Storing Mushrooms

[shagufta]

Cover mushrooms with a damp cloth or in a paper bag with holes poked in the cloth/bag for ventilation. This will keep them dry. Refrigerate for long life.

[Jenyfari]

I usually store mine in the paper bag that I bought them in. Seems to keep them going for quite a while.

[NOCHEF&JUSTLOVESFOOD.YUM]

I agree with both of the replies in this thread. I love all mushrooms so much that in recent years I have taken to buying them dried. A bit more exspensive but I can have any kind I want at any time of year and the cost is actually comparable. Hint, search for asian ( especially Korean) sites for good deals and great quality!

[Liketobake]

My parents are in love with mushrooms. (They are not my favourite vegtable). Anyways when they find a good deal on mushrooms they stock up big time. They cut them up and freeze them. Then when they want to use them they put them in things like spaghetti sauce, works great!

:D

[George©]

I agree with both of the replies in this thread. I love all mushrooms so much that in recent years I have taken to buying them dried. A bit more exspensive but I can have any kind I want at any time of year and the cost is actually comparable. Hint, search for asian ( especially Korean) sites for good deals and great quality!

I was going to post the exact same thing really. I love fresh mushrooms, but using dry mushrooms opens you up to a whole world of possibilities that you otherwise just wouldn't get to have....mousseron's come to mind, same with porcini's...both hard to find fresh a lot of the time.

[Mancook]

I think that I have seen this thread before. A mushroom is also considered as a vegetable, so I will advice everyone here to wrap it on an old newspaper. This way you can be sure that it will be kept fresh for a longer period until you that you will use them.

[Dishwashboy]

A mushroom is considered as a vegetable too. I also think that you can use the other paper to preserve them. You don’t really need to set up a budget for it because you can use any paper as long as it is clean.

[she_cookie]

Oh, i did not know this :)
This is great advice, thank you.
I always used to buy mushrooms and cook them right away o they would not end up bad.
Now i know how to keep them 'alive' for a longer period of time. :)
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[mcnerd]

I dehydrate my fresh mushrooms if I'm not able to use them in a reasonable amount of time. I love it when my market offers a major discount on packages of fresh mushrooms that have reached their "sell by" date. They are still fresh but the store needs to offload them. I take them home, slice them up, and put them in the dehydrator. They are stored in vacuum-sealed bags or mason jars within easy grasp when I'm cooking.

Dried mushrooms can be rehydrated or just tossed into soups, stews, and stir frys, or cooked with my favorite steak.

[gwydion]

Store in a cool place, slice and freeze or dry them. Drying intensifies the flavour and because of the sugars in mushrooms you can re-constitute many mushrooms by soaking in water. If you would like to dry your own, then here's the way to make dried mushrooms (http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/miscellaneous/fetch-recipe.php?rid=misc-dried-mushrooms).

In many countries dried mushrooms are preferred to fresh simply because the flavour is more intense.

[lesley]

Buy them in bulk, when they're on offer at the supermarkets. Slice them, freeze, use when needed. You can dry them by hanging them in a warm place, but you have to make sure they are completely dried out before you store them in jars, if not you end up with mouldy mushrooms.
Lesley
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[faster]

Any true shroom lover will probably have run into a bit of bitterness. A lot of shrooms in anything can bring this slight bitter aftertaste. The solution is to add sugar - 1/8 tsp. to the mixture you're cooking with shrooms. Mix it and taste. If it's still bitter, add another 1/8 tsp. This isn't going to make it sweet at all, but sugar counteracts bitterness in many foods, mushrooms being one. Cukes, eggplant, bell peppers, can also have this problem. A tiny bit of sugar goes a long way here. I always put a smidge of it into one of my dearly-loved cucumber salads.

True, the flavor of dried shrooms IS more intense, but the texture never returns. I love both kinds, but usually prefer fresh. I've dried portabellos - excellent! It's easy to do here in Mexico where a sunny day is normal. Keeping the bugs out is the only real problem - have to put fine screening around them.

Frankly, if I needed to keep them longer than one can hope for with shrooms, I'd just chop them, bag and freeze them. Or sautee them first.

[Drama Queen]

I love fresh mushrooms and keep a supply on hand all the time. I eat them so I don't have to store them for a long period, but when I do this is how.
NEVER store mushrooms wet. NEVER wash them before storing and be sure not to use plastic bags. NEVER wrap them. They need air circulation.
The natural moisture in the mushroom will cause them to decay very fast. A paper bag as othes have suggested is perfect.

P.S. I just found this - Click here (http://www.ehow.com/how_4607725_storing-fresh-mushrooms.html) for some good information.
Better yet, eat them. :D

[Diane]

I too love mushroom, like shitake and button mushroom. That is a nice to tips to keep it fresh. Thank you