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nemmy
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Thanks to everyone, and a question about food dehydrators.
#5392528 - 03/12/06 04:46 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well, I have everything I need now to do the pf tek method. There have been many of you that have helped me. I can't wait!
Anyhoo, I know that a food dehydrator with a heating element is BAD. So I opened mine up today, and simply removed the heating element.
I took some regular store bought mushrooms and cut them varying widths so I can test which do the best.
I am a chef, so I am pretty good with knife skills.
In your experience, what is typically the most efficient cut? 1/8th of an inch, 1/16th, 1/4th? Or does it even matter?
Also, using a food dehydrator, how long should I generally leave them in there? I am practicing on store bought mushrooms with different sizes...
Do I want them just crisp but flexible, or completely crisp with no flexibility?
Thanks for any help!
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Darkenshroom
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Re: Thanks to everyone, and a question about food dehydrators. [Re: nemmy]
#5392534 - 03/12/06 04:49 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Cracker Dry
Darken *smiles*
-------------------- ~The first and most important step in cultivation of the wonderful mushroom, is the cultivation of patience for without it you doom yourself to failure~
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sivad02487
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Re: Thanks to everyone, and a question about food dehydrators. [Re: Darkenshroom]
#5392568 - 03/12/06 05:00 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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crisp with no flexibility
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Roadkill
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Re: Thanks to everyone, and a question about food dehydrators. [Re: nemmy]
#5392581 - 03/12/06 05:03 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
nemmy said:
Anyhoo, I know that a food dehydrator with a heating element is BAD. So I opened mine up today, and simply removed the heating element.
Do I want them just crisp but flexible, or completely crisp with no flexibility?
Who ever told you that you that using a food dehydrator with a heating element in it is BAD...is full of shit!~ There will be no potency loss noticible from using one with the heating element working. In fact they dry out the shrooms much faster that way.
I have always used one... this one.

Cracker dry is what you want.
tc
-------------------- Laterz, Road Who the hell you callin crazy? You wouldn't know what crazy was if Charles Manson was eating froot loops on your front porch! Brainiac said: PM the names with on there names, that means they have mushrooms for sale.
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agar
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Re: Thanks to everyone, and a question about food dehydrators. [Re: nemmy]
#5392634 - 03/12/06 05:17 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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nemmy
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Re: Thanks to everyone, and a question about food dehydrators. [Re: agar]
#5393634 - 03/12/06 10:06 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thank you all very much! Its been about six hours, and they are drying out nicely. They are very dry on the outside and just starting to lose flexibility. i bet by morning they will be cracker dry.
i really appreciate all the help, thank you!
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nemmy
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Re: Thanks to everyone, and a question about food dehydrators. [Re: agar]
#5393957 - 03/13/06 12:12 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Agar, I have read some of your posts.... I would rate you as high as possible but I do not yet have enough posts to my status. When I hit it, you have my thanks in the form of rating shrooms :-)
Thanks!
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