Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with mushrooms as a star ingredient.
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How to work with Dried Mushrooms?
I was recently given a bag of dried mushrooms and am unsure how to work with them. What's the best way to use them?
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Substituting Dried Shiitake Mushrooms for Fresh
I have a recipe that calls for 12 oz of fresh Shiitake mushrooms. Due to cost and availability concerns, I decided to get dried instead, figuring I would be able to find information about how to ...
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How can I tell if a mushroom is poisonous?
Assume I have found and want to eat a to me unknown kind of mushroom. Is there some way to find out if that mushroom is poisonous by looking/smelling/soaking it?
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Substituting fresh shitake mushrooms for dried
My question is exactly the reverse of this one:
Substituting Dried Shiitake Mushrooms for Fresh
I have a recipe for vegetarian gravy which calls for 8 dried shitake mushrooms, but I only have fresh ...
