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funky123
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How to properly keep jar with dried shrooms arid using Calcium Chloride?
#27010650 - 10/29/20 03:30 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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I bought a refill bag of Calcium Chloride to keep dried shrooms dry. But I'm not sure how to do this properly. Could I just fold the crystals into kitchen paper and stuff it in the jar? Or do I have to place it at the bottom with some space below for water that's going to be released from the crystals eventually? I'm asking also b/c the latter is how the salt is used with the intended drying box - with slits at the top for the air to enter then a layer of salt and below a free space where water is being collected.
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Re: How to properly keep jar with dried shrooms arid using Calcium Chloride? [Re: funky123]
#27010693 - 10/29/20 03:46 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Its a lot easier to just use air tight jars and put shrooms in cracker dry
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funky123
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Re: How to properly keep jar with dried shrooms arid using Calcium Chloride? [Re: bodhisatta]
#27010697 - 10/29/20 03:48 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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bodhisatta said: Its a lot easier to just use air tight jars and put shrooms in cracker dry
The moment I put the shrooms in the jar they are cracker dry. But I'd like to use bigger jars - say .5 to 1 litre volume. That means several times opening/closing until it's empty. So, my question is about keeping them cracker dry.
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Re: How to properly keep jar with dried shrooms arid using Calcium Chloride? [Re: funky123]
#27010699 - 10/29/20 03:49 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Silica gel
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funky123
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Re: How to properly keep jar with dried shrooms arid using Calcium Chloride? [Re: bodhisatta]
#27010710 - 10/29/20 03:54 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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bodhisatta said: Silica gel
Yeah, I know - that's what they use in those little bags that come with optical devices. Would you mind explaining a bit more on why silica gel is better than calcium chloride? And also does your answer mean that Silica Gel is preferable or that CaCl is not really useful for this use case (if so, why?).
One reason why I didn't buy silica gel is b/c I didn't find it in a shop so far (didn't really search for it, though).
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Re: How to properly keep jar with dried shrooms arid using Calcium Chloride? [Re: funky123]
#27010937 - 10/29/20 06:21 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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Silica gel holds moisture better it doesn't turn to slime. CaCl gets dusty too. They're both reusable but silica gel is far superior for the task
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Re: How to properly keep jar with dried shrooms arid using Calcium Chloride? [Re: bodhisatta]
#27010963 - 10/29/20 06:38 PM (3 years, 2 months ago) |
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I use silica packets, oxygen absorbers and use my accessory port on my vacuum sealer with my wide mouth mason jar attachment. Have held some for over a year and still have that cracker dry snap. Open, take what you need, and pull another vacuum.
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