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Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator?
#26596806 - 04/12/20 10:04 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Just harvested my first batch! Wanted to dry them all looking nice and intact and not cut them in half and remove caps and what not.
Left about five 4-5 inch long, 3/4 inch wide stem sized on a paper towel with a fan blowing right on top of them for 24 hours and they are still far from dry.
Does a dehydrator fully dry uncut mushrooms? Would somethign like this do the trick https://www.amazon.com/Presto-06300-Dehydro-Electric-Dehydrator/dp/B008H2OELY/ref=sxin_2_ac_m_pm?ac_md=2-0-VW5kZXIgJDUw-ac_d_pm&cv_ct_cx=dehydrator&dchild=1&keywords=dehydrator&pd_rd_i=B008H2OELY&pd_rd_r=dd3b64d2-6baf-4550-9193-7237b6553558&pd_rd_w=6j4wo&pd_rd_wg=Eputr&pf_rd_p=7d20a4a8-392e-4493-b921-9340b9e850ce&pf_rd_r=M7N7PNE7SWQZ7VJ5DGEE&psc=1&qid=1586746118&sprefix=dehydrat&sr=1-1-3f74d940-526b-436f-a83d-f486577edf4d
Should they take longer than 24 hours to dry with a fan on them?
And finally, is the best call just to say screw aesthetics and cut/tear them all up to expose surface area before drying? Thanks
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: toadsmack]
#26596813 - 04/12/20 10:07 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Use to use that same one all the time works great.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: PiptheGreAtest]
#26596828 - 04/12/20 10:17 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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If they are to big to fit in the trays, you cant set a tray on top without a gap then yea cut them down the stipe. And they will take 24-48hrs Depending on how full you have the trays. I use the same dehydrator for years and it works perfectly.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: MH5109] 1
#26596841 - 04/12/20 10:28 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/26578591#26578591
this gets asked here about 3 times a day...does no one use the search forum function anymore?
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: PiptheGreAtest]
#26597564 - 04/13/20 09:43 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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MH5109 said: If they are to big to fit in the trays, you cant set a tray on top without a gap then yea cut them down the stipe. And they will take 24-48hrs Depending on how full you have the trays. I use the same dehydrator for years and it works perfectly.
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PiptheGreAtest said: Use to use that same one all the time works great.
thanks guys! so that dehydrator can get em nice and bone dry even if you don't cut them and leave them in tact? (so long as they fit in there of course)
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: toadsmack]
#26597610 - 04/13/20 10:08 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Make sure it doesn't get too hot. I used a regular food dehydrator and killed a whole ounce of mushrooms. Just test it with an eighth first.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: metaphoric] 1
#26597654 - 04/13/20 10:31 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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metaphoric said: Make sure it doesn't get too hot. I used a regular food dehydrator and killed a whole ounce of mushrooms. Just test it with an eighth first.
Your mushrooms must have been pretty weak to begin with because a dehydrator turned up as hot as it gets is pretty much unanimously agreed upon as the best way to dry. My fruits have never become bunk from dehydrating with heat. I've grown weak mushrooms but it wasnt the dehydrators fault.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: Psicomb]
#26597675 - 04/13/20 10:45 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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I ate the same batch fresh and they were great
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: Psicomb]
#26597682 - 04/13/20 10:52 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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metaphoric said: Make sure it doesn't get too hot. I used a regular food dehydrator and killed a whole ounce of mushrooms. Just test it with an eighth first.
Your mushrooms must have been pretty weak to begin with because a dehydrator turned up as hot as it gets is pretty much unanimously agreed upon as the best way to dry. My fruits have never become bunk from dehydrating with heat. I've grown weak mushrooms but it wasnt the dehydrators fault.

24 hours at top heat and they will store for years.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: Psicomb]
#26597896 - 04/13/20 12:13 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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metaphoric said: Make sure it doesn't get too hot. I used a regular food dehydrator and killed a whole ounce of mushrooms. Just test it with an eighth first.
