How To Dry Black Trumpet Mushrooms?

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How To Dry Black Trumpet Mushrooms?

Have you just picked or purchased fresh black trumpets and are wondering what is the best way to dry them for preservation? We’re here to help.

First of all, let’s not go overboard! If you want to keep your black trumpets in the best possible way, the ideal is to dry them and keep them in a jar, in a dark room.

In the rest of the article, we will see more precisely how to properly dehydrate black trumpet mushrooms to preserve them. Follow the guide!

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Method For Drying Or Dehydrating Black Trumpets

The ideal way to dry your trumpets is to do so with a dehydrator or an oven set to low temperatures.

Indeed, to properly dehydrate your trumpets in your oven or dehydrator, opt for a low temperature of around 113 °F for around 5 hours! However, it will be advisable to check the drying of your Black Trumpet mushrooms every 2 hours on your grid and add time if the drying is not finished! Adapt this time according to the quantity of trumpets you have! Its texture should be light and dry but not crumbly!

Finally, keep in mind that good drying is done at low temperatures and over time! Because drying them quickly would involve high temperatures which would cook and damage your mushrooms.

How To Dry And Store Black Trumpet Mushrooms?

Which Container To Use?

Place your black trumpets in airtight glass jars and close the jars!

Then, open your jars 1 hour a day for 7 days to evacuate the residual humidity.

Storage Time Of Dried Trumpets

If your Black Trumpet mushrooms are stored in airtight jars, and these jars are in a cool, dark place, then your dried trumpets will have a good shelf life and can be kept for more than 2 years if you arrive to keep them until then. 

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