Will Freeze Drying + Resin Preserve a Pumpkin Forever?

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  • @EvanAndKatelyn
    @EvanAndKatelyn  Місяць тому +346

    ☃🎄❄ Get our new HOLIDAY MERCH at shopevanandkatelyn.com/ ☃🎄❄ (for Christmas delivery, order by Nov 15 for sweaters, Dec 6 for everything else)

    • @get5killch3cked
      @get5killch3cked Місяць тому

      Rude, US or EU but not Canada

    • @TheStickyBusiness
      @TheStickyBusiness Місяць тому +4

      I would really like to see you do this again, but this time just after carving give the pumpkin a light coat of resin on the outside skin so when you froze dry it, the out side will not crack and all the moisture will just get out from the inside.

    • @ashleyvannoortbell5450
      @ashleyvannoortbell5450 Місяць тому +2

      Freeze dried pumpkin rice crispies?!?!

    • @runechild6638
      @runechild6638 Місяць тому

      ​@@ashleyvannoortbell5450yes

    • @zeroblackenz344
      @zeroblackenz344 Місяць тому +2

      just another idea if u guys want to try it again cut the pumpkin horizontally freeze dry it once it's dry sew or staple it back together. the sewing or staples will give it a Frankenstein design

  • @RedstarIsHere
    @RedstarIsHere Місяць тому +7673

    Idea for next year: Cut different color pumpkins into sections and then frankenstein them all together! A pumpkin homunculus!

    • @shalottmuse9211
      @shalottmuse9211 Місяць тому +232

      A hopumpuculus! 🧟‍♂

    • @learnasienes2983
      @learnasienes2983 Місяць тому +23

      A homunculus !

    • @bingonight1504
      @bingonight1504 Місяць тому +48

      A homumpkinus!

    • @Macabrellian
      @Macabrellian Місяць тому +26

      HIVEMIND! I just had the same idea, except taking apart and reconstructing one full-sized pumpkin instead of multiple.

    • @I_seriouslydontcare
      @I_seriouslydontcare Місяць тому +6

      I can think of orange and white, what other colours of pumpkins are there?

  • @NickMoline
    @NickMoline Місяць тому +6350

    So the Cactus Juice Nate was mentioning to you is a different type of resin called Stabilizing Resin, the idea is you put the item that has a lot of air in it inside the stabilizing resin (which does not actually harden) inside a vacuum chamber for a long time, then when you release the vacuum, all the stabilizing resin gets sucked into all the gaps that previously had air in it. You then typically bake it at a low temperature to cure that stabilizing resin. But that is not the end, you then are able to use regular resin to fully preserve it on the outside knowing that the inside is safe and secure.
    The nice thing about stabilizing resin is because it doesn't heat up or harden on its own you fully submerge it in the vacuum chamber and leave it in there for hours, then all the leftover stabilizing resin left in the container you can reuse for future projects so it lasts a lot longer than epoxy.

    • @AlexaFaie
      @AlexaFaie Місяць тому +210

      This comment needs more likes so they see it! Fantastic breakdown on what the product actually is and how it works so hopefully it would get them that step closer to perfect pumpkin preservation.

    • @fawnandgames
      @fawnandgames Місяць тому +58

      yes! bumping this for attention.

    • @IdrisUndomiel
      @IdrisUndomiel Місяць тому +34

      Bump!

    • @mvl8209
      @mvl8209 Місяць тому +37

      I had to scroll a bit to find your comment (not that I was looking for it, I had no clue)
      So just like the others I'm bumping!

    • @CraftyTheFox
      @CraftyTheFox Місяць тому +16

      bump

  • @nicolekarpov4037
    @nicolekarpov4037 Місяць тому +3153

    An Idea for next year:
    Cut up the pumpkin in irregular pieces so it looks like as if the pumpkin shattered. Freeze dry those pieces and glue it back together with red glue as if the pumpkin is bleeding. Then put it in resin.
    This way is possible to freeze dry a normal sized pumpkin and encase it in resin!!!!

    • @SethCohn23
      @SethCohn23 Місяць тому

      @@nicolekarpov4037 stitch it together and it's totally on theme: frankenpumpken, or Sally (Blue pumpkin for the win)

    • @alis1697
      @alis1697 Місяць тому +38

      love that idea. I hope they see it!

    • @michaelamackovaa
      @michaelamackovaa Місяць тому +81

      Franken-pumpkin

    • @nicolekarpov4037
      @nicolekarpov4037 Місяць тому +104

      Or put it together with spaces in between and encase it in resin with a light source on the inside, then at night the light would highlight the cracks making it look like a shattered ghost pumpkin.

    • @rattttttttttttttttttttttt
      @rattttttttttttttttttttttt Місяць тому +5

      YOOOOO!! This would be SICK!! 🩸

  • @LogicalNiko
    @LogicalNiko Місяць тому +838

    The spot on the bottom of the pumpkin is where the flower was. The pumpkin blossom was pollinated and then the seeds develop at what was the base of the flower. As it grows the flower withers away and falls off, but that point leaves a scar. You will find the same on zucchini, squash, pea pods, cucumbers, and so much more.

    • @conniemorris109
      @conniemorris109 Місяць тому +16

      @@LogicalNiko came to explain, was pleasantly surprised someone already had!

    • @jacobjohnston3829
      @jacobjohnston3829 Місяць тому +13

      So its not the butt, but really the cucci :O

    • @rimarue1696
      @rimarue1696 Місяць тому +1

      Make me think of belly buttons on people. I do wonder if they were talking about the hole that was in that spot though, because the small hole came from the drill.

    • @ThylineTheGay
      @ThylineTheGay Місяць тому +3

      @@rimarue1696 they were talking about the markings/discolouration around the drill hole

    • @tamfang
      @tamfang Місяць тому +2

      Pretty much any fruit

  • @jarekreagan-walls7156
    @jarekreagan-walls7156 Місяць тому +2461

    I have watched these every year with my twin brother. Last year was really funny because you had the pumpkin named Bean, and that is one of my brothers nicknames. He, however, passed away a few months ago, and it's been an incredible struggle ever since. I was a difficult choice to watch this video, as it is the first without him, but what really got me is that you have a pumpkin named Sprout this year. That has always been his online name, and something memorialized with him. I know it's just a coincidence, but it felt important and made me cry. I just felt that was worth sharing. I love you guys, and I can't wait to see how these turn out. 💚
    Edit: Thank you all so so much for the love. I didn't expect it, and it means a lot. 🫂

    • @pearlygirl88
      @pearlygirl88 Місяць тому +99

      Sending you a hug friend. I’m sorry for your loss.

