No—and here’s why. All the experts agree that it is best to avoid water when cleaning mushrooms. Per Snowden, “fresh mushrooms should not be washed or soaked before cooking because of their ...

When you buy portobello mushrooms at the store and see what looks like dirt in the packaging, chances are it's not actually dirt. Portobellos are a cultivated variety of mushroom (versus wild), and ...

, morels grow wild during the best time of the year. The only way to get them—if you don’t want to pay a lot of money—is to find them and pick them yourself. But, the morel’s hollow stem and pitted ...

In his cookbook, the Good Eats star warns mushroom lovers: “don’t assume that bulk or whole, loose mushrooms are any fresher than mushrooms that are packaged. Freshness depends much more on what sells ...

Mushrooms are a great way to add rich, meaty flavor to almost any dish while cranking up the nutrition. (Courtesy of Jennifer Iserloh) Mushrooms are a wonder food when it comes to weight loss, cancer ...

Should you wash mushrooms under water and brush them off with a towel before using them? Some say, “Yes” and some say, “No.” Turns out, the answer isn’t as straightforward as you might hope. There’s ...

To wash or not to wash? The everlasting and controversial question when it comes to these fun guys. Whether you rinse or wipe, always clean mushrooms before cooking to remove dirt and avoid foodborne ...

Mushrooms may seem simple, but they're more complicated to cook with than they appear. I learned this the hard way through years of trying and failing to successfully make mushroom recipes. For a long ...

Use a damp paper towel or a soft mushroom brush to wipe each mushroom, one at a time, to remove any dirt. We can imagine the follow-up question now: How do you clean mushrooms when you don't have time ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Morel mushrooms are close to the perfect food. Abundant, delicious , and easy to identify, morels grow wild during the best time of the year. The only way to get them—if you don’t want to pay a lot of ...