drying question..

gary · 03-16-09, 23:44

can someone use a dehumidifier when drying shrooms?
i put mine inside a cabinet,resting on a paper
then i place the dehumidier close to the drying shrooms
this is for 2 days then placed inside a ziplock..

Soliver · 03-17-09, 00:05

Hey, if it works....

I put a box fan on it's back on the floor, on top of bricks (at the corners),
put a screen on top to keep the mushies from falling through, lay the
mush on top, put the fan on low...

They dry well overnight, then it's into the damprid container for a final dry.

Smaller batches can be put into a mesh bag and taped to a smaller fan that is upright,
if that's what you've got, but again, whatever gets 'em dry with what you've got is AOK

soliver

M&M420 · 03-17-09, 00:15

Yeah if it's got a toggle for heat control than I would turn it to it's lowest setting.There is some right up in the vaults on disabling the heating element.I never have understood why people use damprid.I've been using the same silica gel for 10 months now with no problems.I take mine and fan dry for a day or two then place them in the desiccant chamber for cracker dry shooms from 4 to 6 hours

mestophilies · 03-17-09, 00:54

nah meanman I don't think he's using a dehydrator, but a dehumidifier. I'm with sol, if it works use it! and I also use a fan and damp rid, cracker dry in 2 days tops.
Course if it is a dehydrator your dead on!

gary · 03-17-09, 01:13

yep as ive said im using a dehumidifier
it says it removes dampness,prevents mildew growing
and absorbs moisture..
i also fan them using my room fan placing the shrooms below my computer resting on a paper then onto the cabinet with a dehumidifier..
thanks thanks..

buteo · 03-17-09, 01:18

nice. I just let them dry out in a hot room that has no moisture in the air. They dry in a couple hours.

Mushrooms201 · 03-17-09, 01:31

No matter how you dry never use fast high heat and don't rush it, dry em to bone dry then store em.

ishkaboo · 03-17-09, 02:05

I just lay the mushrooms on a couple of plastic "shelves" from inside the food dehydrator, put it in a cardboard box, then put a box fan laying on the box blowing down on high, they are bone dry in a couple days, I dont even have to use the NaOH I have.

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03-16-09, 23:44	#1 (permalink)
gary Mycophage Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 119	drying question.. can someone use a dehumidifier when drying shrooms? i put mine inside a cabinet,resting on a paper then i place the dehumidier close to the drying shrooms this is for 2 days then placed inside a ziplock..

03-17-09, 00:54	#4 (permalink)
mestophilies Agent of Chaos Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,082	nah meanman I don't think he's using a dehydrator, but a dehumidifier. I'm with sol, if it works use it! and I also use a fan and damp rid, cracker dry in 2 days tops. Course if it is a dehydrator your dead on! __________________ "Going from gems to chems." ~Mystic

03-17-09, 01:13	#5 (permalink)
gary Mycophage Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 119	thanks men yep as ive said im using a dehumidifier it says it removes dampness,prevents mildew growing and absorbs moisture.. i also fan them using my room fan placing the shrooms below my computer resting on a paper then onto the cabinet with a dehumidifier.. thanks thanks..

03-17-09, 01:18	#6 (permalink)
buteo Imbicilzzzz Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,355	nice. I just let them dry out in a hot room that has no moisture in the air. They dry in a couple hours. __________________ Im only what i think i am

03-17-09, 00:05	#2 (permalink)
Soliver Deviant Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,784	Hey, if it works.... I put a box fan on it's back on the floor, on top of bricks (at the corners), put a screen on top to keep the mushies from falling through, lay the mush on top, put the fan on low... They dry well overnight, then it's into the damprid container for a final dry. Smaller batches can be put into a mesh bag and taped to a smaller fan that is upright, if that's what you've got, but again, whatever gets 'em dry with what you've got is AOK soliver

03-17-09, 00:15	#3 (permalink)
M&M420 Voyager Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,455	Yeah if it's got a toggle for heat control than I would turn it to it's lowest setting.There is some right up in the vaults on disabling the heating element.I never have understood why people use damprid.I've been using the same silica gel for 10 months now with no problems.I take mine and fan dry for a day or two then place them in the desiccant chamber for cracker dry shooms from 4 to 6 hours

03-17-09, 01:31	#7 (permalink)
Mushrooms201 Mycotopiate Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 541	drying No matter how you dry never use fast high heat and don't rush it, dry em to bone dry then store em.

03-17-09, 02:05	#8 (permalink)
ishkaboo Mycophage Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 813	I just lay the mushrooms on a couple of plastic "shelves" from inside the food dehydrator, put it in a cardboard box, then put a box fan laying on the box blowing down on high, they are bone dry in a couple days, I dont even have to use the NaOH I have. __________________ "Go then. There are other worlds than these"

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