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Ok, so I'm ready to harvest my 1st flsuh...
    #5569973 - 04/29/06 12:02 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

What is the best way to preserve/dry out my shrooms? In the past I haven't had any real success preserving my shrooms. Mostly they just shrivelled and rotted before drying completely. I just can't seem to get my shrooms to look like the bag I get from a dealer.
I am looking for a low tech/budget solution that doesn't invole a sophisticated electric drying chamber. Can I do it with just a fan and desiccant?

Please, wise sages of mushroom cultivation, help me.


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Re: Ok, so I'm ready to harvest my 1st flsuh... [Re: theZipperverse]
    #5569980 - 04/29/06 12:06 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

American Harvest Snackmaster dehydrator--with temperature dial and fan. You'll never touch desiccant again, it's the way to go. Check ebay for used ones, they can be picked up for $30-40. In the meantime, a 24 hour fan dry followed by desiccant final dry works fine.



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Re: Ok, so I'm ready to harvest my 1st flsuh... [Re: theZipperverse]
    #5569986 - 04/29/06 12:11 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Absolutely you can. Just place wet stuff in some kind of open-weave basket and put the fan on as high as you can without blowing them away. This should only take a day or two, unless you live in the rain forest.
Then, google "drierite" (thats really how you spell it). It costs $8 a pound, and that should last you a lifetime. It's reusable, unlike Damp Rid which turns to mush as it desiccates. It's also "indicating", tells you when it's full and needs to be baked.

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