    • @dragonbowlsupper
      @dragonbowlsupper Місяць тому +54

      That's so sweet. Thank you for sharing his story.

    • @melanieevenson2342
      @melanieevenson2342 Місяць тому +10

      ❤️

    • @theotterone4647
      @theotterone4647 Місяць тому +12

      All my love ❤❤

    • @signalred
      @signalred Місяць тому +32

      I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm also going through the grieving process right now, my mom passed away a few months ago as well. So I know how hard it can be to make the choice to do the scary/emotional thing, and I'm really proud of you!

  • @islausvakangas3832
    @islausvakangas3832 Місяць тому +1950

    THERE'S ANOTHER PRESERVATION METHOD!!
    I can't put the link in the comment but Body Worlds, who make exhibitions with plastinated real human and other animal body parts and bodies, explain their plastination method on their website!! I don't know if it can be used on a pumpkin but it seems promising!

    • @Randomstuffthekid
      @Randomstuffthekid Місяць тому +69

      Didn’t have anything but this guy has a good idea

    • @tillytakestallys
      @tillytakestallys Місяць тому +36

      i heard about body worlds a few weeks ago, my god that would be strange on a pumpkin LOL

    • @sebastienquirion3257
      @sebastienquirion3257 Місяць тому +59

      Came here to say exactly that! Year after year I look at their attempt, and keep thinking that as long as there is water left in the pumpkin's cells, it's going to deteriorate over time.
      Not sure how doable it is on a pumpkin in a garage, but they have another year to figure it out! ;)

    • @Congiary
      @Congiary Місяць тому +8

      Ohhh interesting, commenting to boost this.

    • @BlueGangsta1958
      @BlueGangsta1958 Місяць тому +85

      Just fyi if anyone plans to go to a body worlds exhibition: some of the bodies have dubious origins, such as political prisoners in China or homeless people. Please look into the controversies before attending

  • @seerofallthatisobvious1316
    @seerofallthatisobvious1316 Місяць тому +1752

    "Pumpkin time, pumpkin time, pu, pu, pu, pu, pumpkin time"

    • @rionka
      @rionka Місяць тому +23

      😲🙏🥁

    • @EvanAndKatelyn
      @EvanAndKatelyn  Місяць тому +162

      hahaha

    • @Chandublox._.
      @Chandublox._. Місяць тому +2

      omg 15 min ago hiii 😂 it's 1 am I need to go to sleep 😅​@@EvanAndKatelyn

    • @irenefitzgerald5175
      @irenefitzgerald5175 Місяць тому +4

      @@EvanAndKatelyn new pumpkin T-shirt idea why did you poke me that way lol

    • @andreak7001
      @andreak7001 Місяць тому

      😂

  • @amwehr86
    @amwehr86 Місяць тому +80

    There's a couple techniques to drying gourds for making birdhouses and other art that can be applied to pumpkins as well. It takes time, but it's another method to try and worth looking up.

  • @heymimi1
    @heymimi1 Місяць тому +1178

    I work with freeze dryers. We avoid the condensation problem by leaving the freeze dryer closed under vacuum until the chamber has reached room temperature. Both pumpkins look really good! Excited to see how they will age

    • @EvanAndKatelyn
      @EvanAndKatelyn  Місяць тому +342

      Good information to have! Hopefully if we do this again in the future, we'll have enough time to do that :D

    • @EvanAndKatelyn
      @EvanAndKatelyn  Місяць тому +286

      that ended up working pretty well when we tried that! good to know it's what the professionals do

    • @JanSchattling
      @JanSchattling Місяць тому +11

      How could you not know this?
      It's literally in the manual that way!
      It's also programmed in the freeze dryer, so you had to manually stop the process before it was done.
      A normal tray takes a minimum of 18 hours with prefreezing, so I would assume two whole pumpkins would take three days in there.
      @@EvanAndKatelyn

    • @mariahahn9657
      @mariahahn9657 Місяць тому +18

      @@JanSchattling how often do we see evan just throw the manual away, thinking he did it again, as he does all too often

    • @aaliyahsapien4392
      @aaliyahsapien4392 Місяць тому +7

      @@EvanAndKatelyn you should name your freeze drier “Fred” and put googly eyes on it

  • @charlconr2400
    @charlconr2400 Місяць тому +2455

    ITS HERE PEOPLE

    • @Vocacash_
      @Vocacash_ Місяць тому +5

      is that a overkill pfp?

    • @ChickenGtag123
      @ChickenGtag123 Місяць тому +3

      Finally!

    • @leftinwind
      @leftinwind Місяць тому +30

      YOU'RE THE SAME GUY FROM THE VIDEO 3:15

    • @excrubulent
      @excrubulent Місяць тому +1

      REMAIN CALM

    • @e.meakin102
      @e.meakin102 Місяць тому +1

      @@charlconr2400 ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!!!!

  • @shivasriraagbalannagari2069
    @shivasriraagbalannagari2069 Місяць тому +1111

    Please don't stop making these. I wait the entire year for Halloween just to watch this. I would appreciate it even more if you'd make a series of episodes of the entire process so I can binge watch all of them

    • @Duckyperson1
      @Duckyperson1 Місяць тому +26

      @shivasriraagbalannagari2069 haha at first I misread it as please stop making these. Words are hard (for me to read). I agree that I also look forward to these!

    • @AxolotlQueen
      @AxolotlQueen Місяць тому +10

      I misread that as "please stop making these" as well 😂
      I was like "how is this going to be made problematic, pumpkin abuse?"

    • @IonIsFalling7217
      @IonIsFalling7217 Місяць тому

      Saaaaaaame

    • @Everlucky_Clover
      @Everlucky_Clover Місяць тому +4

      i say we start sending them wardrobes so they have more closet space for all the pumpkins. then there is no excuse to stop making more >:D

  • @glenmorrison8080
    @glenmorrison8080 Місяць тому +20

    18:42 Hi. PhD in botany here. So the seeds start as "ovules" which you can see in the "ovary" within the female flowers. They look like little transparent tiny seeds sorta. For the ovules that get fertilized, they develop into the seeds, and the ovary develops into the rest of the pumpkin fruit. So yeah, they are "born" with all the seeds they'll have, or more accurately, with _more_ than they will usually have developed in the end.

