Stay Fresh Large
The Stay Fresh Large is a large home freeze dryer with 6 trays and a published batch capacity of 27.5 lb of fresh food. It ships with an oil-sealed vacuum pump. Six 9.5 × 22.5 trays on a dedicated 110 V, 20 A circuit, with the touchscreen, automated cycle control and food probe of the smaller Stay Fresh units. The maker publishes a 20–40 hour cycle for a full load. Its annual claim is the steepest in the catalog: 255 cycles a year, or 5,091–10,182 hours of running at its own published cycle time, against the 8,760 hours a year has.
- Batch
- 27.5 lb
- Trays
- 6
- Pump
- Oil
- Approx. price
- ~$4,335
Large batches with a 20 A outlet already in place
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, read from stayfreshfreezedry.com. Rows marked est. are arithmetic on those figures; energy at $0.17/kWh, the 2025 US residential average.
- Batch capacity
- 27.5 lb
- Claimed per year
- up to 7,000 lb
- Implied cycles est.
- 255 / yr
- Implied running time est.
- 5,091 h–10,182 h / yr
- Tray size
- 9.5″ × 22.5″
- Tray area est.
- 1,283 sq in
- Per tray est.
- 4.6 lb
- Pump
- Oil
- Voltage
- 110 V
- Circuit amps
- 20 A
- Cycle time
- 20–40 h
- Dimensions
- 22″ W × 29″ D × 34.5″ H
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Wi-Fi app
- No
- Warranty
- 1 year full warranty (US, includes pump) + limited 3 year warranty on refrigeration system; international: 1 year limited
- Approx. price
- ~$4,335
- Price per lb of batch est.
- ~$158 / lb
Power draw is the maker’s no wattage published; 'A dedicated 110v 20 Amp circuit with a NEMA 5-20 outlet is required' figure.
Batch capacity: maker: 'Fresh Food Per Batch: 20-35 lbs.' / 'Process up to 35lb of food in one batch'; midpoint recorded.
Annual claim: 'Fresh Food Per Year: Up to 7000 lbs.'.
Features
- 6 trays
- Oil pump
- 110 V
- Touchscreen
- Smart sensing
- Makes an annual claim
From the spec sheet
Points for and against, drawn from the published figures — not owner reports.
- 27.5 lb per batch on 110 V
- Touchscreen, automated control and probe included
- Weight quoted without the pump
- The annual claim needs 255 batches at 20–40 hours each — 5,100 to 10,200 hours
- Dedicated 20 A circuit with a NEMA 5-20 outlet required
- No wattage published
- 224 lb
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- Batch
- 22.5 lb
- Trays
- 6
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 110 V · 15 A
Claims up to 5,000 lb/yr = 222 cycles est.