Blue Alpine Large Elite
The Blue Alpine Large Elite is a large home freeze dryer with 5 trays and a published batch capacity of 20.5 lb of fresh food. It ships with an oil-sealed vacuum pump. The Large cabinet with the Elite controller: touchscreen, independent shelf sensing, saveable recipes and mid-cycle adjustment, for $700 over the Select. At 20.5 lb per batch it sits 12th-smallest of the 20 home units here that publish a batch figure, where the median is 20 lb.
- Batch
- 20.5 lb
- Trays
- 5
- Pump
- Oil
- Approx. price
- ~$4,795
Large batches with shelf-level control
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, read from bluealpinefreezedryers.com. Rows marked est. are arithmetic on those figures; energy at $0.17/kWh, the 2025 US residential average.
- Batch capacity
- 20.5 lb
- Tray size
- 13″ × 18″
- Tray area est.
- 1,170 sq in
- Per tray est.
- 4.1 lb
- Pump
- Oil
- Voltage
- 110 V
- Circuit amps
- 20 A
- Power draw
- 2,040 W
- Energy per batch est.
- 44.9 kWh · $7.63
- Cycle time
- 20–24 h
- Dimensions
- 24″ W × 25.5″ D × 34″ H
- Weight
- 130 lb
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Wi-Fi app
- No
- Colors
- Sky Blue, Midnight Black, Blazing Orange, Alps White, Forest Green, Orchid Lavender, Tropical Teal, Berry Pink
- Warranty
- 1 year full warranty (continental US); limited 3 years on sealed refrigeration system; vacuum pump 1 year
- Country of origin
- USA
- Approx. price
- ~$4,795
- Price per lb of batch est.
- ~$234 / lb
Power draw is the maker’s peak, per manufacturer ('17 Amps Maximum Power Draw (2040W max)'); average '12 Amps Average Power Draw (1440W average)'; '120V, 20A Breaker' figure.
Batch capacity: maker: 'Up to 25 lbs of food per cycle, with 16 lbs being a normal 24-hour cycle'; 16-25 lb range, midpoint recorded.
Features
- 5 trays
- Oil pump
- 110 V
- Touchscreen
- Smart sensing
- Multiple colors
- Made in USA
From the spec sheet
Points for and against, drawn from the published figures — not owner reports.
- Per-shelf sensing and control on five half-sheet trays
- Touchscreen recipes and mid-batch adjustment
- Maker publishes both average and peak draw
- 20–24 hour published cycle
- Highest-priced Blue Alpine home unit
- 20 A receptacle required
- Oil pump in the box; oil-free is an upgrade
- Wi-Fi app not yet released