Do you rinse your grocery store mushrooms before eating them like I do? Mushrooms always seem to come with dirt on them so I rinse them off.
I've read that the right way to clean mushrooms is to brush off anything on the mushroom with a paper towel or toothbrush because it is not really dirt, it is the substance they put over the mushrooms to keep the moisture in and it won't hurt us.
Rinsing mushrooms off can discolor them slightly and make them less appealing to look at when you serve them. I don't care, I am still rinsing mine, especially after reading about the fertilizer that may be incorporated in the covering, a dried manure.
I also read it is fine to rinse whole mushrooms, which is what I usually buy, pat them dry and slice them right before cooking. Don't rinse sliced mushrooms as they will absorb too much water.
So I leave it up to you, to rinse or not to rinse, that is the question.
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