  • @DM-yc3ls
    @DM-yc3ls Місяць тому +547

    with what you guys said about the pumpkins developing seeds pumpkins don’t actually develop more seeds as they grow; instead, the seeds that are initially present in the small pumpkin get bigger and mature as the pumpkin develops.
    When a pumpkin first forms, it already has a predetermined number of ovules (potential seeds). As the pumpkin grows, these ovules develop into mature seeds, increasing in size but not in number. The final number of mature seeds can vary depending on factors like the pumpkin’s health, environmental conditions, and genetics, but once the ovules are set, the potential seed count is essentially fixed.

    • @zero176
      @zero176 Місяць тому +39

      woah pumpkin biology

    • @dado__
      @dado__ Місяць тому +79

      Fun fact: this is true for humans as well. Once our oocytes are made in utero, we can never exceed that number. A large chunk are reabsorbed before birth and from birth on almost all of them will die before maturing into an actual egg that exits the fallopian tubes during ovulation.

    • @Congiary
      @Congiary Місяць тому +15

      Amazing, thanks for the lore!! 😂

    • @EvanAndKatelyn
      @EvanAndKatelyn  Місяць тому +83

      interesting!

    • @whatthefridge1o1
      @whatthefridge1o1 Місяць тому +5

      Does that mean that those giant pumpkins only have like a handfulk of seeds?

  • @BigKicksMix
    @BigKicksMix Місяць тому +230

    I have used freezedrying for conservation of archaeological objects. If you want them to keep their appearance and not rot then there are some extra steps before putting them in the freeze dryer.
    1. Cleaning and a bath in some kind of antimicrobial (optional)
    2. Impregnation to replace the water in the structure. I’d suggest with low molecular weight PEG or glycerin
    Slowly freezing outside the freeze dryer is also a good idea
    Then once in, the way to make sure they are fully dry is to weigh them each time you take them out. Plot a graph of the weight and they are done when the weight levels out and stops changing.

    • @sallyoldford9237
      @sallyoldford9237 Місяць тому +6

      Replying to boost this comment because I think it’s useful

    • @abelnemeth4346
      @abelnemeth4346 Місяць тому +4

      @@sallyoldford9237 That was my thought too. There is this process of turning living tissue into plastics, that is probably the best looking way, because it replaces the water in the cells with other substances which could later be hardened.

    • @BigKicksMix
      @BigKicksMix Місяць тому +7

      @@abelnemeth4346 Yeah basically anything that replaces the function that the water is performing wrt the shape. Otherwise you are pretty much guaranteed to get a lot of shrinkage and therefore cracks if it’s anywhere near fully dry.
      It can also take a lot longer than you think which is why measuring the weight to see when it stops changing is the best way rather than just going by how much weight it has lost.
      I’d also recommend plotting the size to monitor shrinkage when doing small scale tests. Comparing shrinkage between different impregnation methods / solutions is going to give the best prediction of final outcome

    • @clairepettie
      @clairepettie Місяць тому +5

      If you had given me a thousand tries, I still wouldn't have guessed that the missing step in the yearslong attempts to preserve a pumpkin in resin was to first impregnate the pumpkin.

    • @BigKicksMix
      @BigKicksMix Місяць тому +3

      @@clairepettie noooooo 😭😭😭😭 reading so many papers about this completely normalised that term for me i didn’t even think about it
      should clarify that it’s mostly wood that this has been studied on it just should work similarly with any organic material oh god im not making this sound any better

  • @Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith
    @Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith Місяць тому +6644

    The scaring on the bottom of the pumpkin is where the flower was attached to the pumpkin, the Stem is where the pumpkin was attached to the plant.
    Edit: Thanks for the likes and replies, I can't Believe this got this big SO fast! I am MOST honored!!

    • @JordanSugarman
      @JordanSugarman Місяць тому +521

      Yup. The pumpkin is the swollen ovary of the female flower.

    • @DasVERMiT
      @DasVERMiT Місяць тому +331

      Yep, it's often called the "Blossom End"
      Basically all fruits have them.

    • @BishopStars
      @BishopStars Місяць тому +134

      That's where a pumpkin excretes its flower 😊

    • @rebeccaabram2312
      @rebeccaabram2312 Місяць тому +185

      So would that make it the belly button rather than the butt?

    • @LeviWithV
      @LeviWithV Місяць тому +75

      Yes, belly button

  • @ashomox3781
    @ashomox3781 Місяць тому +21

    Anybody else notice that Evan is wearing black nail polish??? Love it!!

  • @themissingcastle
    @themissingcastle Місяць тому +338

    I can't believe that I've been watching y'all so long that I've seen each pumpkin become real. I'm so excited for another episode.

  • @Pomudachi
    @Pomudachi Місяць тому +700

    I BET if they freeze dried it halfway to where it still looked good and THEN put it in silica for a few days it would be perfect. Because its the too quick drying thats cracking it. Also the silica didn't work the last time because it was overwhelmed with the high amount of moisture. But if 60% of the moisture is gone the silica could do the rest

    • @wonkyelsa
      @wonkyelsa Місяць тому +20

      I thought that too!!

    • @alveolate
      @alveolate Місяць тому +30

      if slowing down the drying is better, they should turn off the heating of the metal plates in the freeze dryer. i'm not 100% sure the appliance itself has that option... if they can't switch off the heating directly, they could still wrap it with some insulation to prevent the heat from directly radiating into the pumpkins i guess?
      RIP their electric bill tho.
      btw, technology connections did a loooong video about freeze dryers

    • @Lu-li1ei
      @Lu-li1ei Місяць тому +7

      As far as I understand it's the heating that evaporates the moisture out, if they turn it off then it won't get dried

    • @alveolate
      @alveolate Місяць тому +18

      @@Lu-li1ei nope, the heating is to accelerate the sublimation of frozen ice crystals into gas in the vacuum. it sounds counterintuitive but we don't live in a vacuum...
      the entire point of freeze drying is to use this property of water ice sublimation to remove moisture. this happens in normal atmospheric conditions (if you have any really old ice cubes in your freezer you will notice that they shrank quite a bit) but really very slowly.
      sublimation happens a little more quickly if there's a vacuum, and a little more quickly when there's heat as well. afaik, those expensive freeze dryers have a cycle where they alternate between freezing and heating using some sorta optimisation algorithm, which means they do turn the heating on and off automatically already.
      without heating it will just take longer to sublimate, but it will still be faster than your non-vacuum freezer.

