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moosehead
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simple Q

#552832 - 02/15/02 05:03 PM (21 years, 9 months ago)

i want to do the PF - TEK method cuss baking a cake is complicated to me. Any ways i can not use the pressure cooker or is it necissary?

BTW if this was in the FAQ then i am sorry, i didnt see any thing about it though

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angryshroom
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Re: simple Q

[Re: moosehead]
#552934 - 02/15/02 06:45 PM (21 years, 9 months ago)

You should really read the Magic Mushroom Growers Guide...(MMGG for short). Its found under growing ---> p. cubensis

Read it. Think about it. Then Read again 2 more times. Then go to the FAQ's on questions you might have. Research your little soul out on the internet and then post questions... :smile:

First off, there is NO baking. The term "cake" is when the mycelium has completely colonized your substrate...(verm/brown rice flour). Pressure cooking is to sterlize your verm and flour in water after they are in the jars.

You dont need a pressure cooker, just get a steamer and a big pot and boil your jars for 2 hours :smile:

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Mush_Mouth
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Re: simple Q

[Re: moosehead]
#552938 - 02/15/02 06:49 PM (21 years, 9 months ago)

Tell you what dude,

You just need a big ass pot, put your jars in it, and fill it with water half-way up the jar. Let it boil for about an hour....and let those jars cool!!!!! good luck! I am also a newbie, and I recomend doing what I did I read every post for two months.....than I read 70 pages worth of archives.

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angryshroom
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Re: simple Q

[Re: Mush_Mouth]
#552954 - 02/15/02 07:02 PM (21 years, 9 months ago)

Well..
You have to make sure the jars aren't resting DIRECTLY on the bottom of the pot. Get a steamer, or put a washcloth in there.
Secondly, dont fill the water up half way, because the bubbles from the boil will splash up and could be absorbed by the lids...Just put in an inch or so of water.

Lastly, you really should sterilze longer than an hour. The temps only reach 212F, and there are bacteria which could stand those temperatures. Do it for at least an hour and a half!

Yeah, make sure you read the experienced guys' posts...Anno for example is someone you want to look up in the archives. He speaks words of wisdom! :smile:

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CuckoosNest
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Re: simple Q

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#552956 - 02/15/02 07:04 PM (21 years, 9 months ago)

Boiling for 2 hours is kinda overkill. One hour should be sufficiant for any flour based substrate.

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moosehead
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Re: simple Q

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#553253 - 02/16/02 01:06 AM (21 years, 9 months ago)

heh, i ment baking a cake as in an actual cake, i know about the cakes and the casings, well at least a few basics. The thing about cake was used to show that i was using the beginner method cuss i want something easy, sorry for the confusion :smile:

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Anno
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Re: simple Q

[Re: moosehead]
#553270 - 02/16/02 01:32 AM (21 years, 9 months ago)

So, what are your questions?

Shroomery Cultivation FAQ : Getting started : Do I need a pressure cooker?

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carbonhoots
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Re: simple Q

[Re: moosehead]
#553277 - 02/16/02 01:47 AM (21 years, 9 months ago)

If you have trouble baking a cake...

Growing shrooms is definitly harder than baking a cake.
It ain't no cakewalk. Takes longer too.

once you harvest your first batch, baking a cake should be a piece of cake

I'll eat to that.

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carbonhoots
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Re: simple Q

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#553278 - 02/16/02 01:48 AM (21 years, 9 months ago)

Do you drink moosehead beer?

I do. It's the best. Period.

It just takes one sip to be a convert

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moosehead
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Re: simple Q

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#553978 - 02/16/02 09:44 PM (21 years, 9 months ago)

yeah that made me feel stupid. Thank you for that and i am sorry i didnt see that in the first place.

BTW I do like moosehead beer but no one ever buys it so i have to live with out it

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Roadkill
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Re: simple Q

[Re: carbonhoots]
#555704 - 02/18/02 08:59 PM (21 years, 9 months ago)

I think i can grow mushrooms better than i can bake a cake....roflmaoooo

I tell the girl friend to bake me a fucking cake....lolz

She tells me to fuck off... I eat her pie....*EG*

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