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Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes?
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I have a friend who works at a shoe store and they were wondering if it would be ok to use the silica/desiccant packets that come in the shoes?


edit: i meant for drying and storage of mushrooms
i knew it looked to short when i typed it


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Edited by heartofalion (08/21/07 05:58 PM)

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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: heartofalion]
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shure he can do what ever he wants with them. he can even eat them if he "wants" to. his choice :smile:

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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: jaybean77]
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jaybean77 said:
shure he can do what ever he wants with them. he can even eat them if he "wants" to. his choice :smile:


haha im stupid i meant for drying/storage of mushrooms wow i must be really out of it today


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Edited by heartofalion (08/21/07 05:57 PM)

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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: heartofalion]
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They'll work but you'll want a lot.


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: veilbreaker]
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i dont get it
what are you gonna do with those packets


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: heartofalion]
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they work great for storage - keeping dried shrooms crisp.

you probably wouldnt want to dry wet shrooms with it but you could
"crisp up" fan dried mushrooms.

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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: spock]
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Of course... always use the fan.


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: veilbreaker]
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wow... im not useing a fan to dry, just letting them sit there on a rack
im gonna put the fan on


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: wutang]
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Oh man, you don't know what you're missing!  :lol:


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: veilbreaker]
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veilbreaker said:
Oh man, you don't know what you're missing!  :lol:


wait what?


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: heartofalion]
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heartofalion said:
veilbreaker said:
Oh man, you don't know what you're missing!  :lol:


wait what?


wutang said he never used a fan to dry his mushrooms, he just let them sit there.


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: veilbreaker]
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veilbreaker said:
heartofalion said:
veilbreaker said:
Oh man, you don't know what you're missing!  :lol:


wait what?


wutang said he never used a fan to dry his mushrooms, he just let them sit there.


ah ok i wasnt sure who your post was to sorry


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: wutang]
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wutang said:
wow... im not useing a fan to dry, just letting them sit there on a rack
im gonna put the fan on


haha... always fan first, desiccant 2nd.

silica will work, but I would prolly pour it all into the bottom of a desiccant chamber.

When in a hurry, I've used a cracked oven on the lowest setting, after fanning for a day. Worked fine. You gotta use a thermometer tho... I think ~155F is the hottest you wanna go, or they might lose some magic. Some ovens are hotter than others and the heat will fluctuate with the oven cracked. The element will keep turning on, so you gotta watch it. My oven seems to get a bit too hot with the door closed.(185F)


Dehydrators are the way to go, tho.


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: rhet]
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:lol: those posts are funny..i used to let them dry on a rack
but starting two hours ago, they are on a fan :thumbup:
seems to work better!!!!!!!!


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: wutang]
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That's the thing about this site Wutang, everyday you can come on here and learn something new and improved. Pretty cool ain't it.

I keep those packets in the baggie as well. But I try to use the ones in the vitamin bottles since those were made to touch things that are consumed.


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: mushbaby]
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very true mushbaby
i'd wouldnt be growing if the shroomery didn't exist


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: wutang]
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wutang said:
very true mushbaby
i'd wouldnt be growing if the shroomery didn't exist


so true. so true.


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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: heartofalion]
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true dat! this place
rules.
if you get enough of the packets it will work fine. desiccant is desiccant. no? i wouldnt let the mushrooms touch them though. and id look into what kind of desiccant they contain. im sure its no big deal.
good luck:)

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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: heartofalion]
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silica kitty litter works too! makes it easier than breaking open an uncountable number of individual packets
something like these:
http://www.petcetera.ca/sites/petcetera/uploads/flayerproducts/22550040.jpg
http://www.petsmart.com/global/include/inc_product_detail_popup.jsp?PRODUCT<>prd_id=845524441780440&FOLDER<>folder_id=2534374302033738&ASSORTMENT<>;ast_id=2534374302023690&bmUID=1187751449822

range from $5 on sale, to around $18 if buying a huge container of it.

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Re: Can i use silica packets that come in like clothes? [Re: aberrant]
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well my friend has a big packet from their lcd tv that they are going to use in conjunction with the little packets. Do they really need to be ripped open? i mean the package its in now allows airflow doesnt it?


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