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The Unexpected Kitchen Tool That Makes Cleaning Dirt Off Mushrooms So Easy - Tasting Table

Use a stiff-bristled pastry brush to remove dirt from mushrooms, spot-clean with a damp paper towel, then dry in a salad spinner for better browning.
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1 month ago

That won't wash: should you rinse your mushrooms?

He cites Harold McGee, who tested this theory in his book The Curious Cook: McGee weighed 252g fresh mushrooms, submerged them in water for five minutes, then removed them, blotted the surface moisture and reweighed them. The result was 258g, which, as McGee noted, is a 16th of a teaspoon of extra water per mushroom. This was after five minutes of soaking, so five to 10 seconds of rinsing under running water is going to make no difference whatsoever.
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