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abominableshroomman
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 dessicant setup 
#835902 - 08/22/02 11:44 AM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've got a tupperware container and some DAMP RID (calcium chloride pellets) and some mushrooms.
I fan dried the mushrooms for a long time, so now they _look_ dry, but many are still kinda soft and flexible (I live in the south and the humidity is always high).
Here is my dessicant set-up:
i put damp rid on the bottom of the tupperware (a little more than enough to cover the bottom surface), then i put 3 layers of paper towels on top of the damp rid, then i put my shrooms on top of the paper towels... Is this a good set up? someone on the msg board suggested it, but i think the paper towels will get soaked? i need to dry fast, my shrooms are rotting
i hate the humidity here
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matts
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 Baby_Hitler
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Use a patented Baby_Hitler Sock Jar?.
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I_Stain_Blue
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 Re: dessicant setup [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#836077 - 08/22/02 12:48 PM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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hey sweet idea!!
how long does it usually take to dry out a toe-full ?
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Baby_Hitler
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Re: dessicant setup [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#836104 - 08/22/02 12:58 PM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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Fan dry first, then put in jar. Should be cracker dry in 24 hours.
I've noticed that when I put more fan dry mushrooms in with the already cracker dry shrooms, the cracker dry shrooms will soften a little sometimes before going cracker dry again.
2 sock jars may work better, one for drying, and one for long term storage. I mean, you already have an odd sock anyway.
And for God's sake use a clean sock!
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I_Stain_Blue
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Re: dessicant setup [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#836117 - 08/22/02 01:02 PM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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your post made me chuckle 
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Fd3000
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Re: dessicant setup [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#836160 - 08/22/02 01:16 PM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey baby hitler are you sure Moe didnt come up with that? Im sure i saw a post from him describing a jar/sock idea like that....
Dessicant setups dont have to be all the same, or complex. I just put dessicant(epsom salt actually) in one side of my chamber and the mushrooms on the other. They dont touch eachother so its fine!
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blueshroomchick
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I put my dessicant in the bottom of a Rubbermade and set a wire mesh letter holder that I got at Wally world over the dessicant, upside down. The letter tray holds the shrooms off of the dessicant and they dry pretty quick.
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Re: dessicant setup [Re: matts]
#836241 - 08/22/02 01:52 PM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've never gotten the "slime" matts describes above. Maybe because I pre-dry in the dehydrator. The desiccant seems to pull the moisture out of everything .
The sock jar is a really good idea if you don't have too many to dry.
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Edited by marathonman (08/22/02 01:53 PM)
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I_Stain_Blue
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Re: dessicant setup [Re: marathonman]
#836247 - 08/22/02 01:54 PM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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unfortunately i have a ton to dry -- i might make a lot of these hitler sock jars
(not a literal ton)
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Re: dessicant setup [Re: Fd3000]
#836259 - 08/22/02 02:01 PM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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 Re: dessicant setup [Re: Baby_Hitler]
#836547 - 08/22/02 04:15 PM (22 years, 3 months ago) |
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I was always under in the impression that it was better to have to airspace below the damp-rid as well. This gives the slime a place to go and lets the damp-rid do its job better. Also, putting your shrooms right on top of the damp-rid lets them soak up the slime, making them wet, which is exactly the opposite of what you're trying to do.
primal
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