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TripleB
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how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY?
#2682635 - 05/15/04 02:02 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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now i have slammed... i have stuck a knife in and cut it into 4 pieces, and i have broken jars to get that damn colonized cake out.... but everything i do, ITS JUST NOT EASY?! now, my question, is there anyway that is EASIEST? i mean everyone is gonna say SLAM IT ON A COUNTERTOP, ... trust me, ive broken jars ive had to slam so hard, it just sticks like a mother fucker lol.. infact, its still stuck to the glass when it breaks! ... now, again im asking, is there anything i can lubricte it without contams? or a way to shrink it before i need it for a tek?
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Dr. Greenthumb
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: TripleB]
#2682643 - 05/15/04 02:04 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Maybe dunk it in the jar overnight? I have no idea but the water might loosen it up.
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DNICEONER
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: Dr. Greenthumb]
#2682653 - 05/15/04 02:09 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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are you using tapered jars?
There definitly was something that went wrong during the whole process if you are breaking jars to get cakes out..
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: Dr. Greenthumb]
#2682677 - 05/15/04 02:17 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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I agree w/ the good doctor.
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: Dr. Greenthumb]
#2682680 - 05/15/04 02:18 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Im not sure ,but I think the water may cause the cake to swell up slightly causing it to wedge itself even tighter. If you are using the right jars it really shouldn't be an issue. But since it is,I think your best bet is to flame a spoon and dig it out of the jar and case it. Good Luck!
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TripleB
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: TripleB]
#2682707 - 05/15/04 02:25 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeh, i dig it out with a knife, not flamed, it does just fine i was just askin, cuz i never birthed a cake, just casings lol.. id like to try one but the fuckers wont come out in 1 piece! lol.. and im using BALL widemouth 3/4 pint or something, its inbetween a half and full pint jaar, but the lids are widemouth the fuckin looks like this in the jar...
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its got a big bottom, like most the girls round here.. heh... its bottom heavy thanx for the feedback ppl
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: TripleB]
#2682718 - 05/15/04 02:28 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've never had to do more than give ti a firm tap with my hand by holding the jar in one hand and then slapping the back of that hand into the palm of my other, sometimes it takes more than one tap and some shaking....but that's usually all there is to it..
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: TripleB]
#2682742 - 05/15/04 02:34 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yup, I think that is the problem. You need jars that are slightly smaller at the bottom than the top. You can sometimes get what they call jelly jars at wallyworld,or the dollar store for like five bucks a dozen. They work great!
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: TripleB]
#2682747 - 05/15/04 02:35 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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no dude, i meant the CAKES themselves INSIDE the jars are bottom heavy... not the jar, the jar is perfect shape.. lol
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: Mykey]
#2682769 - 05/15/04 02:41 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Mykey said: Im not sure ,but I think the water may cause the cake to swell up slightly causing it to wedge itself even tighter. MYKEY
Good point. I didn't think of that.
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: TripleB]
#2682873 - 05/15/04 03:18 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Get some wide mouth - Tapered Jars. They are much smaller on the bottom and there is nothing preventing them from coming out. Turning them upside down and they slide right out. You can get 12 of them online for like 6-8 dollars.
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: TripleB]
#2682976 - 05/15/04 04:06 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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hey
there is a method as i heard of which is being used in some parts of the eu as i have heard, using WECK(C)Canning Jars.
they are konically shaped, widemouded and of nice size/production. example: 
u flip them into a ziplock, give it one or two bumps and it flups right into it, crumbling made easy.
downside is, as u see, the used seal was made up of tinfoil, 3 layers in total serving as a inoculation hull and a double layered anti-contam hull 
it will require u using a completely sterile environment during incubation since there is no air exchange filter at all, but, in the end, isnt shrooming all about sterility?
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Re: how to get mycelium out of the jar, EASIEST WAY? [Re: TripleB]
#2682986 - 05/15/04 04:11 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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when I used to birth cakes I would hold the jar upside down and tap firmly with my palm all around the sides till it inched its way out...its a pain in the ass but it works...if you gonna case it then just cut it up with a knife and let the pieces full out
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