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Originally Posted by bluejeanz  Yes! That really blew my mind. I was shocked at his comment about washing them but he went further and soaked them and they had only sucked up a minute amount of water. That was an old ep though cause that was when I stopped brushing them and started washing them. I don't know where you guys buy your mushrooms but our local grocers only sell them pre-packaged and I swear they must roll those babies around in the dirt before packaging them. |
BJ,
The one thing that Alton didn't mention in that segment is the ratio of water absorbed to weight of the mushroom.
I have heard that they can absorb more than 10% of their weight when soaked like that.
When you cook mushrooms, the first thing you notice is that a significant amount of liquid comes out of them when you apply heat and even more if you use salt.
I don't think that this is a problem if you have to cook off another 10% of the liquid, but it does elongate the process of cooking them.
BTW - I think some of them get slimy when they get too wet