  • @krumpits
    @krumpits Місяць тому +539

    i love looking forward to the never ending pumpkin preserving crusade every year!!
    Edit: i think ice cube pumpkin is still the best as far as preserving the color of the pumpkin goes, but this was a pretty good result!

  • @sarahspinetta
    @sarahspinetta Місяць тому +17

    16:15 I have been farming in California for 15+ years, growing all kinds of crops and vegetables. It’s always fun to share about how things you see in the market actually grow! Pumpkins grow on a long, creeping vine (covered in tiny hairlike spines) and starts with a single origin/main root system where the germinated seed sprouted, but also self roots as it continues to spread (if you have houseplants, similar to how a pothos sends out air roots).
    From that vine also grows leaves which are somewhat flat and broad, providing shade to the delicate flower buds which are found close together. There are also curling tendrils which work as anchor points, in addition to the roots along the vine stem, that the plant uses to secure itself to nearby objects, like a trellis or other plants. They are surprisingly strong!
    The “butt” of the pumpkin is actually where the flower bud opened and was fertilized…leading to the development of an immature fruit which later grew into a pumpkin, likely green at first before ripening into the common orange color. Imagine blowing up a balloon!
    The top of the pumpkin is the part which is used to make a lid when carving, often found with the small bit of stem for aesthetic purposes. That is where the fruit attaches to the main vine. The pumpkin vines are also incredibly strong, able to self-support the weight of a decently-sized pumpkin (15-20 pounds) hanging down from a height. Most growers prefer to let the plants remain on the ground, but I love training mine up a trellis.
    Other squash, pumpkins, gourds and cubits grow in similar fashion.
    edit: added timestamp :)

  • @MilitaryBarbie11
    @MilitaryBarbie11 Місяць тому +54

    23:06 "If I saw a red flag I'd paint my nails to match" goes hard ngl

  • @deynaweatherly4331
    @deynaweatherly4331 Місяць тому +321

    39:38 take the control now and set him fully into a block of resin

    • @BellefromOz
      @BellefromOz Місяць тому +55

      He deserves it since he has survived

    • @zlaynie
      @zlaynie Місяць тому +3

      Yuuuuus

    • @sunflowerbug737
      @sunflowerbug737 Місяць тому

      Yeses!

    • @BlackCatBritt
      @BlackCatBritt Місяць тому +2

      yeah I was waiting for this step and they didnt do it lol

  • @dancardin2087
    @dancardin2087 Місяць тому +198

    number 3 looks perfect. The irregularity of the cube makes it look like a real ice cube, and he's holding up the best color-wise

    • @reaperofburgers
      @reaperofburgers Місяць тому +25

      That one has always been my favorite

    • @onitramt77
      @onitramt77 Місяць тому +15

      @@reaperofburgers same. Love that he looks like he was frozen in an ice cube.

    • @diekerydock
      @diekerydock Місяць тому +5

      Yeah, I agree with you that one named Chunk.

    • @sampdesigns
      @sampdesigns Місяць тому +1

      HE IS BEST PUMPKIN BOY

    • @davidvdbergen
      @davidvdbergen Місяць тому +2

      If they used the cnc to flatten the surface he will be perfect. Or pour another one using the same method but build a more heat resistant moldbox

  • @endunry
    @endunry Місяць тому +10

    Im not that into crafts and resin. But every year im delighted to see those two faces in my reccomendations and see the progress of this project and then im binge watching your past videos over the past year

  • @lilastormsend4537
    @lilastormsend4537 Місяць тому +660

    for pumpkins, the 'butt' is actually where the flower used to connect. if you look at a pumpkin flower, theres actually male and female ones, and on the female flowers, you can see a lil pumpkin at the very base where they connect to the vine! also semi helpful if you didnt label your vines (speaking from experience), but the point is, the flower gets pollenated, and then withers, and as the pumpkin sizes up, the flower eventually just falls off, and then the fruit scars leaving behind the 'butt'. Fun fact also, pumpkins, watermelon and bananas are berries, but strawberries are not!

    • @gloriouslumi
      @gloriouslumi Місяць тому +21

      Yup, it's known as the "blossom end". It's how virtually all fruits and vegetables grow, from tomatoes and cucumbers, to apples and oranges.

    • @EmotionalSupportChaosDemon
      @EmotionalSupportChaosDemon Місяць тому +3

      Raspberries and Blackberries also aren't berries! Also, what's the difference between a male and female pumpkin? I know there's male and female peppers too, and it's dependent on the amount of splits or different sections on them.

    • @lilastormsend4537
      @lilastormsend4537 Місяць тому +4

      @@EmotionalSupportChaosDemon to my knowledge the only difference is the flowers. only the flowers that have baby pumpkins make them, though grain of salt on that one, as im no proffessional

    • @sna_officiai
      @sna_officiai Місяць тому +1

      Thank you so much that was very helpful

    • @moyetlicious
      @moyetlicious Місяць тому +6

      ​@@EmotionalSupportChaosDemon there aren't male & female pumpkins, it's the flowers that have the relative anatomical differences. Basically they're plant genitalia, the male flowers arrive first and supply the pollen (& nectar) for pollinators to take to other vines, female flowers arrive later in the vine's growing season in an effort to avoid self pollination. As far as I know this is the same for all cucurbits (the family of vining plants which produce melons, cucumbers, squash etc) though I haven't attempted to grow all of them 😅

  • @skylerwhite1193
    @skylerwhite1193 Місяць тому +251

    My favorite tradition is backkkk!!

  • @Old_and_Wise
    @Old_and_Wise Місяць тому +260

    You should look into using stabilizing liquid to soak into the freeze dried pumpkins next year instead of using regular resin. Peter Brown (here on UA-cam) often uses it to solidify porous materials before he turns them on his lathe or uses them in his own various resin projects. Stabilizing liquid would also open up you guys to more creative possibilities!

