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Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Dan Marek - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

This event was on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern

Join Chef Dan Marek in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to Ask Anything – from cooking techniques to cours… Read More.

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Question:

How do I know when to throw out fresh mushrooms? Sometimes I don't get them used in time.

— Ti Bowen

Answer:

That's very true. Um, I usually do it by smell and look. So, you know, if you have a mushroom and it's kind of got little brown spots on it, it's probably time to go. If it smells like, I don't wanna say like compost, but kind of, um, if it smells kind of funky, you know, it's probably time to go on those as well too. But usually visually you can see the little spots that will show up on the mushrooms. Um, you know, if they're pre-sliced, you'll see them a lot easier, but it's a little harder to see them if they're not. But if you look underneath, you might be able to see them and you'll see some of the spots in the top of the mushroom cap as well too. But just by smell, you should be able to tell pretty quickly if they're bad. And if you have a question that's probably, you know, if you're questioning it, it might be a little too late.
Dan Marek

Dan Marek

Director of Plant-Based Culinary & Dev

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