Your mushrooms must have been pretty weak to begin with because a dehydrator turned up as hot as it gets is pretty much unanimously agreed upon as the best way to dry. My fruits have never become bunk from dehydrating with heat. I've grown weak mushrooms but it wasnt the dehydrators fault.

Dehydrators don't/can't get hot enough to weaken or ruin shrooms
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: TheStallionMang]
#26597904 - 04/13/20 12:18 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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...and the controversy rages on
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: TheStallionMang]
#26597907 - 04/13/20 12:19 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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 what they both said! Use a dehydrator, max heat 24 hours, never worry.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: MLPismyOPSEC]
#26598144 - 04/13/20 02:09 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Test it with an eighth first. I can't explain why it works for some and not others. But it's a fact my dehydrator killed good mushrooms in 6 hours.
You've got nothing to lose by testing it first
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: metaphoric]
#26598163 - 04/13/20 02:17 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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metaphoric said: Test it with an eighth first. I can't explain why it works for some and not others. But it's a fact my dehydrator killed good mushrooms in 6 hours.
You've got nothing to lose by testing it first
Well, that’s too late for me then anyway. Because I dried half my stash yesterday and I’m in the current state of drying the other half now. But that’s all that grew that I harvested to date. There’s a much, much greater yield coming Since I have only first-flush harvested from like 8 of my 24 PE Tek cakes.
But I haven’t heard anywhere that you could ruin them, or reduce their potency by over drying in the dehydrator. I’m not saying you’re wrong, I have no idea, I’m just saying that this is only what I’ve heard. Well, lol it’s too late for me then anyway, at least for this part of my harvest. Because I dried half my stash yesterday, and I’m in the current state of drying the other half now. But that’s all that grew that I harvested to date. There’s a much, much greater yield coming. But I haven’t heard anywhere that you could ruin them, or reduce their potency by over drying in the dehydrator. I’m not saying you’re wrong, I have no idea, I’m just saying that this is only what I’ve heard. I can’t really test them out anyway, right now, because I tripped on Saturday, and it’s only two days later. So I literally have no idea how I would go about testing them, because my tolerance would probably require a very high amount even for a microdose.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: metaphoric] 2
#26598174 - 04/13/20 02:22 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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metaphoric said: Test it with an eighth first. I can't explain why it works for some and not others. But it's a fact my dehydrator killed good mushrooms in 6 hours.
You've got nothing to lose by testing it first
I doubt that. I mean coincidences happen and sometimes they may lead you to the conclusion. Or there may be something else you're not considering I've actually singed mushrooms a little in the oven when I used an overly hot oven without enough ventilation and they were still surprisingly potent.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: LSA Woodrose]
#26598177 - 04/13/20 02:25 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Keep us updated! If you wanted to test it just gift a couple Gs to a friend
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: Kizzle]
#26598182 - 04/13/20 02:27 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Kizzle said:
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metaphoric said: Test it with an eighth first. I can't explain why it works for some and not others. But it's a fact my dehydrator killed good mushrooms in 6 hours.
You've got nothing to lose by testing it first
I doubt that. I mean coincidences happen and sometimes they may lead you to the conclusion. Or there may be something else you're not considering I've actually singed mushrooms a little in the oven when I used an overly hot oven without enough ventilation and they were still surprisingly potent.
Idk what to say, i harvested, ate some fresh, tripped balls, dried them, ate again 2 weeks later and literally nothing, no feeling at all.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: metaphoric]
#26598187 - 04/13/20 02:29 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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They probably weren’t completely dry and the moisture killed the potency.
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: SynKyd]
#26598190 - 04/13/20 02:31 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Why would moisture kill potency after two weeks? You can keep fresh mushrooms for weeks without issue
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Re: Can you dry full mushrooms without a dehydrator? [Re: metaphoric]
#26598193 - 04/13/20 02:33 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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I don't know. I wouldn't let it deter you from trying again though. I used to fan dry for years and when I switched heat I knew I could never go back. The quality is so much better and it seems like dud batches actually became less common.
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