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TheGreenBox


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Best way to dry?
#19028856 - 10/24/13 10:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Have been browsing other posts, not many definitive answers... what is the best way to get them cracker dry?!
Right now I am fanning and planning to use desiccant, but I am thinking I might as well just buy a dehydrator - save money in the long run. Good idea? What about heating problems?
How's this one? http://www.target.com/p/nesco-harvest-400-food-dehydrator/-/A-13036835
Edit: or would I be better getting one like this? http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/salton-food-dehydrator/6000019636562
Thanks!
-------------------- And in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping, the moon tells me a secret - my confidant. As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me. Its source is bright and endless. - Tool
Edited by TheGreenBox (10/24/13 11:09 PM)
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rumfor69
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I fan dry then use a food dehydrator. The heat doesn't hurt anything. But cheap dehydrators motors and heat elements break a lot.
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TheGreenBox


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: rumfor69]
#19028898 - 10/24/13 11:08 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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rumfor69 said: I fan dry then use a food dehydrator. The heat doesn't hurt anything. But cheap dehydrators motors and heat elements break a lot.
Thanks. The Salton one looks good and has good reviews. So it's okay to heat it at 35C?
-------------------- And in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping, the moon tells me a secret - my confidant. As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me. Its source is bright and endless. - Tool
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LiquidGlass
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If you are going to buy a dehydrator I would recommend excalibur. They are the cadillac of dehydrators. It is a little pricey, $120, but worth every penny. You could literally run those things for years
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rumfor69
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TheGreenBox said:
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rumfor69 said: I fan dry then use a food dehydrator. The heat doesn't hurt anything. But cheap dehydrators motors and heat elements break a lot.
Thanks. The Salton one looks good and has good reviews. So it's okay to heat it at 35C?
That much heat is fine. psilocybin doesn't die till extremely high temps
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TheGreenBox


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: rumfor69]
#19028938 - 10/24/13 11:21 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Wonderful. I thought so but just wanted to confirm - lots of different things being tossed around. Going shopping tomorrow then! Thanks all.
-------------------- And in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping, the moon tells me a secret - my confidant. As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me. Its source is bright and endless. - Tool
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Global_Roaming
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My $30 Nesco hasn't failed me... yet. I just wipe off any substrate thats stuck to the shrooms with a dry paper towel and then pop them straight onto a tray in the dehydrator on a slightly warm setting for a few hours. For any particularly meaty shrooms I might split length-wise them so that the whole harvest dries evenly.
Cracker dry shrooms are then broken into smaller pieces and mixed up (normalization - I don't understand why more people don't do this, makes for far more predictable dosing) and dropped into a sealed pint jar with a bunch of desiccant sachets.
Its also a good idea to rotate the desiccant sachets and dry them out in the dehydrator with the shrooms once in a while (put the desiccant sachets 'upwind' of the shroom tray(s), if you get what I mean)
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PussyFart
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Global_Roaming said: My $30 Nesco hasn't failed me...
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THIS HOBBY IS NOT FOR THE IMPATIENT! PLEASE BE PATIENT, DON'T BE A PATIENT! A Tale of 10 Isolates, GT Cluster Clone Monotubs, RR's Let's Grow Mushrooms DVD, SGFC(Shotgun Fruiting Chamber), Monotub Tek, Damion5050's Coir Tek, TL's Tek List, Frank's Tek List, EvilMushroom666's Pasteurization Tek, How It Should & Shouldn't Look - NEW CULTIVATORS GUIDE *** *** AFGHAN KUSH GROW LOG *** ***
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rumfor69
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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: PussyFart]
#19028991 - 10/24/13 11:38 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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i have 2 of those 30 dollar nescos and both motors blew in the first year.
I had to call the company and get replacement ones
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TheGreenBox


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: PussyFart]
#19029003 - 10/24/13 11:40 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Lol I'm thinking of just paying the $10 more to have temperature control, in case I wanna use the dehydrator for something else.
Notahacker I noticed you updated your guns pic...very nice collection
-------------------- And in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping, the moon tells me a secret - my confidant. As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me. Its source is bright and endless. - Tool
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Moorning Due
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This is where living in an older building with a central boiler and hot water radiators in every room comes in handy. I just lay down some foil, turn up the dial and make sure the fan is hitting it, and BAM 3-6 hours depending on the thickness.
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Stromrider
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TheGreenBox said: Lol I'm thinking of just paying the $10 more to have temperature control, in case I wanna use the dehydrator for something else.
Notahacker I noticed you updated your guns pic...very nice collection 
Lol I see a New England single shot up there. I think everyone in America owns one of those guns
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PussyFart
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Stromrider said: Lol I see a New England single shot up there. I think everyone in America owns one of those guns 

Ain't that the truth....
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Khaleesi
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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: PussyFart]
#19031181 - 10/25/13 01:33 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm a cheapskate - 2 cellulose filters and a box fan.
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TheGreenBox


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: Khaleesi]
#19031407 - 10/25/13 02:31 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Khaleesi said: I'm a cheapskate - 2 cellulose filters and a box fan. 
Just went out and grabbed a dehydrator. Worth it! No hassle or ongoing expense. Just $50 and it can be used for dehydrating other stuff too - croutons, fruits, etc. I recommend the Salton one as it has different temperature settings and there is enough room for most mushrooms to fit in it very happy with this purchase.
-------------------- And in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping, the moon tells me a secret - my confidant. As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me. Its source is bright and endless. - Tool
Edited by TheGreenBox (10/25/13 03:28 PM)
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