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SevHoeSev
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drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics)
#3625789 - 01/13/05 09:41 PM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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i was jus gonna assemble this and stick the shrooms in there when i pick them from the cake, without fanning at all..


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Whippersnapper
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Re: drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics) [Re: SevHoeSev]
#3625796 - 01/13/05 09:43 PM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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you should fan for 24-48 hours always so that mold doesn't grow on them. if you stick them in right away it'll take longer to dry.
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agar
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Re: drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics) [Re: SevHoeSev]
#3625801 - 01/13/05 09:44 PM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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You should use a fan, to evap a bunch of the moisture content - first
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SevHoeSev
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Re: drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics) [Re: agar]
#3626095 - 01/13/05 11:06 PM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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is there anything i can use or do as a substitute to a fan..? i dont have a fan and i would rather not buy one, i think i saw somewhere on this board that someone was hanging them from a string like buds to dry them, could i do it like that?
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Re: drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics) [Re: SevHoeSev]
#3626152 - 01/13/05 11:20 PM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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the best way to use a dessicating chamber is as the second part of a 2 phase drying scheme. first, you get the mushrooms very close to being dry by placing them on a fan for a couple days. then they go into a dessicator. throwing a bunch of freshly-picked mushrooms into a dessicator rarely gets them as dry as they need to be. if you live in a place where it is somewhat cold this time of year, and the air indoors dry, a fan is all you need to dry mushrooms quickly and completely. you don't even need a dessicator.
a food dehydrator is a great investment. if you buy one i guarantee you it will become one of your most important and treasured peices of mushroom equipment. i don't know why so few growers seem to have them. they dry mushrooms quickly and completely without potency loss, mess, or fuss.
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tahoe
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Re: drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics) [Re: ]
#3626157 - 01/13/05 11:21 PM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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why dont you just buy a food dehydrator and remove the heating element.
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Re: drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics) [Re: tahoe]
#3626168 - 01/13/05 11:23 PM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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walmart carries a model with an adjustable heat setting. the lowest setting is perfect for drying mushrooms.
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JaRRn
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Re: drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics) [Re: SevHoeSev]
#3626219 - 01/13/05 11:32 PM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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I slice my shrooms in to quarters, fan for 24, than into the drying chamber. Oh then powder 'em, I like em powdered.
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LaughingJim
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Re: drying chamber.. will this work?? (pics) [Re: JaRRn]
#3626658 - 01/14/05 01:03 AM (20 years, 6 days ago) |
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Last resort would be to place them behind your computer, it spits out plenty of warm dry air.
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You can't spend $10.00 for a fan? Don't you have a fan you use in the summer... One in an old PC...
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