Among the safest variety of mushrooms are champignons, which can be purchased without any problems in any large settlement. However, in some cases, the question arises of how to store fresh champignons so that they retain the maximum amount of nutrients and do not lose their appearance.
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Instruction manual
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The shelf life of mushrooms depends on the chosen method. In the lower drawer of the vegetable refrigerator, do not stand the mushrooms for longer than a week. In addition to the fact that when stored for too long in the mushrooms, substances that are not very useful for health are formed, they become dark and dried. Before putting mushrooms in the refrigerator, do not wash them. Otherwise, they will darken almost before our eyes. They should be stored in a sealed container to prevent drying out. If this is a plastic bag, then every few days it must be opened for ventilation so that the condensate formed by evaporation of moisture does not lead to decay.
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Mushrooms that are not protected by polyethylene can be stored on any shelf of the refrigerator for 3 days. If you stand them for a longer time, then they can harm health.
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If there is no desire before the New Year holidays to pay for mushrooms almost two times more than their usual price, it is easiest to freeze mushrooms in advance. This way of storing champignons is the simplest and most universal. It is enough to rinse the mushrooms from the remnants of the earth, grind them into pieces of the desired size, and then put them in plastic containers or ordinary bags. The container is placed in the freezer and, after freezing, the mushrooms are successfully stored for half a year. At the same time, you can use them for cooking according to the same recipes as fresh champignons. They are good for both soup and meat with mushrooms.
Useful advice
The longest shelf life of mushrooms subjected to conservation or freezing. There are a great many recipes for the first way to preserve mushrooms, but there is the simplest one that allows you not to worry about the safety of the product for a month. In order to preserve the mushrooms by pickling, it is necessary to rinse them, chop them into slices, add water and boil for 10 minutes with a few cloves and a couple of laurel leaves. Before turning off the fire, a tablespoon of vinegar is added to the water. You need to store such mushrooms in a glass jar in the refrigerator.