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Best way to dry?
    #19028856 - 10/24/13 10:58 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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!


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: TheGreenBox]
    #19028888 - 10/24/13 11:05 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: rumfor69]
    #19028898 - 10/24/13 11:08 PM (11 years, 2 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?


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: TheGreenBox]
    #19028910 - 10/24/13 11:12 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: TheGreenBox]
    #19028926 - 10/24/13 11:17 PM (11 years, 2 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?




That much heat is fine. psilocybin doesn't die till extremely high temps


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: rumfor69]
    #19028938 - 10/24/13 11:21 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

Wonderful. I thought so but just wanted to confirm - lots of different things being tossed around. Going shopping tomorrow then! Thanks all.


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: LiquidGlass]
    #19028939 - 10/24/13 11:21 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: Global_Roaming]
    #19028976 - 10/24/13 11:33 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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My $30 Nesco hasn't failed me...



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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: PussyFart]
    #19028991 - 10/24/13 11:38 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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 :shrug:


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: PussyFart]
    #19029003 - 10/24/13 11:40 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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 :smile:


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: TheGreenBox]
    #19029081 - 10/25/13 12:06 AM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: TheGreenBox]
    #19029184 - 10/25/13 12:30 AM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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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 :smile:




Lol I see a New England single shot up there. I think everyone in America owns one of those guns :lol:

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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: Stromrider]
    #19029262 - 10/25/13 01:04 AM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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Lol I see a New England single shot up there. I think everyone in America owns one of those guns :lol:



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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: PussyFart]
    #19031181 - 10/25/13 01:33 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

I'm a cheapskate - 2 cellulose filters and a box fan. :tongue:


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Re: Best way to dry? [Re: Khaleesi]
    #19031407 - 10/25/13 02:31 PM (11 years, 2 months ago)

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Khaleesi said:
I'm a cheapskate - 2 cellulose filters and a box fan. :tongue:




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 :smile: very happy with this purchase.


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