[playful music] We've done mushrooms out in the woods.

We have gotten mushrooms at farmer's markets.

I wanna talk about mushrooms from the grocery store.

Now, a lot of times when we buy them, they come with this cellophane shrink wrap.

So, as soon as you open them up, I want you to transfer your mushrooms into a brown paper bag, a good old lunch bag.

[paper crinkling] [playful music continues] Now, this bag is permeable, which means your mushrooms are gonna be able to breathe.

Just gently close the top, stash 'em in the fridge, and this is going to extend the life of your mushrooms by several days, giving you more time to cook them.

Now, sometimes, mushrooms have a little bit of dirt on them.

I don't want you to think that this is actually dirt dirt.

It's a growing medium and it won't hurt you, but it's not necessarily pleasant either.

So, I'm gonna show you a way to clean these mushrooms.

All you need to do is take a little pastry brush and just brush that little bit of that gritty growing medium off, but if you have some more, like this is serious dirt and you can tell, right before you cook them, not ahead of time.

I want you to rinse it off.

You don't wanna give 'em a long soak, but a little dip in the pool, a little blotting them dry is a quick and easy way to clean your mushrooms.

That's all you have to do.

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