I'm wanting to turn artist conk into powder. How should I dehydrate it for grinding in my cornmeal grinder? I tried 6 hours at 180 in the oven, and it's still moist to the touch.
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1A shelf fungus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganoderma_applanatum– Wayfaring StrangerCommented Oct 8, 2018 at 23:06
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1I've edited the information from your comment into your question; in the future please do that yourself, or better yet, include it from the beginning. I'm also not sure whether you meant 180C or 180F.– Cascabel ♦Commented Oct 10, 2018 at 16:06
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I've found that it makes a tea that tastes kind of like vanilla.– a coderCommented Oct 11, 2018 at 20:18
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As the generic simple answer that works for most mushrooms:
- Cut them in cubes of 1 cm³ (0.061 inch³)
- Put them on parchment paper in your oven at 110°C (230°F)
- for 1 hour (½ Shí).
doesn't seem to work on this particular mushroom, you'll need special (read: expensive) equipment to be able to dry these before being able to grind them to powder and that is:
Sorry! :-(
Note: Or bring a few six packs to someone owning this equipment already and drink the beers while waiting for the process to finish
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1From Wikipedia: "It forms fruiting bodies that are up to 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in) across, hard as leather, woody-textured, and inedible in raw form." -- it sounds cutting them may be nontrivial. Is this intended as generic advice about fungus or specific for this type?– Cascabel ♦Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 14:32
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1@Cascabel generic for any fungus and I see what a coder's question is now...– FabbyCommented Oct 9, 2018 at 14:35
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2@acoder Including what you've tried unsuccessfully is hugely helpful for potential answers -- can you update your original question?– EricaCommented Oct 10, 2018 at 13:02
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1Maybe that fungus has essentially watertight pores that merely expand when heated? Maybe your oven is of the type that keeps moisture inside unless vented? Commented Oct 12, 2018 at 22:19