[AndyG]

I have grown a lot of my own herbs and I think some herbs such as parsley and cilantro, for example, are just impossible to use dried with any success. Frozen in some liquid has worked a lot better for me. With freezing, one way I avoid the air-liquid interface (and thereby the freeze-drying) is by freezing in sealed baggies with the air squeezed out, or adding some oil that will float to the top of the liquid before freezing.