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Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms...
    #18788323 - 09/02/13 05:06 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

I'm looking for a good way to dry my mushrooms as they are attracting fruit flies that I am already desperately trying to erradicate from my kitchen.

Appearently I can not leave them in the open but they do need air refreshment in the drying process.

Any hints and tips?


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: GoldenEye]
    #18788331 - 09/02/13 05:11 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

It was a good harvest though, if I was a fruit fly I would have indulged as well...


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: GoldenEye]
    #18788339 - 09/02/13 05:14 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

If you can get one (and they are quite cheap) a dehumidifier is amazing!
Chuck it in a cupboard or small room and they will be nearly cracker dry overnight,
No heat and no chemicals
My drying method of choice particularly when dealing with large amounts


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: Ace1928]
    #18788350 - 09/02/13 05:23 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Ah that's one of those things the raw food clan uses to make crackers right?

I wonder if the raw food explosion has made those more affordable or more expensive...

I'm looking into it! Cheers.


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: GoldenEye]
    #18788427 - 09/02/13 06:07 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

I think it's called a dehydrator. :smile:
A dehumidifier is an apparatus being used to suck moisture out of air. A dehydrator will evaporate the moisture contained in the mushrooms.


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: Pestile]
    #18788439 - 09/02/13 06:13 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah, I found this out on my first trip to google.

30 euro's...

Any really low budget McGyver options?


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: GoldenEye]
    #18788451 - 09/02/13 06:21 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

In that case you should look into fan drying. That is about attaching the mushies on the cover of a regular fan blower and letting them hang there for at good period.


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: Pestile]
    #18788520 - 09/02/13 06:52 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

That would look great :smile: haha


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: GoldenEye]
    #18788642 - 09/02/13 08:00 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Splitting the stems with a razor also helps to get moisture out of the middle of the mushroom. Just turn your oven on 200 put the mushrooms on a baking sheet, and leave the oven door open.


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: King of Pain]
    #18788676 - 09/02/13 08:17 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

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Splitting the stems with a razor also helps to get moisture out of the middle of the mushroom. Just turn your oven on 200 put the mushrooms on a baking sheet, and leave the oven door open.




And that's 200 Fahrenheit, not Celsius. :laugh:

It's about 90-95ÂșC.


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: Pestile]
    #18788686 - 09/02/13 08:23 AM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Of course, the oven... How could I forget about that friend.

Thanks guys, really helpful. I was never able to use the oven due to sharing a kitchen.

I moved however, my life is now so much easier :laugh:


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Re: Fruit flies on my drying mushrooms... [Re: GoldenEye]
    #18789819 - 09/02/13 01:03 PM (10 years, 5 months ago)

Okay so the oven thing seems to be working.

The stems remain rubbery in texture though, not hard as I have had them before...

The caps are rock solid however.

EDIT: They are getting there, I just needed more patience.


Edited by GoldenEye (09/02/13 02:52 PM)


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