I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a couple of
years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or vacuum pack them? How
do they defrost?
Any ideas?
Richard.

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> I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a couple of
> years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or vacuum pack them?
> How do they defrost?
> Any ideas?
> Richard.
>

Works fine. We brought back a heap of dried porcini from Italy. We parcelled
them out into small ziploc bags and froze them. We are just now using the
last of them, 4 years later. I won't say that the flavor has not suffered at
all, but they are still very tasty and enjoyable.


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Richard Green wrote:
> I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a
couple of
> years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or vacuum pack
them? How
> do they defrost?
> Any ideas?
> Richard.

They are already dried so vacuum packing them will probably keep them
good for years. I found an overlooked cellophane package of dried
shiitake once that had probably been in the cupboard for over a year.
Opened it, they seemed okay, used some and they were fine. As to
freezing, I dunno. Seems both unnecessary and possible it would
introduce more uncertainty.

-aem

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"Richard Green" > wrote:

> I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a couple of
> years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or vacuum pack them? How
> do they defrost?
> Any ideas?
> Richard.
>
>

Vacuum pack, freeze with dessicants.

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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:52:06 -0600, Katra
> wrote:

> In article >,
> "Richard Green" > wrote:
>
> > I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a couple of
> > years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or vacuum pack them? How
> > do they defrost?
> > Any ideas?
> > Richard.
> >
> >
>
> Vacuum pack, freeze with dessicants.

Have you found an inexpensive source for dried? My supply
is just about gone.

sf

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sf > wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:52:06 -0600, Katra
> > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > "Richard Green" > wrote:
> >
> > > I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a couple
> > > of
> > > years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or vacuum pack them?
> > > How
> > > do they defrost?
> > > Any ideas?
> > > Richard.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Vacuum pack, freeze with dessicants.
>
> Have you found an inexpensive source for dried? My supply
> is just about gone.
>
> sf

Not yet... but that is how I treat my large packages of Shitake and
Dictyophora indusiata (veiled lady) dried mushrooms that I get at the
oriental market.

I'll let you know! :-)

Kat

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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:35:59 GMT, "Richard Green"
> wrote:

>I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a couple of
>years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or vacuum pack them? How
>do they defrost?
>Any ideas?
>Richard.
>
They keep very well dried. Put them in a few zipper bags. A kilo is a
lot. Just use them in more things. But I have bought t pound at a time
with no problem.



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In article >,
Katra > wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:52:06 -0600, Katra
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > "Richard Green" > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a couple
> > > > of
> > > > years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or vacuum pack
> > > > them?
> > > > How
> > > > do they defrost?
> > > > Any ideas?
> > > > Richard.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Vacuum pack, freeze with dessicants.
> >
> > Have you found an inexpensive source for dried? My supply
> > is just about gone.
> >
> > sf
>

sf, try he

http://earthy.com/a_dried_mushroom.htm

$45.00 per lb. sounds pretty good!
There are a LOT of dried mushrooms in a lb. :-)

They were that for wet here at Central market.

I've bookmarked this site. They have a lot of other dried mushrooms as
well!

Kat

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In article >, "Richard
Green" > wrote:

> I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a
> couple of years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or
> vacuum pack them? How do they defrost?
> Any ideas?
> Richard.

I'd store them in a jar at room temperature. I just used some dried
mushrooms from Slovakia that came to me in 1994. They were great.
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performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

Had a nasty experience with the "glass jar/room temperature" method - left
them for a few months and they were swarming with tiny little mites.
Entomology never has been my strong point, but they looked kind of like bird
lice. God knows where they came from, the glass was well sealed.

Richard.

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> In article >, "Richard
> Green" > wrote:
>
>> I've inherited a kilo of dried italian porcini. Probably take a
>> couple of years to get through them all. Is it best to freeze or
>> vacuum pack them? How do they defrost?
>> Any ideas?
>> Richard.
>
> I'd store them in a jar at room temperature. I just used some dried
> mushrooms from Slovakia that came to me in 1994. They were great.
> --
> -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam pics added 2-7-05.
> "I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
> say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
> performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article >,
"Richard Green" > wrote:

> Had a nasty experience with the "glass jar/room temperature" method -
> left them for a few months and they were swarming with tiny little
> mites. Entomology never has been my strong point, but they looked
> kind of like bird lice. God knows where they came from, the glass was
> well sealed.
>
> Richard.

Bummer. Makes me think the mushrooms weren't sufficiently dried. I've
*never* had a problem with critters in dried mushrooms.
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