    • @Ender_Lotus
      @Ender_Lotus Місяць тому +4

      They could also do a test of putting the pumpkins in the normal freezer before dry freezing them to see how it turns out too

    • @LysolMyFace
      @LysolMyFace Місяць тому +15

      I’m constantly reminded by these videos, that even though they are in the same creator niche, that doesn’t mean they consume that content. Thus they still haven’t seen Peter Browns videos and tried stabilising resin.
      But fingers crossed for next year! Hopefully they can apply multiple methods they’ve tried along with stabilising resin!

    • @vectoredwolf
      @vectoredwolf Місяць тому +1

      I've been saying this for years. Literally watch every year to see if they do it and they haven't yet. Probably cause they know it would work and then there would be no more videos about pumpkins? IDK. I'm being silly. Still hoping they get it someday. I got excited with the penetrating resin this time. I thought that was it.

    • @pinkerbot
      @pinkerbot Місяць тому +2

      As Nate said, cactus juice!

    • @CapOfXav
      @CapOfXav Місяць тому

      @@LysolMyFace Stabilizing resin (cactus juice) does require to be put in an oven though, something a pumpkin may not get out of unscathed

  • @Solanaar
    @Solanaar Місяць тому +9

    ffs, I can't explain how attractive people are who have fun, are passionate and don't take themselves too serious. Just seeing you two interact raised my mood tenfold! Keep doing and sharing what you love!

  • @jellicat16
    @jellicat16 Місяць тому +406

    Maybe try making a pickle pumpkin next year? (like somehow get a large enough jar and preserve it like you would while making pickles)

    • @TheVermilliaFamily
      @TheVermilliaFamily Місяць тому +28

      Pickling a pumpkin sounds interesting, but BOY would it smell!

    • @silent_day
      @silent_day Місяць тому +23

      It would look extremely cursed, so I think they should do it LOLLLL

    • @fynn2350
      @fynn2350 Місяць тому +5

      I'm wondering if there is some way to light it from inside the jar. Not sure how fairylights would respond to being submerged in pickling liquid. It would definitely look eery as hell if you could place lights within the jar, but probably the acid would kill the circuitry around the batteries etc. And opening it up or having a wire run into it would make it much less shelf stable.
      Probably lighting from underneath or behind would be the way to go. But I can totally picture it, with the pumpkin being submerged in slightly mucky looking liquid with some loose herbs and leafs swirling around it.

    • @WizardRabbit861
      @WizardRabbit861 Місяць тому +4

      I would love to see a pumpkin floating in a jar

    • @Everlucky_Clover
      @Everlucky_Clover Місяць тому +2

      @@TheVermilliaFamily once sealed NEVER open it again lol

  • @graciehoward3945
    @graciehoward3945 Місяць тому +124

    I'm so excited for another pumpkin video, I hope they never stop casting pumpkins. Also, these sponsors better pay these two very well because the effort and time spent on these skits is remarkable. I want an entire episode of Love Peninsula next!!

  • @abagailboone5281
    @abagailboone5281 Місяць тому +219

    I'm at 00:11 and all I know is I want his name to be shivers🥺

  • @angefox4153
    @angefox4153 Місяць тому +8

    The 'love peninsula' ̶a̶d̶s̶ episodes are incredible- Becca is such a diva

  • @meganjs
    @meganjs Місяць тому +995

    We need a video where you try freeze drying different foods !! Gotta help cover that cost 😅
    Also Katelyn coming home to joobie🥲🥲 I just know she was extra needy
    YES YOU DID IT !!!

    • @verminter
      @verminter Місяць тому +51

      Freeze dry different foods - THEN MAKE RICE CRISPY TREATS WITH IT!!!

    • @intent2modulate
      @intent2modulate Місяць тому +24

      ​@@verminter Heck, they might as well freeze-dry a rice krispies treat, too!

    • @mon4711
      @mon4711 Місяць тому +3

      Yeah, freeze dried fruits are so good!

    • @Maya_Unplugged
      @Maya_Unplugged 15 днів тому

      1,1 million views in 1 month - don’t worry about the costs.

  • @WorrilessWildflower
    @WorrilessWildflower Місяць тому +393

    I can’t believe I’ve been watching your channel for this many years! I’ve been here since before the beginning of this pumpkin journey. 🎃
    Edit: I’ve been watching since I was around 13 and now I’m about to turn 20.

    • @freedfg6694
      @freedfg6694 Місяць тому +3

      How many years ago was the potato cannon at this point?

    • @connorcreasey6439
      @connorcreasey6439 Місяць тому +17

      Same I have been subbed since Evan fell through the roof 😂 time flies

    • @WorrilessWildflower
      @WorrilessWildflower Місяць тому +1

      @ they said this is the 5th year 😱

    • @chaos-sy1kq
      @chaos-sy1kq Місяць тому +4

      i think i was too!! i know my first video was the catio but ive got no clue how old it was when i watched it, and ive watched so many of their videos now that it feels like ive been here since the start honestly
      edit: seeing nate was crazy though, because i think it was watching so much TKOR that got E&K into my feed!

    • @danielamoreno712
      @danielamoreno712 Місяць тому +2

      I think the first video of theirs I watched was the rainbow resin desk. Can’t believe it’s been that long.

  • @ryan_j_peck
    @ryan_j_peck Місяць тому +42

    "How long were you going to let me struggle?". No joke, that was the best line/line delivery in channel history, it was so genuine!. I may have re-watched that a couple times. That whole short sequence was the best.

  • @Marctron
    @Marctron Місяць тому +5

    I don’t always watch your vids but when I see a pumpkin I’m clicking in. Been following this saga for years I feel like.

  • @Jacob-WD40
    @Jacob-WD40 Місяць тому +291

    "We'll freeze it in liquid nitrogen!"
    I'm sure this could never go wrong.
    "OH NO IT'S CRACKING!"

  • @bobblebardsley
    @bobblebardsley Місяць тому +114

    I'd love to see you freeze-dry a bunch of other microneedled things, it's a pretty aesthetic effect. Maybe oranges/lemons/limes then hang them on a Christmas tree as decorations...?

