How to Clean Chanterelle Mushrooms

[@HiddenBlessingsHomestead]

I love morels but haven't tried chanterelles yet, now I know how to clean them. Glad I found your channel.

[@foragerchef4141]

Hey thank you. If you like morels you’ll love them.

[@shantanagoergesimmon2718]

This channel is so fantastic, thanks for putting so the work in ❤

[@foragerchef4141]

Hey thank you

[@mrparrehesian1742]

All that leftover gill and dirt material is taken out to the trees and moss nearby to dispose of. With some luck next year or the year after I might be able to harvest some.

[@brendahone2509]

Those and morels are my favorites. Thanks for the tips.

[@anidiquaojala1804]

TY 💚 Truly enjoy your channel ❣️🌿 & 🍄 please share with us where to purchase the beautiful skillet used in this video, TY

[@foragerchef4141]

Thanks. It’s an 1800’s gatemarked cast iron. You can find them used for ~$100-300.

[@anidiquaojala1804]

@@foragerchef4141 TY

[@landdrip]

A day late, but there’s still more to the szn to get more. 😅 Great tips man, thanks for sharing your method.

[@MightyHunterr]

We have like 4 buckets of the super big white chanterelle. Are they expensive!

[@trolltaker]

Hey... I recognize that skillet!!

[@foragerchef4141]

Hello Trolltaker 😄

[@trolltaker]

@@foragerchef4141 Hello, buddy!

[@ChrisYEmpath]

Can you use ACV or a mix of water with Hydrogen peroxide and a baby toothbrush to clean Chanterelles? Or is that overkill? I would use the mushrooms only for home use and my family.

[@foragerchef4141]

Overkill. Water and a toothbrush or similar is fine.

[@kendallgalbraith4183]

I messed up and did not cut off the dirt while harvesting

[@foragerchef4141]

We’ve all done it now you know

[@stockbulll]

Would a toothbrush be useful for cleaning?

[@foragerchef4141]

It can be especially if dirt is stuck on the caps.

[@williamokrasinski9840]

I used to use a BBQ baste brush, but only use a toothbrush now. Much debris & dirt on my shrooms.

[@ahsuser]

"Comic Book Guy" does Chanterelle cleaning = hilarious. Thanks for the tips!

[@foragerchef4141]

I like the Simpsons but I'm not sure where the comic book guy reference comes in.

[@umamigo1]

Can they be frozen???

[@foragerchef4141]

Yes. They can be boiled and stored in their liquid to hold their shape. Add a little salt to the water. You can also sweat them in butter, divide them into zip loc bags portions, then vacuum seal the zip loc bags-that’s probably the way I do it the most.

[@sn232]

Met a man who said he would use an air compressor to blow out the dirt from the gills.

[@foragerchef4141]

With very fresh mushrooms I can see that but on very dry ones even that won’t work.

[@sn232]

@@foragerchef4141 His are fresh picked

[@denisoconnor6343]

Just run the tap water over the mushroom cleans a lot quicker

[@foragerchef4141]

Yep. Same thing basically. The reason I don’t share it like that is some people get testy about wasting water. I also clean a lot of mushrooms and it can definitely be wasteful in bulk situations where you’re doing detail work, as with chants.

[@jasonwilkins8705]

The dirt end is the root and should not be pulled out of the ground

[@RubenMendez-gm8ns]

Why? I have wondered this for a while.

[@wunoahgaming9216]

You can pull them. Mushrooms are apart of a mycelium, meaning a deep connection of roots similar to a hive mind. Pulling the whole stem doesn’t effect regrowth etc.

[@rockybloodworth4502]

You left a snail.

[@foragerchef4141]

I eat them to consume their power.

[@timmoraru5245]

Those mushrooms in the sink look like Jack o lanterns! Too perfectly round. But if they don't have true gills, & just ridges, it should be ok

[@foragerchef4141]

You think I would mis identify Jack o lanterns for chants, film a video about cleaning them and publish it? What kind of foraging videos have you been watching 😂

[@timmoraru5245]

@@foragerchef4141 no idea mate! First video of yours I found. Since I didn't see you eat these I cannot be certain 😅 Great video though and super helpful tips for cleaning before consuming. I found out the hard way about how hard it is to get the sand off. Where these tasty? I've never seen chanterelles so perfectly round as the first few you put in the sink, but I've seen false chanterelles & jack-o'-lanterns like that. :)

[@travismunoz8749]

​@@foragerchef4141😂😂

[@oblak1100]

eat some dirt.. its good for u :)

[@foragerchef4141]

Dirt is not a wild food.

[@Nihlink]

Why so passive aggressive lol

[@foragerchef4141]

@@Nihlink I’m direct: don’t pick mushrooms like a filthy POS. 😂

[@wildedibles819]

Paint brush

[@foragerchef4141]

That’s not used for paint

[@trolltaker]

@@foragerchef4141 I use a (virgin) natural bristle paint brush with the bristles cut to about 1/2" for stiffness. I also sharpened a dull point on the end of the handle for gouging out those stuck on bits of dried leaves.

[@foragerchef4141]

@@trolltaker Yeah you can take your time on smaller amounts. There's a limit to how much I can take though, I got 10 lbs of buttons that were so filthy last year I just threw them in the compost after an hour of trying to salvage them, thankfully they were free. If the grit is stuck on it can be onerous.