Our working freezers are already full. We did freeze some in 2010, but lost them due to freezer malfunction, hence the search for something else to do with them.
We have gradually been winding down our electricity useage. So far we have reduced our bill by 10-30% per year for the last 3 years.
Since drying takes up less space and electricity, It’s on par with home canning these days.
What kind of veggie dryer do you have? I’m looking for a good one, a bit pricy, but not expensive.