    • @EvanAndKatelyn
      @EvanAndKatelyn  Місяць тому +27

      that'd be interesting to try!

    • @TT-_-
      @TT-_- Місяць тому +1

      Ooh, red apples! Those are also traditional christmas tree decorations

  • @Kavenbink56
    @Kavenbink56 Місяць тому +101

    Guys I needed this so bad, my week has been horrible and this is making me so happy, genuinely thank you guys for the amazing content you create it makes my life better ❤

  • @glenmorrison8080
    @glenmorrison8080 Місяць тому +10

    29:10 Botanist comment. I think the crap your seeing on the surface is a waxy cuticle that is cracking as the pumpkin dries. You could try scrubbing the pumpkin with some solvent capable of dissolving waxes, and it might come right off.

  • @_jin4323
    @_jin4323 Місяць тому +107

    What's absolutely wild is a couple of days ago after watching Technology Connections freeze-drying video, then watching your saving the pumpkin video i thought about commenting why yall havent tried freeze drying it. Im so hyped for this!!!

    • @pjohnson21211
      @pjohnson21211 Місяць тому +23

      and neither of them paid attention when he said to (paraphase) "don't let your spouse buy one"

    • @Dougiewoof
      @Dougiewoof Місяць тому +5

      I Love tech connections

  • @carahr9413
    @carahr9413 Місяць тому +45

    28:00 “We can’t protect them forever!”
    “Noo”
    Sprout in a deep voice “Papa”

  • @frederik_probst
    @frederik_probst Місяць тому +52

    For anyone wondering 16:25 it is the spot where the blossom is attatched. When the pumpkin grows, it then wilks away and this spot on the bottom remains.

    • @CrystalFier
      @CrystalFier Місяць тому +4

      I stg I read that as walks away at first🤣🤣🤣

    • @Irisbray44
      @Irisbray44 Місяць тому +4

      I was about to say this, thank you.

    • @Eliza_and_Odin
      @Eliza_and_Odin Місяць тому

      I am so glad the pumpkin butt question was answered here!

    • @NoThankUBeQuiet
      @NoThankUBeQuiet Місяць тому

      I was gonna say that. I don't know pumpkins but I do know watermelons and that's how they grow too

  • @blobfish_art5366
    @blobfish_art5366 26 днів тому +1

    18:55 I have been watching you guys since you blew up, its been great watching you grow and become full time UA-camrs. Its like a stake to the heart seeing an AI backdrop being used for decoration when you can spend $2500 on equipment for a video but not a $50-100 whatever for a backdrop to support a real artist. I consider you both to be artists and this genuinely gave me such an ick.

    • @blobfish_art5366
      @blobfish_art5366 26 днів тому

      I know its just a backdrop and I still enjoyed the video, I just hope this isnt' going to be a common trend for them and I hope they will support real artists when they want to use their art (since AI is just mushed up artists work)

  • @blainesprague2365
    @blainesprague2365 Місяць тому +132

    Can't stop, won't stop .... 39:27

    • @sagegold5440
      @sagegold5440 Місяць тому +4

      @@blainesprague2365 yeah, just continuing to attempt to experiment and come up with the best way to do it. become experts in preserving pumpkins in resin

  • @turntechhh
    @turntechhh Місяць тому +83

    an important staple of E&K videos: the amazing sponsorship skits (and the make fail make fail make fail, of course) your guys' videos make me so happy!!!!

  • @SuDaixi
    @SuDaixi Місяць тому +127

    YES! Finally we can ask you to make a bunch of freeze dry experiments. Please please! Your weird cooking experiments are already fun but I want to see the use of freeze dryer in some of them.

  • @chloesibilla8199
    @chloesibilla8199 Місяць тому +1

    2:23 I love how they both immediately said "yes".
    They simultaneously had a flashback

  • @marcantoinejean01
    @marcantoinejean01 Місяць тому +80

    next you should try submerging the pumpkin in mineral oil in a vacuum chamber so that the oil replaces the water and the pumpkin can keep it's fresh/humid aspect and color, kinda like how they make industrial pickles, then dudududu resin time... that should give you the ultimate result.

    • @lachouette_et_le_phoque
      @lachouette_et_le_phoque Місяць тому +4

      Do you mean submerging the dried pumpkin in mineral oil? Otherwise I'm pretty sure the water will just repel the oil and it won't really do anything other than making it greasy. I imagine the resin won't stick to a greasy pumpkin either. I liked the suggestion someone else gave in a comment above to plastinate the pumpkins next.

    • @bingonight1504
      @bingonight1504 Місяць тому +5

      Industrial Pickle is a cool record label company name

    • @marcantoinejean01
      @marcantoinejean01 Місяць тому +6

      @@lachouette_et_le_phoque i mean putting the pumpkin, submerged in mineral oil, in a vacuum chamber, the water in the pumpkin will evaporate and when pressure is restored, the mineral oil should seep into the pumpkin and replace its lost liquids. once the pumpkin is taken out and towel dried it should be good to be encased in a resin cube (since a wet fresh pumpkin was ok to do the same to). now with mineral oil instead of water in the pumpkin fiber, it should not rot and shrink away from its resin cube.
      yes, it will be greasier to the touch than an untreated pumpkin but i don't see that being too much of a problem for encasing it.
      in absolute terms, the plastination solution is superior but in the context of a youtube video i worry about the complexity of this process (and the cost), it could be overkill imho. but yeah, in perfect lab conditions PLASTINATE AWAY.
      also, a pumpkin doesn't really have that much fat content (that you'd replace with plastination) so removing just liquids with a vacuum should be enough for preservation purposes.

  • @WorrilessWildflower
    @WorrilessWildflower Місяць тому +82

    Katelyn: “🎶I don’t wannnna cuut any of my body parts offf🎶”
    Evan: “let’s get a saw!!”

  • @ecf6748
    @ecf6748 Місяць тому +94

    Omggg the annual pumpkin video is hereee!!!!!!

