CryoDry CD8 Home
The CryoDry CD8 Home is a large home freeze dryer with 5 trays and a published batch capacity of 21.2 lb of fresh food. It ships with an oil-sealed vacuum pump. An Australian-designed benchtop platform sold to labs as the CD8 and to households as the CD8 Home: a wide, low chamber with five heated shelves rather than a tall cabinet, HACCP-certified, and priced in the maker's shop in whatever currency your location shows. Per pound of batch capacity it sits 15th of 16 priced home units here, at about $386/lb.
- Batch
- 21.2 lb
- Trays
- 5
- Pump
- Oil
- Approx. price
- ~$8,176
A serious home user who wants lab-style hardware and shelf stacking
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, read from shop.cryodry.biz. Rows marked est. are arithmetic on those figures; energy at $0.17/kWh, the 2025 US residential average.
- Batch capacity
- 21.2 lb
- Tray size
- 7.9″ × 17.7″
- Tray area est.
- 699 sq in
- Per tray est.
- 4.2 lb
- Pump
- Oil
- Voltage
- 110 V
- Circuit amps
- 14 A
- Power draw
- 1,680 W
- Condenser capacity
- 11 L / 24 h
- Condenser temp
- -45 °C
- Dimensions
- 29.4″ W × 30.3″ D × 20″ H
- Weight
- 191.8 lb
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Wi-Fi app
- Yes
- Warranty
- 2 years (activated by registering the unit)
- Approx. price
- ~$8,176
- Price per lb of batch est.
- ~$386 / lb
Power draw is the maker’s computed 14 A x 120 V from the maker's rating 'AC 120V 14A 50/60Hz' (no wattage published); 220-240 V version rated 8 A (= 1,840 W at 230 V). Amp figure is the unit's rated current, not a breaker size figure.
Batch capacity: maker publishes '9.6 kg at 80% moisture' product capacity per batch; converted 9.6 kg = 21.2 lb; condenser removes '4 kg per 24 hours'.
Features
- 5 trays
- Oil pump
- 110 V
- Touchscreen
- Wi-Fi app
From the spec sheet
Points for and against, drawn from the published figures — not owner reports.
- Published capacity of 9.6 kg at 80% moisture — a more precise batch definition than most home makers give
- Optional 7- or 9-shelf stacks on the same chamber
- Two-year warranty on registration
- Candy mode the maker rates at under an hour
- Wi-Fi and touchscreen as standard
- Roughly three times the price of a comparable-capacity home cabinet
- Oil pump at the base price; the dry scroll pump adds about $1,800
- Geo-priced shop — the figure a US visitor sees may not match yours
- No published cycle-time range