A Guide to Freeze Drying Mushrooms
Freeze drying mushrooms is easy to do and a great way of preserving your mushrooms with rich flavor and nutrients that last for decades!
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Ingredients
- mushrooms
Instructions
- Start your freeze dryer and follow the screen prompts.
- While the chamber is cooling, arrange clean mushrooms on trays. Don't overfill the trays.
- Load filled trays into your freeze dryer. Close and lock the door, then close the drain valve and select start. It will take anywhere from 15 to 20 hours+ to fully freeze dry the mushrooms.
- Once done, check each tray to make sure no further drying time is necessary. The mushrooms should be light, crisp, and snap in half. If not, add additional drying time.
Notes
- Check post for how to store and rehydrate freeze dried mushrooms.
- Most mushrooms can be freeze dried, including morels, chanterelles, shiitakes, oyster mushrooms, chicken of the woods, and boletes.
- Check for oils. Some mushrooms, like maitakes or porcini, can have more natural oils, which may take longer to dry.
- If you're not a forager, buy mushrooms in bulk when they are on sale and freeze dry them for later use.
- Don't overload the trays. Air flow is key to even drying.
- Mushrooms reabsorb moisture from the air, so package them immediately.
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