    • @leon-set
      @leon-set Місяць тому +2

      favorite part of my year tbh i love evan and katelyn for keeping this tradition alive

  • @stropheum
    @stropheum Місяць тому +2

    Love how they brought someone on, asked for advice, got recommended a specific product, and did their own thing anyway xD

  • @notstonedenough420
    @notstonedenough420 Місяць тому +205

    PUMPKIN TIME ‼️‼️

    • @-ellieille-
      @-ellieille- Місяць тому +8

      Pumpkin time! Do do do do pumpkin time! 🎃

    • @AshlaBrawlout
      @AshlaBrawlout Місяць тому +4

      DO DO DO DO PUMPKIN TIME

  • @thequeerrunner5745
    @thequeerrunner5745 Місяць тому +28

    'Thanks for making me happy' aaaah I can feel Evan's genuine joy there

  • @arednecksgarage
    @arednecksgarage Місяць тому +81

    As a owner of one of these freeze dryers they are freaking awesome and I'm sure you are going to find more projects for it

    • @EvanAndKatelyn
      @EvanAndKatelyn  Місяць тому +16

      we wanna freeze dry more stuff now!!!

    • @NiHaoMike64
      @NiHaoMike64 Місяць тому +1

      @@EvanAndKatelyn There's liquid nitrogen ice cream and there's freeze dried ice cream, what if you freeze dried liquid nitrogen ice cream?

  • @meldixj
    @meldixj Місяць тому +3

    You can use all the old ones to decorate your porch! I'm sure the kids in your neighborhood will find it fun to learn about all the experimentations

  • @EvelynnEleonore
    @EvelynnEleonore Місяць тому +37

    Having watched technology connections video about freeze dryers recently before starting this one is the golden path

    • @tripletoruses
      @tripletoruses Місяць тому +3

      i'm so glad i'm not the only one

    • @MissySimpleM
      @MissySimpleM Місяць тому

      Yes i was like oh I am a freeze dryer connoisseur now😂

  • @monika-we8tx
    @monika-we8tx Місяць тому +30

    6:29 that's so sweet of yall 😭 "thanks for making me happy."

  • @deemyite9334
    @deemyite9334 Місяць тому +14

    My boyfriend doesn't understand why I get SO excited seeing your pumpkin videos every year, but then I look at the comments and I love them. Here's my people, I love you

  • @sophiaromanow622
    @sophiaromanow622 Місяць тому

    Your sponsorship adds are literally the only ones I ever watch, they are so entertaining ❤

  • @brandonbreaux1296
    @brandonbreaux1296 Місяць тому +16

    I saw the thumbnail, and immediately I thought: “Okay it’s happening people! Everybody stay calm. EVERYONE STAY CALM!” It’s supposed to be one of those “The Office” meme, I hope I got it right.
    Generally energy, TLDR: I AM THE EMBODIMENT OF EXCITED!

  • @phanorkner
    @phanorkner Місяць тому +60

    The "butt" of the pumpkin is where the petals of the flower connect to the base of the stem. The Pumpkin comes from the developed ovaries of the flower (this is the same for all fruits).

  • @zakuraRabbit
    @zakuraRabbit Місяць тому +44

    I've been waiting for this all month.
    Truly the greatest Halloween tradition...watching Evan and Katelyn attempt to preserve pumpkins.

  • @b.uyeniee
    @b.uyeniee Місяць тому

    Omg y’all editing skills are getting better and better!!

  • @mammamiia08
    @mammamiia08 Місяць тому +27

    Yes, yes we need another try next year. The pumpkin in the ice cube was clearly the best one this far, just make it not so wavy and ice-y! 😇

  • @pandaescarlate7268
    @pandaescarlate7268 Місяць тому +22

    22:18 omg becca is so iconic

  • @lisehendrikx7058
    @lisehendrikx7058 Місяць тому +59

    33:55 Lmaooo I watched, paused and read ALL of the credits. I always love how much extra effort Evan and Katelyn put in their editing! It’s completely unnecessary but so much FUN!

    • @EmilyExplosion27
      @EmilyExplosion27 Місяць тому +4

      Thank you for this comment. Because those credits had me cackling.

  • @ReiCox91
    @ReiCox91 Місяць тому

    5 years is crazy! I didn’t realize how long I’ve been watching these videos for!

  • @addastra03
    @addastra03 Місяць тому +18

    I audibly gasped in excitement when I saw this notif! PUMPKIN TIMEEEEE
    Would also like to add that the editing in this video is 1000/10 i love the transitions and effects! Plus! I love the collab with Nate

  • @hotpinkcrayolas
    @hotpinkcrayolas Місяць тому +30

    My cat Squeak crossed the Rainbow Bridge in August this year. I am honoured to see her namesake as the control pumpkin xx

    • @mariannatatarska1140
      @mariannatatarska1140 Місяць тому

      I'm sorry
      but now this vid is a ray of light
      hope you're okay 🤍🤍🤍

    • @jaysonken686
      @jaysonken686 Місяць тому +1

      Hello I'm really much impressed by your profile. I don't normally write in here but I think you deserve this compliment. You can send me a message or I can add you up on Instagram if you don’t mind?

  • @Femme99
    @Femme99 Місяць тому +18

    YESSS!!! FINALLY!!!! You have no idea how long I've been refreshing my page for this video! It's been WEEKS y'all!

  • @piveechuscreativespace2829
    @piveechuscreativespace2829 Місяць тому

    Absolutely love the ways they bring up their merch!

  • @Hylanos
    @Hylanos Місяць тому +44

    Love seeing Nate doing great. Used to watch him and Cali over there on TKoR, truly the Duke and Duchess

    • @Echosofthepast0
      @Echosofthepast0 Місяць тому +3

      I was wondering why I recognized him, I haven't watched those videos in a long time-

    • @nikkiewhite476
      @nikkiewhite476 Місяць тому +4

      Nate had his own channel now! Nate from the Internet. He does a lot of cool things better than before because he had creative control.

