Pay attention to freshness when buying
With supermarket goods you can never know exactly how long they have been on the way or are in the display. For this reason, you will find a few criteria here with which you can assess the freshness of the king oyster mushrooms on offer. Of course, you should only take home the best quality:
- Good quality is not offered packaged in plastic containers.
- Instead, choose loose goods that are loose and airy in the refrigerator.
- Fresh king oyster mushrooms have a pleasantly mild smell of mushrooms.
- They have an even, non-watered color.
- The edge of the hat is also the same color as the rest of the hat.
- The meat on the hat and handle is elastic.
- No dark spots or spots can be seen.
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If you can answer these questions in the affirmative, you can take the mushrooms home with you - preferably organically grown, of course.
Clean and cut king oyster mushrooms - this is how it works
Like all mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms taste best fresh. That is why they are cleaned straight away at home and, if they should be put in the pan immediately, also cut. If, on the other hand, you want to keep the mushrooms in the refrigerator for a few days, it is best to leave them whole and simply wrap them in a damp cloth. Otherwise, clean and cut the king oyster mushrooms as follows:
- Cut off the dried up end of the stem.
- Under no circumstances should you wash the king oyster mushrooms, they draw a lot of water.
- Now carefully clean them with a small paring knife.
- Cut away dark spots and remove the dirt.
- Rub the hat and stem with a damp cloth.
- Now cut the king oyster mushrooms lengthways into thin slices.
- This works best with a vegetable slicer.
You can then prepare the mushrooms straight away - for example fry them with butter in a pan - or you can freeze them, dry them or pickle them.
Tips
Sometimes a white, cobweb-like fluff can be seen on fresh king oyster mushrooms. However, this is not mold, but fungal mycelium. Infested mushrooms can still be eaten.
