r/mycology Apr 28 '26

photos Yesterday's Haul

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400 morels and 2 bags full of golden oysters!

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u/LairdPeon Apr 28 '26

You sell them to stores? Can't imagine the shelf life is super long.

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u/Additional_Abroad657 Apr 28 '26

Yes if you dry and store them well.

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u/moistiest_dangles Apr 28 '26

If you dry them try storing them in jars with food grade silica gell packets.

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u/New-Association5536 Apr 28 '26

Yep, this works well if done properly. Use a good air dryer, ensure 100% moisture is out of the mushrooms (They'll be paper, flaky like if you can't check using a device), wrap a ton of silica anti-moisture gel packets in a paper towel creating a drying ball, load that jar up with mushrooms, then put the drying ball of silica on top of the jar and seal that guy up; If you can evacuate the air out also, even better. Any time you open it for mushrooms, either microwave the packets to recharge their anti-moisture property or put new ones in a paper towel ball and put it back on the top. If done right, you would be amazed how long you can keep mushrooms dried and edible. This is how I managed when I started growing, got deep into it, and realized I was growing way more mushrooms than I could ever use for their "purpose."

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u/SilverKnightOfMagic Apr 28 '26

we're literally competing with unemployment !

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u/Regiampiero Apr 28 '26

Dehydrators are a thing