{"id":1910026,"date":"2023-08-30T09:55:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1910026"},"modified":"2024-07-25T17:45:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T22:45:28","slug":"how-to-store-mushrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/how-to-store-mushrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Store Mushrooms to Keep Them Fresh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mushrooms are the umami<\/a> bomb of the produce department, enhancing almost any dish with savory, earthy flavor. Given the rise in prices for fungi, we all want to understand how to store mushrooms to keep them fresh. It's frustrating when mushrooms get dry or slimy before being used. Thankfully, keeping them fresh is easy when you know the right steps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

How do you store mushrooms in the fridge?<\/h2>\r\n\"Cardboard\r\n

To keep mushrooms fresh, keep them cold. The chill of a refrigerator helps suspend the decomposition of these capped friends, which is why you'll find all kinds of fungi in the refrigerated section of the produce department. Unlike potatoes and onions<\/a>, your 'shrooms should make a swift trip to the crisper drawer of your refrigerator.<\/p>\r\n

The plastic wrap at the market is murderous to your mushies. The thin plastic clings to the 'shrooms, which doesn't allow air to circulate around them, and the paper bags some stores offer allow them to dry out too quickly.<\/p>\r\n

Once home from the market, transfer your unwashed 'shrooms to a zip-top bag, with a folded paper towel in the bag to capture moisture\u2014or a covered storage container with a drainage tray. Open the bag or container every day or two, to allow CO2 out and fresh air in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

How do you tell if mushrooms are bad?<\/h2>\r\nRun through this checklist to see if your portobellos (and others) are past their prime:\r\n