Do mushrooms go off?

[calibrax]

I have a pack of chestnut mushrooms in the fridge which are about a week past their sell by date... will they still be ok to cook & eat? or should I bin them because they will poison me?

[Pete Franklin]

eat them they will be fine, maybe a little bit slimy but they wont harm you

[Swilly]

Smell them

[150bhp]

They will be fine as long as they aren't too wet. Mushrooms go kind of slimy and wet when past their best but I,d imagine they should be ok if just a week out of date.

[Mobile Chicane]

If they smell 'fishy' then I'd sling them.

If they're just a bit dried out, slice them thinly and dry them fully on a kitchen towel over a radiator. Drying concentrates the flavours of even shop-bought mushrooms.

Use the dried 'shrooms as 'taste adders' to soups and stews.

[bazking69]

Slimy or smelly = bin. Otherwise tuck in.

[calibrax]

Thanks for all the replies. The mushrooms seemed ok, so I had them. But if I find myself in A&E in the early hours, when I get out I'll come looking for you all...!

[Dogwatch]

calibrax said:

Thanks for all the replies. The mushrooms seemed ok, so I had them. But if I find myself in A&E in the early hours, when I get out I'll come looking for you all...!

If they really were mushrooms I doubt if you'll be troubling A&E.

If not .......

[calibrax]

Dogwatch said:

If they really were mushrooms I doubt if you'll be troubling A&E.

True. But I could still end up like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7l6jg4Hlog

[Digger]

Mobile Chicane said:

If they smell 'fishy' then I'd sling them.

If they're just a bit dried out, slice them thinly and dry them fully on a kitchen towel over a radiator. Drying concentrates the flavours of even shop-bought mushrooms.

Use the dried 'shrooms as 'taste adders' to soups and stews.

Interesting MC. So any SP'ermarket-bought 'shroom will benefit flavourly from drying and a flash-fry(?) for added flavour?

[Mobile Chicane]

Digger said:

Mobile Chicane said:

If they smell 'fishy' then I'd sling them.

If they're just a bit dried out, slice them thinly and dry them fully on a kitchen towel over a radiator. Drying concentrates the flavours of even shop-bought mushrooms.

Use the dried 'shrooms as 'taste adders' to soups and stews.

Interesting MC. So any SP'ermarket-bought 'shroom will benefit flavourly from drying and a flash-fry(?) for added flavour?

I dry 'shrooms in order not to waste the one or two leftovers here and there (and any wild 'findings' that are a bit rain-soaked and otherwise not so good to eat).

I wouldn't go out of my way to dry supermarket 'shrooms otherwise. Use fresh 'as is'.

All well?

[Michaelfern]

Like every other food mushrooms also go off. Now the time each food item takes to get spoiled varies. In the case of mushrooms, this can last between 5 to 10 days. Mushrooms that have gone bad can have serious repercussions if eaten. So it makes quite necessary to spot this: these mushrooms look wrinkled, have dark patches over them or have an odor that won't let you get near it. Just check for these signs and you are safe.

[glasgow mega snake]

Thanks Michael but I am afraid it's too late. Calibrax sadly passed away in late October 2010 as a result of his fungal gamble. Mobile chicane's unanswered post is haunting. We remember him fondly.

[mackay45]

glasgow mega snake said:

Thanks Michael but I am afraid it's too late. Calibrax sadly passed away in late October 2010 as a result of his fungal gamble. We remember him fondly.

Very fondly, he was certainly a fun guy.

[menguin]

This has to go down as the best thread resurrection ever.

7 year old thread resurrected by MichaelFern, Mushroom man - scouring the internet for any mushroom related questions, coming to the aid of the already-deceased and joining car forums to dish out his shiitake wisdom.

[GT03ROB]

7 years for a response.... is this some kind of record??

[Vaud]

GT03ROB said:

7 years for a response.... is this some kind of record??

No, this is some kind of record.

[Michaelfern]

R.I.P. Calibrax. Was only trying to put out some useful info.

[Johnnytheboy]

Do threads go off?

[menguin]

Johnnytheboy said:

Do threads go off?

I'll let you know in 2024.