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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: BeefExtreme]
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I'm looking into using biopsy punches for agar work, I can't seem to figure out how you would get the agar out once punched. Can anyone enlighten me?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: BeefExtreme]
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At this point I haven't had any huge chonkers but I will plan to cut up that blob once it's ready so thank you for the advice!

So far for my cakes I've been harvesting small amounts as they are ready (literally only like 8-20g wet) and putting them in the dehydrator at 150F for 12 hrs. Everything has come out absolutely cracker dry so far and then goes right into a mason jar with a desiccant pack before vacuum sealing the mason jar. Anything else you'd recommend?

Hopefully I'll get some bigger yields in future grows where I'll have to go a bit longer in the dehydrator but for these small amounts, this approach seems to be working well.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Ovoidhunter]
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Ovoidhunter said:
So you are saying its meat is falling off the bone? Its cooked?


Yep, I don't generally mess with prints that are chalky like that.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: luminilis] * 1
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luminilis said:
how should small lil ones be dried? Is it viable to refrigerate and then dry them if not able to immediately



You can store fresh mushrooms in fridge for 3-7 days max, I never try to blow past day 2 though if the goal is to dehydrate them but for some reason there's a delay.

For the small mushrooms I can't speak for your setup but my Nesco came with a fruit drying tray/sheet that I can put in and all the small mushrooms can sit on that! I leave this on the bottom to catch anything else that may fall through the grills. Hold it down!


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Kimono] * 2
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Kimono said:
I'm looking into using biopsy punches for agar work, I can't seem to figure out how you would get the agar out once punched. Can anyone enlighten me?



I use punches for agar work. The only time the agar gets stuck is when I do a little scooping motion. If you go directly in and out the agar rarely gets stuck.


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Edited by NotImlay (02/17/26 09:29 AM)

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: NotImlay]
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:whathesaid:

Unless you go too small a diameter punch. Smaller get stuck easier.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ModularMind]
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I have a metal straw. Would that be too big? How do you cool the punch so the agar doesn't melt too much? Just wait it out or plunge into a blank plate to cool?


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: PuffM4gicDr4gon] * 1
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That should work. You can cool it in the receiving plate, or allow it to cool naturally.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: NotImlay]
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Do you not use the punch to carry over the punched agar for transfer? Or do you use it to make the cut and then use a scalpel to pick it up and transfer?

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Kimono]
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I use a scalpel to move the punch to the receiving plate.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Kimono]
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The latter. I’ve seen punches with plungers but I have 90* angled dental punches off AMZ.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ModularMind]
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I bought one of these a year or two ago... It works but its more hassle. Waiting for the plunger to cool takes too long for me. I liberated some punches from the wet lab at work.


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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: NotImlay]
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I suppose you would need to allow the plunger to cool. That’s a great point, and good to know.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: ModularMind] * 3
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Man I have 2 or 3 agar punches and they've been collecting dust for a long time now. I feel like a jedi, dual wielding my two round handle number 11 scalpels.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: PhenoDreamers] * 3
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Cheers all, looks like I'll be sticking with a scalpel

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: PhenoDreamers] * 1
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A nice circular punch is aesthetically pleasing, but not at all necessary. An inoculation loop heats up and cools quickly, and allows for targeted precise transfers from the leading edge. Almost looks like no transferred material sometimes once grown out.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Kimono] * 1
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If you wanna try one out, I'll mail you one for free, if you're in the states. Just message me an address. Personally, I could care less for the thing.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: PhenoDreamers] * 1
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I'm not in the states, I'm afraid! Thanks for the kind offer though :thumbup:

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: Kimono]
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Sorry I don't have an image to go with this but the fruit I'm getting from my PF Tek shotgun fruiting chamber have very hairy bases!
I remember reading somewhere that it was a result of something, I just can't for the life of me remember what it is a symptom of.
Is anyone able to help out?
Thanks in advance.

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Re: Ask Quick Questions, Get Quick Answers [Re: APEX-Mycology] * 1
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Usually  means they need more O2


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