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Qlop
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Drying problem....
#1705635 - 07/11/03 11:32 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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I put the mushies under a fan they get cracker dry after about a day or two. I then place them in ziploc bags and a few days later they seem to rehydrate....I keep them in a cubby hole and the temps are around 75-85 degrees am I storing them wrong? how can I keepem from rehyrdating?
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#1705644 - 07/11/03 11:35 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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TheHobbit
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Re: Drying problem.... [Re: Qlop]
#1705645 - 07/11/03 11:36 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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There must be a fairly high humidity where they're being stored, I guess, maybe double bagging them would help, or put 'em somewhere else...hmmm, maybe a little desicant in an empty tea bag inside the baggie that they're in would do the trick.
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Qlop
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Re: Drying problem.... [Re: LiL_KuSsH]
#1705647 - 07/11/03 11:36 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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thanks anyone know where i can purchase silica packs?
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PooPs
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Re: Drying problem.... [Re: Qlop]
#1705656 - 07/11/03 11:38 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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they were dry on the outside, but i bet the middle was still a bit humid.. did they crack when you bent them or just bend?
if not completely dry they will sweat when bagged and apear as if they re-hydrated...
open that back up and place back in front of the fan!! don't leave them in a bag wet!!!
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Re: Drying problem.... [Re: Qlop]
#1705679 - 07/11/03 11:45 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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wow, a lot of people on the board must be harvesting. Yay!
anyways, buy some dessicant. It's much cheaper than buying a dehydrator and much easier. Go to home Depot or the local supermarket. look for Damp-rid, dririte, dry-z-air, etc. any of these work.
take a large tea bag, cut it open, empty tea leaves, fill with dessicant and tie with string. place in the ziplock bags with your fan dried fruits.
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Ekstaza
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Re: Drying problem.... [Re: soochi]
#1706294 - 07/11/03 02:52 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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I just use coffee filters to make dessicant packets using oven dried epsom salts as the dessicant. It works great.
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Re: Drying problem.... [Re: Ekstaza]
#1706350 - 07/11/03 03:10 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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Here's my cheap tip :
I bake some rice on a pan at 350 for around 30 minutes. I then use the baked rice as a dessicant to store my mushies. I just put some rice in the bag with the mushies.
I can't get my shrooms to be cracker dry with the fan. Once they are pretty dry, I store them in these ziplocs with a little baked rice and a couple days later, they are bone dried! I also keep the ziploc in a sealed glass jar. hope it gives you some ideas.
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