Drying & Storing

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• Drying Silica Gel and other desiccants in the oven
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  Here is a small tek on how to re-use Silica Gel and other desiccants.
  
  
• Can I cook with mushrooms?
  
  Yes, you can, although they might lose some of their potency this way.
  
  
• Can I freeze mushrooms?
  
  Yes you can, however they should be dried first.
  
  
• Can you just place picked shrooms in the sun to dry?
  
  Sun drying can be fairly effective, especially in dry climates, but the mushrooms will never dry completely due to atmospheric humidity.
  
  
• Can you use rice as a desiccant to dry mushrooms?
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  Rice can used as a low-tech desiccant for some purposes, but for long-term storage you should not rely on rice alone.
  
  
• Cyber's Drying mushrooms FAQ
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  The 10 most common questions I have see about drying mushrooms.
  
  
• How do I setup a computer fan for drying?
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  Itīs easy.
  
  
• How long will fresh (undried) mushrooms keep in the fridge?
  
  Stored in a paper bag or a container allowing evaporation they will keep, depending on your refrigerator, around a week.
  
  
• How much weight is lost when drying mushrooms?
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  Mushrooms consist of over 90% water.
  
  
• Some more info on desiccants
  
  Silica Gel Silica gel is silicon dioxide (SiO2).
  
  
• What are the different ways to dry mushrooms?
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  The best and fastest way to dry the mushrooms is to pre dry them in front of a fan of some kind (like the small fan of the computer power supply.
  
  
• Which desiccant is the best to use?
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  One of the best drying agents is drierite.
  
  
• Why should they be "cracker dry"?
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  Cracker dry mushrooms keep best for prolonged periods of time.