Help!! Raw mushrooms

[AZ Jim]

I am making a lot of salads lately and today I bought some raw mushrooms. I was going (after washing) to cut up a couple for my salad, but when I went to the internet I found two theories to muddle through. Some say use 'em raw others say to cook them before use. Any help appreciated...

 

[terry123]

Use them raw for salads. Also we were always taught to not wash them but to pat them with a damp paper towel to clean them. Of course that cooking class was years ago but I still do my mushrooms that way. I like to saute them with a steak but use them raw in salads.

 

[AZ Jim]

Use them raw for salads. Also we were always taught to not wash them but to pat them with a damp paper towel to clean them. Of course that cooking class was years ago but I still do my mushrooms that way. I like to saute them with a steak but use them raw in salads.

Thanks Terry...

 

[Falcon]

I wash them before I do anything else with them. I don't want all that dirt in my mouth.

 

[Ronni]

I eat them raw all the time. Sometimes in a salad but more often I use them and other veggies as a substitute for crackers or chips because Im keeping my carbohydrate intake low.

I don’t wash them either. Just wipe them with a paper towel.

 

[C'est Moi]

Raw is fine. When I see all the "stuff" on mushrooms, I have to wash them thoroughly. I think the "don't wash" caution has been debunked as hooey. I wash ALL vegetables, especially the ones to be eaten raw.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I just wipe them off and slice them raw for salads.

An 8oz box of mushrooms can go a long way for one person, use a few raw in salads, slice and cook a few in butter for scrambled eggs or an omelet, stuff a few with cheese, sausage or ground beef and bake them, add a few to pasta sauce, etc...

Just mix it up enough to use them all and not get bored with them before next weeks grocery order.

 

[C'est Moi]

When I buy fresh mushrooms and it appears we won't use them all before they go bad, I clean them and slice them. Then lay them out on a baking sheet and freeze individually. Once frozen, place them into a zip-lock freezer bag and store in the freezer. Then you have mushrooms ready to use in omelets, pizza, etc. They do get a bit limp after defrosting, so they aren't good raw after being frozen.

 

[win231]

I only like mushrooms cooked. The texture & taste is much better. Several doctors & nutritionists said there are compounds in mushrooms that kill cancer cells & they are much more effective when cooked.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I like mushrooms anyway they are served. I do wash them. It I want to keep them for a couple of days,after washing, I let them dry a bit on the counter then wrap them in a couple of paper towels and put them in the refrigerator.Never in a plastic bag or plastic wrap.

 

[SeaBreeze]

I use raw mushrooms with salads too, either the white button mushrooms or the baby Portobello mushrooms.

 

[Ruthanne]

I put raw mushrooms in salads, they are really good for you. I wipe them off too like Aunt Bea.

 

[Rosemarie]

It's interesting that we get different advice. I eat a lot of mushrooms because I don't eat meat, and mushrooms make a good substitute. I always wash them and cook them, don't like the taste of them raw. Today I shall be having some, fried with onions and served with yorkshire pudding and gravy. Makes a very tasty combination.

 

[CeeCee]

If I’m only eating a few on a salad raw, I sometimes peel them...mushroom caps peel easily.

 

[Mrs. Robinson]

I remember,a number of years ago,when "they" started saying that they shouldn`t be eaten raw. We frequently put them on salads,but stopped when we read that. Just never got back into eating them that way. Except at salad bars-I always put mushrooms on my salad lol. So I`m thinking that if every salad bar everywhere serves raw mushrooms,they must be OK to eat raw!

 

[C'est Moi]

I always think of that old saying, "I feel like a mushroom; kept in the dark and fed bullsh*t." :laugh:

 

[fmdog44]

Batter deep fried mushrooms.

 

[Geezerette]

I use both raw & cook them. I wash just before use & trim any spots I don't like. Like Ronnie I use them sliced to "dip" with.

 

[treeguy64]

Always wash them off, before use, unless you trust that anyone who handled them, before you, was as clean-handed as you're comfortable with. Only eat them raw when they're firm and smell earthy. Once they get a little slippery to the touch, and have a curious odor, cook them up, before eating.

 

[Catlady]

I like them sliced, fried with onions with some chopped walnuts and thrown over brown rice and sprinkled with grated parmesan. I also like them raw and sliced and added to lettuce like spring greens or romaine and a lot of different ingredients. Another way is to slice them and fry them with some chopped kale. I always wash them just before use and drop unto a clean towel and just pat them dry and then slice or chop.