Mini portabellas are on sale this week, 8 oz for $1. I bought 3 packages Sunday. Washed and sliced, spread on the dehydrator. Finished packing them away this morning. Had to smash them down a bit but I managed to get all 3 packages into a pint jar.

The carrots are next.

I always forget about dehydrating mushrooms! Thanks for the reminder :-)

we bought 10 packs last time I got buttons on sale. I dried a few and then canned up the rest. I figure this is the only way I am going to get mushrooms that aren't canned in China.

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do you have to pretreat like potatoes to keep from darkening never have done mushrooms not yet anyway

We just string the morels up to dry. Works great!

Can you eat them dried or do they later need to be re-hydrated and cooked?

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I get those boxes at the grocery store that are in the marked down produce rack and bring them home to dry. So far I have 8 big bags. The DD's have been hinting at a bag or so. Thinking of Christmas in a basket of goodies for them. Wonderful food dryed and then soaked in water for a bit and tossed in the stew.

I don't worry about them getting dark. They naturally turn dark as they cook and since they are sliced it's not like they're going to be large and really visible anyway.

I hope you can eat them dried or I am in big trouble. Gotta taste test your product.

Haven't tried them in eggs. I think they would rehydrate ok if you soak them in milk for a while.

I love getting them on sale and drying them. It works out great here, because my husband doesn't like mushrooms. By drying them, I can add a handful or so at a time and not waste any.
I soak mine in water or broth if I'm using them as a topping (like in spagetti). And thats it for the "cooking" process. If I'm using them in hamburger patties or meatloaf, I just mix them into the meat dried.

I tried mine today...little salt sprinkled on and yummy. I did not think they would taste good uncooked, but I was wrong. I cooked a few in some pasta yesterday, they were really good. I need to get more to dry.

I used to grind dried mushrooms to powder, and add them to sauces, or sprinkle them on meat about to be grilled. But since then I have learned that they can be rehydrated in hot water (save the water for soup or gravy), and then sauteed in butter or oil, and are still very good. I love dried mushrooms.
No pre-treating necessary. they dry perfectly nicely in the air (in a dry climate), or in a dehydrator on low. Probably the easiest thing there is to dry.

Got my favorite mushroom recipie for you all if you want it.

Place a little Olive Oil (or Coconut Oil) in frying pay, sprinkle "minced" garlic in and let the garlic brown slightly. Then toss in your "sliced" mushrooms and pop a lid on all. Let it cook on slow to medium speed for a bit, turn over and do again. The juices that come out are excellent too.

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I can eat many pounds cooked that way. I have eaten many pounds cooked that way.

The large portabellas are really good that way. Bacon grease is an acceptable substitute for olive oil.

I forget about dehydrating them as well. I don't know how many times I buy them and then forget I have them and they go bad! I think I am going to start dehydrating them right away.

And Danaus- Bacon grease is an acceptable substitute for anything!!

I bought 3 more pounds today. After reading some of the "sale" threads on grocery prices I checked the regular price and these are half off. I may have to get more before Sunday.

[QUOTE=Feisty Farm;6095607]I forget about dehydrating them as well. I don't know how many times I buy them and then forget I have them and they go bad! I think I am going to start dehydrating them right away.



This is why I dehydrated mine. Everytime I invest in fresh mushrooms, I forget I have them, and next thing you know...science project in refer..lol. I just sprayed some oil on a cookie sheet and set the oven one 300 then when it was hot I turned it down as low as it would go and gave it 5 minutes to cool down, put tray in oven and went to bed they were perfect the next morning.

I get a great deal at the FM on mushrooms. I go at the end of the market and can usually pick up 10 lb of mushrooms for under $5.

I'll either slice & dehydrate or can them up. Canning is easy. clean mushrooms, cover with water, boil for 5 minutes. Leave 1" headspace. (optional: Salt 1/4 tsp for half pints, 1/2 tsp for pints). Ladle boiling water over mushrooms leaving 1" headspace.

Process half pints & pints 45 minutes @ 10 lb pressure.

Additionally, I'll take the water I've boiled the mushrooms in and pressure can that also.

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I only buy mushrooms when they are on markdown at my local Kroger's .I will cook one container with some garlic and the rest I dehydrate (usually get 4 to 6 containers at a time at.99 each ).Then I will grind some into powder to use in many dishes and leave some to use in dishes such as spaghetti .When I can get the ----iki mushrooms I dehydrate them and eat them as a snack like chips !!! The ----iki are the only ones I like to eat like chips ..Oh so good !

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I used some today in mashed potatoes. Crumbled nicely and the larger bits rehydrated beautifully.

I hope they go on sale again soon. I found 2 more trays for the dehydrator.

I just dehydrated 4 lbs and they are delicious. I got them for $1.00 lb.

Thanks for this, mushrooms are on sale for 10/$10 get the 11th one free at Meijer this coming week and I want to dry some up.

Thanks for the heads up on the Meijer sale.

I do love drying mushrooms.
You feel rich as a king to have those jars of dried mushrooms in the pantry.
But I can't do them inside. The smell after about the 4th hour just about kills me.

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I just dried 20+ lbs.of Hen-of-the-Woods mushrooms (a wild variety) and ended up with 20 oz. of dried mushrooms. 1 oz dried = 4 oz fresh (any mushroom), but you could just can them as MuellersLaneFarm said. Saute them in a little butter, do them up in 4 or 8 oz. jars for 40 min. and you're good to go.

When rehydrating them, use the mushroom water for making rice- excellent!

That goes without saying

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Thanks for the heads up! Might have to get 10#, (or 20 )

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I am adding small jars to my gift baskets .one each of sliced dehydrated and one of mushroom powder made from the stems that seemed tobe too hard when rehydrated ..

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I saw the ad this morning and the mushrooms come out to be $1.80/lb. What a great buy! The minibellas are baby portabellas. It would be nice if they had the full size ones for that price!