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Icehouse
A structure in which winter ice or compacted snow is stored in insulation and drained, then drawn on later to cool food, separating the season of collecting cold from the season of using it.
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A structure in which winter ice or compacted snow is stored in insulation and drained, then drawn on later to cool food, separating the season of collecting cold from the season of using it.

A home freeze dryer freezes food and then removes ice under vacuum by sublimation, followed by drying to reduce residual moisture. It is a contemporary electric preservation appliance, not a freezer alone or a microbial kill step.