do you wash the mushroom before cooking?

[quote] the mushroom

Just the one, dear?

fine, the mushroomz!

I've use a mushroom brush for years, and it hasn't killed anybody yet. So it must be OK. I don't like to wash mushrooms because they absorb liquid like sponges.

^^^^ I've used. (Sorry.)

I mushroom brush is to be used with water.

R3 I usually pick those big and firm ones with no soft or decolored spots. wash and rinse them quick within 5 minutes, they don't absorb much water.

Mushrooms are vile, and don't belong anywhere near food. The only place they belong is in the forest, or on the compost pile.

I use a damp paper towel, I don't emerse them in water.

I wash them in the dishwasher.

I try no touch

I rinse mushrooms because I see the grocers picking their nose while they think we can't see them.

I drain the mushroom too.

You can go out and pick mushrooms close to my house. Some of them are....special. :)

🍄🍄🍄

I wash them and dry them with a paper towel.

Chefs also say to sprinkle salt on them to dry put the moisture.

Ina & R8 are doing it correctly.

Most of the time I cook mushrooms separately and then add it to the dish because I don't want the mushroom liquid. And I guess that's because I rinse the hell out them first, hmmm.

Get the Button Mushrooms or Cup Mushrooms as they're less likely to retain filthy soil and nasal mucus.

[R16]

Place the unwashed mushrooms in a Ziplock bag and leave a part of the Ziplock open. Put it in the refrigerator overnight, and it will take a lot of the moisture out of the mushroom. They saute better that way., leaving that tasty fond in the pan, which you can de-glaze after cooking. Clean them with a paper towel and a bit of water, then dry, just before you cook them.

Yes, I rinse them. Since lockdown, I can spend two hours on prep/cook since I’m not going anywhere. The fun part is prepping components for other meals while I’m waiting.

I wash them.

Thanks, R5. I didn't know that.

R5 is clearly trolling here!

Always wash the mushroom before cocking.

Alton Brown tested how much water is absorbed by mushrooms when they're washed (not soaked) and drained -- the amount was very negligible (I don't remember the number). Fussbudget though he can be, he concluded that no harm is done by washing (which may not be necessary if any visible dirt can be removed by simply brushing or rubbing with a dry towel).

I live with a mushroom scientist, so I have made a through study of how they should be treated for cooking.

A mushroom brush is often too harsh for mushrooms’ tender skins. Most commercial mushrooms are either grown on sterile media (white button and porcini) or hardwood (Japanese varieties) so most don’t need a lot of washing.

Washing is best. These are plants-like organisms, which have cell walls made of an aquaphobic material (chitin, like crustaceans) and are evolved to grow in the rain. They don’t soak up anymore water than any other vegetable.

Mushrooms taste best when dehydrated a bit. This is best accomplished by sautéing in a bit of butter, covered, until the cells walls are broken down and then finished uncovered after they have given up all of their liquid.

Mole people work the mushroom mines and there are no toilets down there.

Wash your mushrooms.

Is this the mushroom where the mushroom go up into the pan?

Much depends on what the use for the mushrooms are. If for salad or stir frying or a dry/fresh use, just cleaning them by brushing them off is best. If you're using them for a braise or soup, washing can be done. It's mainly soaking them for a long time that leaves them waterlogged and unpleasant. Mushrooms are funny - be kind to them.

Commercial mushrooms are grown in compost media that are sterile from the heat of the composting process.

(And don't "Oh, dear" the correct use of a plural noun with a plural verb.)

[quote] I live with a mushroom scientist

And I thought I'd seen it all on DL.

It's sad that OP can only afford to buy her mushrooms one at a time.

I clean the mushroom after he’s spread and bred. 🍄

Alton Brown debunked this long ago by experimenting. They don't absorb water. He weighed them, then immersed them, drained and weighed again. Not enough difference to even register.

The same as one of the food magazines tested good wine vs cheap wine for cooking, and no one could tell the difference. Only an idiot would use good wine to cook with. Snotty queens would I'm sure.

Look it up bitches.

Commercially grown mushrooms are not grown in dirt. They're grown in a growing medium usually consisting of sawdust, grain, straw, or wood chips. You shouldn't wash your mushrooms. If you don't have a soft bristle brush to brush any debris off the mushroom you can use, as Ina did, a paper towel to brush them off.

R31, I’d tell you more don’t want certain people here to be able to dox me. Suffice to say, ever mixologist working in America today knows his name.

I wash mushrooms thoroughly right before I cook them. If I were going to eat them raw, I'd also wash them thoroughly before eating.

Mixologist = mycologist, and the rest of the corrections should be apparent

[quote] I live with a mushroom scientist

Holy shit!

[quote] Only an idiot would use good wine to cook with. Snotty queens would I'm sure.

Greg would.

This talk of mushrooms reminds me of an old joke:

My first wife died from eating poisoned mushrooms. My second wife died from a fractured skull. She wouldn't eat her mushrooms.

I never wash them. If I see something, I just wipe it off with my finger. Never fell ill.

it's even more sad that R32 is still using her 1.5-inch screen Nokia phone, she had to keep scrolling down to browse the internet, so far she has not reached the end of the first post.

Mushrooms don’t actually grow in dirt, so you don’t “wash” them

R39, I’ve held back from commenting on the mushroom threads that have been popular here for the last few months but there are some smart people on those so I don’t need to.

[quote] Suffice to say, ever mixologist working in America today knows his name.

Every bartender in America knows your SO's name? Impressive.

I wash my bedroom before cooking.

R46, please see R38

Greg probably has a special brush to clean his mushroom loins with before he sears them and places them on a pile of creamed corn.

Don’t wash them.

[quote]do you wash the mushroom before cooking?

Depends on how long it was up my ass.

R49, that's "farmers' market organic corn picked this morning, coddled in dairy-fresh cream from humanely raised grass fed cows".

[quote] do you wash the mushroom before cooking?

Is this a euphemism?

No, r53, that’s up the stairs and the second door on the left.

Thanks R54

I've found it!

OP, it doesn't matter if your dick has a shroomhead or not. Wash that dick before it sees action!

Use Vim too!

OP no.

I'm cut so no dirty smeg.

"wash the mushroom"

Is that something like "Cetch da Monkey"?