    • @_MusicalDumpster_
      @_MusicalDumpster_ Місяць тому +3

      @@Echosofthepast0tKoR died when they left. I miss that chaos and Evan and Katelyn fill that missing puzzle piece

    • @Echosofthepast0
      @Echosofthepast0 Місяць тому

      @_MusicalDumpster_ yeah ever since I stopped watching them I started watching Evan and Katelyn and I absolutely loved them and Joob!! /p

    • @Hylanos
      @Hylanos Місяць тому +1

      @@_MusicalDumpster_ yeah i feel like they lost the plot a little after Grant passed. Made the content more child friendly. But I understand why: advertisers prefer to support safer content, and shes a widow trying to support the family. I hope all is going well and theyve found a new audience.
      E&K perfectly fit that slightly dangerous slightly unhinged nook very well

  • @BECAUSEICAN-
    @BECAUSEICAN- Місяць тому +47

    THE PUMPKIN IS HERE!!!!! SO EXCITED TO MEET THE NEW GUY

  • @JusticeDragon
    @JusticeDragon Місяць тому +24

    Sprout is definitely the best yet!! But I think the true final frontier in perfect pumpkin preservation is to follow through with Nate's suggestion to use a stabilizing resin, like Cactus Juice. You sublimate out as much moisture as possible using the freeze dryer, and then you replace all that moisture with cactus juice and a vacuum chamber. That way you KNOW that the resin is fully penetrated - at least, as much as it could be. Although, to be honest, the result may not look all that different visually. 😅 So maybe it's not a great video? I'd still like to see/know though!

  • @kaylalea1148
    @kaylalea1148 Місяць тому

    all of your merch designs are so creative and the perfect level of being merch while still being very wearable. I love it!

  • @TheXtremeBoltGuy
    @TheXtremeBoltGuy Місяць тому +57

    34:45 You caramelized that poor thing's insides!!

  • @CIDSMusic
    @CIDSMusic Місяць тому +126

    what if... for next year, plant your own pumpkin... just a thought✨

  • @princessoatmilk
    @princessoatmilk Місяць тому +31

    This is the only tradition I care about.

  • @hgyuqir07nhq349
    @hgyuqir07nhq349 Місяць тому +1

    I just got home from a rough day, grabbed some candy, and put on your video. It made me feel so much better. ❤

  • @AlicenRowdy
    @AlicenRowdy Місяць тому +10

    A. I love this series B. I love your editing style, the little floating text is so cute and funny. It's like little extra jokes just for us.

  • @marinalodi6313
    @marinalodi6313 Місяць тому +31

    PUMPKIN LORE: they do sprout with an specific amount of seeds, the seed is every tiny ovule that got fertilized inside the girl flower ovary, which "evolves" and turn into the pumpkin itself. So as they get bigger,, the seeds, and embryos inside, get bigger and mature too. :)

  • @Eutrofication
    @Eutrofication Місяць тому +16

    I hope next year they go back to trying a bigger pumpkin in a resin cube! i love the resin cubey boys.

    • @ge2719
      @ge2719 Місяць тому +2

      two and half grand on machines probably blew out the resin budget this year... Hopefully they can find a way to make back some f the investment on that freeze drier 😅

    • @zoepierce3596
      @zoepierce3596 Місяць тому +3

      SAME! They should dehydrate it and them make a pumpkin cube with the dehydrated one.

  • @red_fry
    @red_fry Місяць тому

    This has to be my favorite video every year 🧡

  • @RavenIsConfused
    @RavenIsConfused Місяць тому +26

    LETS GO HALLOWEEN IS TRULY CELEBRATED NOW

  • @Glub2
    @Glub2 Місяць тому +10

    it's gotten to the point that by late september I start thinking about the yearly resin pumpkin and patiently await one of my favorite videos not only by E&K but also on youtube in general 🎃🧡

  • @sambailey3850
    @sambailey3850 Місяць тому +7

    EVAN AND KATELYN AND THE KING OF TKOR CROSSOVER OMG, IM SO HAPPY TO SEE NATE STILL THRIVING AND MAKING THE CONTENT HE LOVES

  • @breow67
    @breow67 Місяць тому

    I freaking love your sponsor messages. They are HILARIOUS

  • @harrycushing
    @harrycushing Місяць тому +10

    No matter what's happening in my life, I am filled with so much joy when I see new installments of this series come up. Keep up the good work you guys ❤️❤️❤️

  • @right.howdoimakethat6519
    @right.howdoimakethat6519 Місяць тому +13

    32:07 five hundred years in the future, some archeologist is going to unearth these perfectly preserved pumpkins, say, "wtf? weird ass pumpkin cult, I guess."

  • @MaoMaster69
    @MaoMaster69 Місяць тому +6

    HAVENT WATCHED THE VIDEO BUT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEARS PUMPKIN VIDEO ALL YEAR, PHYSICALLY SCREAMED IN JOY WHEN I SAW THIS ON MY TIMELINE

  • @frankwalkeratnationaltiles
    @frankwalkeratnationaltiles Місяць тому

    you guys have some of the best most creative but true to the channel merch, loves it

  • @Paradiso.21
    @Paradiso.21 Місяць тому +9

    My favourite is still Chunk 1. That bright orange incased in an ice cube looks sooo good 😊

    • @bevishhh
      @bevishhh Місяць тому

      He is the best

  • @geduardo_97
    @geduardo_97 Місяць тому +25

    Omg yeah, finally I was starting to think there would be no pumpkin video this year 😅❤❤

  • @aceArwen20
    @aceArwen20 Місяць тому +173

    IT'S TIME !!!

    • @Laura-nd2ci
      @Laura-nd2ci Місяць тому +1

      Yay 🙌 literally been looking forward to this years instalment 😁🥰❤️

    • @tolsis
      @tolsis Місяць тому

      I hope they don't stop

    • @aceArwen20
      @aceArwen20 Місяць тому

      @ they might, who knows

    • @VtuberEnjoyer9-121
      @VtuberEnjoyer9-121 Місяць тому

      I don't want a lot for Christmas

    • @aceArwen20
      @aceArwen20 Місяць тому

      @@VtuberEnjoyer9-121 uh okay

  • @nathanlee105
    @nathanlee105 Місяць тому +1

    I love that you and Technology Connections did a video with a freeze dryer so close to each other

  • @BeatsNotBears
    @BeatsNotBears Місяць тому +9

    I feel like stabilizing resin is what Nate meant. You soak your porous material under a vacuum. Then it pushes it all in when you release the vacuum. The resin doesn't cure until you bake it. Talk to Peter Brown about his stablelizing setup.

  • @Cayti
    @Cayti Місяць тому +15

    Yay! I have been waiting for the annual pumpkin video!

  • @iuri19961
    @iuri19961 Місяць тому +7

    The editing was genius, i never laughed so much in a youtube video, thanks for this