As much as I like eating mushrooms, I dreaded having to clean them. It seemed to take ages and I tended to miss a lot. I somehow started using a clean kitchen sponge, the kind with the two sides. I moisten and squeeze until damp, and use the soft side on the mushrooms. It seems to make the unwanted particles disappear.
If I run into an unwanted blemish, I merely flip the sponge over and use the scrubber side. Needless to say, I now have mushrooms more often.
By w. buckley from La Grange Park, IL
Tips for cleaning mushrooms. Post your ideas.
A soft tooth brush can be used to clean fresh mushrooms.
By IMAQT1962
Most store bought mushrooms these days are grown in sterile compost - just wipe over with a barely damp cloth if required.
Regards
Jo
Alton Brown (Food network) recently did a show on how much water mushrooms absorb when washed and found that it is a very small amount of water. He concluded that is was not a problem to just rinse the mushrooms then pat dry.
I agree with Microjenn, just place in a sieve and rinse thoroughly. My mum used to peel the skin off - but lifes too short!!!!