frozen raw dog food have their own advantages and considerations. Freeze-dried options offer convenience, longer shelf life, and concentrated nutrition. On the other hand, frozen raw dog food provides a closer-to-nature approach with a range of nutrients and enzymes.

Freeze-drying preserves both types of bacteria. Salmonella and Listeria cause disease in pets and humans, so by giving your pup freeze-dried liver treats, you risk contaminating your hands and then infecting yourself and other people.

Freeze-drying leaves the food nearly unchanged compared with raw frozen diets, and kills a percentage of bacteria (4). Commercial dehydrated complete and balanced diets have been heated slowly to remove nearly all the moisture.

Number of cups of dog food in a pound. This may seem like a pretty straightforward math problem, but the number of cups in a pound of dry dog kibble can vary depending on the density of the kibble. Generally, a pound of dog kibble is roughly equivalent to about three to four cups.

This adds the moisture back into the food. Add approximately 1/4 cup of water for every 15 pieces fed.

What to pay attention to when making freeze dry chicken. Before the chicken is freeze-dried, it must be fully cooked and then diced or cut into small pieces. The cooked chicken is frozen to its three key points, which is the lowest temperature that water may exist in both liquid and solid state.

Print. While we do recommend rehydrating whenever possible, due to the importance of moisture for optimum nutrition absorption, it is OK to feed dry, as-is. Just be sure your pet has enough access to fresh clean water during the day.