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Choosing and Setting Up a Facility for Producing Freeze-Dried Meals
Perhaps you are thinking about starting your own business with freeze-dried products, or you would like to expand your existing range with freeze-dried foods. In both cases, apart from purchasing a freeze dryer — which we will be happy to help you with :) — you will also need to choose and prepare suitable premises. In this article, we will try to help you with that.

Karel Schmiedberger
1 day ago4 min read


Salmon Stress Test for the AMARU Freeze Dryer
When we first started sketching out the concept of the AMARU freeze dryer years ago, we imagined the ideal batch load would be around 5 kg of raw product. We drew the chamber, tried fitting five product shelves inside, and 1 kg per shelf seemed “just about right.”

Karel Schmiedberger
Mar 282 min read


PF 2026!
Dear customers, partners, and friends of freeze-drying technology,as the final moments of 2025 are ticking away, it’s the perfect time to thank you for your support, your trust, and your attention to our blog — and perhaps also to take a short look back at what kind of year it has been.

Karel Schmiedberger
Dec 31, 20252 min read


The Longest Night Before Installing the AMARU Freeze Dryer
In both the Czech Republic and Slovakia, every delivery of the AMARU freeze dryer includes not only transport to the customer but also on-site installation and operator training. Since the former Czechoslovakia isn’t exactly tiny, installations in eastern Slovakia often require a full day of travel, an overnight stay, and a second day for the actual handover and return. That was also the plan last week for one of our deliveries.

Karel Schmiedberger
Nov 25, 20253 min read


AMARU as a Home Freeze Dryer
We often receive the question: Can AMARU be used for freeze-drying food at home, without any commercial purpose?
TL;DR: Yes, it’s absolutely possible – and we already have a number of users who keep AMARU “in their kitchen”. But...

Karel Schmiedberger
Sep 24, 20252 min read


Meet Viktor - O3 decontaminator for AMARU freeze dryers
Of course, we didn’t want Viktor to work only with freeze dryers. He can also be used as a standalone unit – for sanitizing small production rooms, refrigerators, ovens, freezers, or even vehicles. Just plug in the included timer, place the device inside the space, and let it run.

Karel Schmiedberger
May 29, 20252 min read


Freeze drying of microgreens
Growing and drying microgreens is becoming one of the next trends. These are seed sprouts of brassica, leafy or root vegetables and by...

Karel Schmiedberger
Mar 24, 20252 min read


Grease for freeze dryers - neither too much nor too little
Every new user receives the high vacuum grease from us with AMARU Freeze Dryer. During training there are usually concerns about whether...

Karel Schmiedberger
Feb 26, 20252 min read


Merry Christmas and a successful entry into 2025!
After a year, the finale comes again. All AMARU are in their places and some machines may already be resting so that their owners can catch

Karel Schmiedberger
Dec 19, 20241 min read


Freeze-dried does not have to mean healthy
It's been a few years since I wrote the article Is freeze-dried fruit always healthy? It's been 7 years and freeze-dried foods have...

Karel Schmiedberger
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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