Description
The CryoDry® CD8 Home freeze dryer is a versatile and user-friendly freeze dryer that delivers full control of the freeze drying process with remote control access and remote support.
It is a certified food safe with global electrical safety certification commercial grade freeze dryer perfect for home use, commercial, pharmaceutical or the laboratory too.
With manual, programmed or autodry automatic operation modes this freeze dryer can be easily programmed with customisable recipes.
The CD8 Home has USA-A and Wi-Fi interfaces allowing the user remote control to monitor, control and program from any standard website browser without needing special software or an app. You also get real time alerts by SMS and email.
The CD8 Home has a 9.6kg product capacity per cycle run with and ice condenser capacity of 8kg. The condenser can remove up to 4 kg of ice from the product per 24 hours. Sandwich shelf design with no harmful heater adhesives and accurate temperature control. With multiple shelf options of 3, 5, 7 or 9 giving flexibility for different sized products.

Compact Unit With Large Loads and Ice Capcity
The unit is compact enough to sit on a large bench. It can process up to 9.6kgs at 80% water content of food per batch with the easy to load and unload sandwich shelf stack. With an ice condenser volume of 11 litres being able to remove up to 4kg of ice per 24 hours.
All-in-one-Process
Simply cut your food to size, place on the freeze dryer trays, put the trays into the freeze drying chamber, close the door and drain valve, select autodry and press start. The CD8 Home will successfully dry your food and tell you when the job is done! Its that easy!
Autodry – The innovative autodry mode is perfect for beginners or users who do not want to setup their own drying programs. The program uses an advanced algorithm and exact pressure control to determine drying progress. It automatically adapts drying parameters and identifies process end. Autodry parameters can also be changed to your preference.
Advanced Modes – If you are an advanced user wanting specific control of the process for specialty foods like ice cream, candy or botanical foods there is the manual option giving that control.
Easy-Load – Easy to load and unload cupboard style chamber shelf stacks.
Fast – Cooled and heated shelves for fast freezing and even faster drying. Typical time savings of more than 60% (based on in-house study, compared with passive systems).
Remote Control and Updates
Web browser remote monitoring, control and programming of your CD8 Home can be done through the CryoDry Console with real time SMS and Email alerts. There is no need for any special apps or web browsers and you can access this worldwide. The CryoDry console is compatible with any device and operating system.
CD8 Home will let you know when software and firmware updates are available. These updates can be easily implemented via the internet.
Colour Touchscreen Controller
The colour control panel has:
– Remote Control
– Autodry
– Manual Operation and Recipe Mode
– Vacuum Oven Mode
Interchangeable Shelves
There are four electrically heated shelf options of 9, 7, 5 or 3 shelf with shelf distances from 16mm to 59mm. Simply unplug your existing shelf unit and plug in a different one with the simple plug and play interchange. So whether you are doing a run with small portions, candy, or higher larger portions there is a tray configuration to suit.
The CD8 Home freeze dryer comes standard with 5 shelf unit and 5 stainless steel trays, which are durable and easy to clean.
Shelf stack configurations can be purchased as accessories.
Choose from four shelf stack options:
9 Shelf Stack – for drying of liquids
7 Shelf Stack – for high capacity use with small product
5 Shelf Stack (standard supplied with CD8 Home) – high capacity, space saving, optimal air circulation (standard with CD8 freeze dryer)
3 Shelf Stack – larger products including deep well plates
Recipe and Candy Mode
Candy Mode gives faster drying times with candy being done in a little as 45 minutes.
Create up to 3 recipes with the ability to name and track over time. These recipes can be optimised, repeated and converted into reusable programs with graphic preview.
Power Outage and Food Protection
If there is a power outage the machine will restart automatically when the electricity comes back on. In case of other errors food is automatically refrozen to prevent spoilage.
Faster Drying and Lower Electricity Consumption
The CD8 Home freeze dryer has a 30% faster drying time can save you up to 50% on electricity costs through high efficiency components and clever control of processes.
Globally Certified For Electrical And Food Safety
CD8 Home is designed with food safety in mind with all surfaces in the drying chamber certified to be food safe. The unique shelf stack unit design eliminates the need for heater adhesives with no gassing off of chemicals during the freeze drying process. With Global Safety Certification including USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand giving peace of mind that high safety standards are met.
- Globally Certified: Australian & New Zealand RCM, European CE & North American cUL US certification.
- HACCP Food Safety Certified

Ozone Friendly Natural Refrigerant
Use of R290 refrigerant is environmentally friendly with minimal carbon footprint and ultra low greenhouse warming potential. Guaranteed long term availability unlike ozone depleting CFC and HC.It is easy and affordable to service.
Pump Options
There are 3 available pump options, 1 oiled and 2 oil less scroll pumps. The strong door seal allows usage of smaller quieter vacuum pumps which in turn reduces power consumption and less noise.
This option is with the Pfeiffer HiScroll 6 oil free vacuum pump. Pump weight is 19kgs.
See CryoDry Accessories page for Value pump specifications.
2 Year Warranty Remote Support
CryoDry offer a 2 year warranty with technical assistance and servicing available in New Zealand and Australia. Expert support can be a phone call (New Zealand) or just a click to take you directly to Cryodry for troubleshooting, application advice or fault diagnosis.
CD8 Freeze Dryer Brochure
CD8 Home Brochure
INCLUDES: CryoDry Stainless Steel CD8 Home Freeze Dryer, Pfeiffer HiScroll 6 Oil Free Pump, Stainless Steel Trays (set of 5), Mylar Bags (50) (25cm x 35cm 25 pack & 20cm x 30cm 25 pack), Oxygen Absorbers 500cc (50), Owners Manual, Power Cords.
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