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5HR00M5N4K3
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: FooMan]
#9906929 - 03/03/09 09:23 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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buy this. its cheap and awesome and dries them at 95 degrees if you're afraid of heat. i go at 115. and it expands to a gajillion (user manual says 12) trays, so it can grow with you.
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RedDevil420
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: xswaveyx]
#9906941 - 03/03/09 09:24 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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why don't you put them in front of a fan for a day first? they will lose most of the moisture fairly quickly in front of a fan before they have to go in the dehydrator to make them cracker dry.
this would decrease the time in the heat.
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mozartvicious
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: RedDevil420]
#9906976 - 03/03/09 09:30 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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RedDevil420 said: why don't you put them in front of a fan for a day first? they will lose most of the moisture fairly quickly in front of a fan before they have to go in the dehydrator to make them cracker dry.
this would decrease the time in the heat.
Exactly
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Shr00mZ
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: RedDevil420]
#9907007 - 03/03/09 09:34 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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RedDevil420 said: why don't you put them in front of a fan for a day first? they will lose most of the moisture fairly quickly in front of a fan before they have to go in the dehydrator to make them cracker dry.
this would decrease the time in the heat.
Actually I do mine the opposite way. I dehydrate sometimes til they're mostly dry about a hour or two left. But if my dehydrator is in my grow room it makes the temp go up about 5-10 degrees. Once it makes the temp hit that 85 mark. I shut it off, No matter if they arent completely dry yet. They hold better form if you do this. Either way though.. it doesnt really matter, I find putting them in the air when fresh makes them bruise causing potency loss. If you throw them immediatly in the dehydrator, they dont turn blue. Let them dry in a dehydrator or eat fresh. You wont notice a potency loss. Ive chopped some up to put them in chocolate when fresh, There was no noticable potency loss.
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xswaveyx
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: Shr00mZ]
#9907058 - 03/03/09 09:40 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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Shr00mZ said:
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RedDevil420 said: why don't you put them in front of a fan for a day first? they will lose most of the moisture fairly quickly in front of a fan before they have to go in the dehydrator to make them cracker dry.
this would decrease the time in the heat.
Actually I do mine the opposite way. I dehydrate sometimes til they're mostly dry about a hour or two left. But if my dehydrator is in my grow room it makes the temp go up about 5-10 degrees. Once it makes the temp hit that 85 mark. I shut it off, No matter if they arent completely dry yet. They hold better form if you do this. Either way though.. it doesnt really matter, I find putting them in the air when fresh makes them bruise causing potency loss. If you throw them immediatly in the dehydrator, they dont turn blue. Let them dry in a dehydrator or eat fresh. You wont notice a potency loss. Ive chopped some up to put them in chocolate when fresh, There was no noticable potency loss.
are you fucking kidding me? you put fresh shrooms in chocolates?
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: mozartvicious]
#9907063 - 03/03/09 09:41 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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RedDevil420 said: why don't you put them in front of a fan for a day first? they will lose most of the moisture fairly quickly in front of a fan before they have to go in the dehydrator to make them cracker dry.
this would decrease the time in the heat.
Heat doesn't noticeably affect potency, so why do you need to decrease the time?
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mozartvicious
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: xswaveyx]
#9907162 - 03/03/09 09:53 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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I put fresh shrooms in my mouth and eat them. I think they're really good fresh. Maybe with some french onion dip or something, just like a regular store bought mushroom.
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RedDevil420
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: mozartvicious]
#9907243 - 03/03/09 10:03 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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mozartvicious said: I put fresh shrooms in my mouth and eat them. I think they're really good fresh. Maybe with some french onion dip or something, just like a regular store bought mushroom.
Haha agreed. By themselves, cubes taste a little funky though. They're amazing when fresh in spaghetti, on pizza and chili. Ive had them in cream of mushroom soup too, one can with 70-80g fresh doesn't taste bad at all.
PS: I ate the whole can. I tripped balls.
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mozartvicious
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: RedDevil420]
#9907268 - 03/03/09 10:06 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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Yeah, I don't really see a terribly large difference in taste than other grocery mushrooms when they're fresh... maybe a bit stronger sometimes, but not by much.
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RedDevil420
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: mozartvicious]
#9907340 - 03/03/09 10:19 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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lucky you, mine tasted way stronger than button mushrooms. mmm blue soup
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mozartvicious
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: RedDevil420]
#9907380 - 03/03/09 10:24 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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If you play classical music for your mushrooms while they're growing up, they will be happier, and thus not be so BITTER when they're adults
hehe
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RedDevil420
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: mozartvicious]
#9907422 - 03/03/09 10:31 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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Rap is way better though... And metal would do the most if you were going to play them music to help them grow. It's supposed to actually help plants grow healthier and faster... i think
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ShroomKitty
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: RedDevil420]
#9909988 - 03/04/09 12:02 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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Thanks for everyone's input. I'm using the dehydrator as it was intended till they snap.
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ronjohn7779
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Re: So What is the Truth with Dehydrators and Potency Loss? [Re: 5HR00M5N4K3]
#9910112 - 03/04/09 12:23 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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5HR00M5N4K3 said: buy this. its cheap and awesome and dries them at 95 degrees if you're afraid of heat. i go at 115. and it expands to a gajillion (user manual says 12) trays, so it can grow with you.
american harvest, fd-60 or fd-61 word
I use that at 125. I had it on 135 mistakenly the other day...those mushrooms still kicked everyones ass hardcore. I think that heat potency loss thing is a myth. It's bunk in my mind. I've dried shrooms in a oven before and they kicked my ass.
On thing to consider about a dehydrator is that only the air is really hot. If you touch the mushrooms themselves they aren't all that hot. Just about 10-15 degrees above room temp. Thats kind of a nice thing to consider.
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