How to Identify and Eat White Puffball Mushrooms

Tim goes walking in the woods to look for some White Puffball Mushrooms to cook up for Nicki and warns of the dangers of other wild mushrooms. Make sure to know before you eat! He brings the puffball mushroom in the cabin to cook up with butter and onions for Nicki.
*MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION IS UP TO YOU. WE ARE NO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MUSHROOMS YOU FIND OR CHOOSE TO EAT. THIS VIDEO IS FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES ONLY*
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[@ericferguson9989]

My wife and I found some in the woods end of August. She cut some up into strips, seasoned it and fried it in butter. I came out like scrambled eggs and was delicious. If you have vegan friends, they'll really get a kick out of it. We were so stoked to find 10 pounds of free food just sitting by the trail.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

My favorite way to cook giant puffballs is to cut them in big slabs, about twice as thick as you've done, and then drege them in beaten eggs and flour, and then cook them slowly in butter in a cast iron skillet. A big puffball steak! Yours look pretty good, too! Giant puffballs are pretty unmistakable, especially at the giant sizes. But if the insides have started turning yellow, they are too old. Thanks for featuring a really special part of autumn!

[@NippleSauce]

I'm not sure why, but I found your guys conversation almost as soothing as watching Bob Ross. Thanks for the vid!

[@riddicksraven]

They're so pretty and white, I can't help but think of mozzarella cheese.

[@hemantanath9516]

😂😂me too

[@kemptonjones]

Tim, this is probably this best video on YT on how to cook giant puffballs (exactly as my dear mom did). Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the delicious GIANT PUFFBALL!

[@benjaminshealey1751]

Thank you for this wonderful video. I recently found some puff balls and fried them in olive oil and butter. It was the best egg white substitute ever! My wife and son waited 24 hours to see if there where any side effects😅🤣🤣😅.

[@jakethesnake6305]

This is such a good video. I seen these in the woods, and my mom did too. We searched for some videos, used this one, and it came out sooo good. Thanks for the great idea Tim!

[@markbeedy6041]

Today is June 17th and I picked a giant puffball mushroom at a friend's house and will cook some of it up for breakfast tomorrow with garlic and eggs. Yum!

[@candyluna2929]

I can't take the word puffballs seriously..I have cats ...lol

[@thekittenmage]

I found my first Puff ball! It was smaller and when I broke it open it looked like it was already spoiling - happy to have found it but also happy to leave it to go back into the soil ♡

[@carstenzierden]

You can also cut the giant puffballs into slices with the skin and freeze them. The taste and consistency with the skin are better preserved. greetings from Germany

[@rickythegreaetist]

I feel like you have definitely given a lot of young men great advice throughout your life

[@bethlibart]

Just found a bunch, picked them and sautéed until caramelized in butter, salt, pepper. Will probably add to primavera pasta sauce later

[@wesbass75]

man that looks good. i have always seen them in there later stage like when i stepped on them to make a dust cloud...think I'll have to try'em out.

[@bettymacallister3475]

My husband just found them yesterday ohh my are they delicious 😋 egg and breadcrumbs with butter 🧈, delicious thank you and I love your kitchen 👍

[@Talmorne]

that is a HUGE mushroom, I love mushrooms and I would love to try some one day

[@notasian7620]

Just found some smaller ones ina field near our house they were delicious! I saw some tiny ones growing so we left them to grow for next time

[@SSANCHEZ1985]

I like how at the end he's seen hogging up the mushrooms on the plate practically knocking her fork out of the way

[@RainbowCoda]

Bob Ross but with foraging for mushrooms

[@PenRippyJr]

0:57 “which makes you DAHH”

[@TimFarmerCK]

Yup....we are from the south. No apology necessary. Normally I don't reply to people who don't use their real name.

[@PenRippyJr]

Tim Farmer i meant no disrespect Tim!! i enjoyed ur video a lot and got a good laugh out of this part!

[@southpoundham]

Amanita muscaria is great to eat when dried 😉

[@ModelARider]

Thank you folks! As always, love your videos!

[@sophiawish9772]

You guys have made me so hungry!

[@user-bb6ft5ng3d]

I like mushroom so much! nice for me to see a pullball like this!

[@BlueRice]

Once in a while i search for puffballs. One of the mushroom i want to try someday

[@alondragutierrez2280]

It kind of looks like a mozzarella ball

[@badarock177]

We don't have them in Brazil. I wish there were. This looks so good!

[@nannetteferra5732]

We have these mushrooms all over the place ib front of our house! We just pulled a few and I'm so happy to hear we can eat them! (Better than my husband running them over with the lawn mower! LOL)

[@wtfshiiiiii]

Just cooked one up per this video, yummy town.

[@friedit7862]

When i was in primary school, these were all over the play field back in the 80s after it rains, we use to pick them up and stone each other with it lol. Its plentiful in Jamaica

[@floatingbooks4058]

For a few years now I get exactly one popping up outside my house. Last year it looked like a butt...

[@RiazUddin-sk3uw]

Haven’t seen them in Brisbane, Australia, where I live. Looks beautiful - nice video, mate.

[@paulaking7007]

Thank You for sharing!...this is The Best video I’ve seen on these lovely Puffballs yet!..and I’ve seen a lot!...GOD bless You and Yours in JESUS name!

[@theenjeneer2792]

I hate mushrooms almost with all my heart but damn that looks tasty I might try one if i ever get the chance

[@nothingworksworks3511]

This was a great vid. I love how you wanted to surprise your lady! Awesome. I found smaller ones- is it okay to pick them small? I halved them and they were like hot marshmallows.

[@TimFarmerCK]

just make sure they are all white to the center

[@TimFarmerCK]

As they start to deteriorate, they will turn yellowish.

[@brananherndon6947]

Then there’s cubes

[@tsardine2573]

Tim , you seem like a very kind soul and a down right cool guy

[@kcb5336]

I have huge ones grow in my yard. Maybe I’ll try em.

[@zidanutomo326]

The marshmallow of the wood

[@lawmiscellany1186]

i wish i could find one

[@mybasics7194]

Good job

[@silkenemperor]

These grow in my backyard every summer Unfortunately the slugs got to them by the time I learned what they are.

[@MomoSimmer]

The one I found today is bigger than a volleyball. Safe to say I probably have the right thing?

[@essebug1066]

What happend to your hand? Don't take offense, Just curious :)

[@TimFarmerCK]

Square dancing accident......

[@GaryWRose]

I was in V M in the late 60s and saw puffballs over 6 ft in diameter

[@ppboy9992]

just looks like... :] tofu!! looks so delicious.

[@dougiequick1]

Why is there no date on this video??

[@chazworm3]

On your opening theme (Love your theme) when you say “try some food you’ve never tried before” I use to hunt those mushrooms with an old girlfriend but could never find them. We live in Carter County Kentucky. When is the best time to hunt those mushrooms

[@TimFarmerCK]

I always notice them starting around the middle of September

[@Sunfoshy]

How exactly would I know if a mushroom is poison or no?

[@TimFarmerCK]

By educating yourself, reading, observing, talking with experts, looking up websites dedicated to mushroom ID.

[@mistycords4680]

Wild Mushroom is way better than cultured. But never seen this thing in the Philippines.

[@ophthodoc]

I would never be able to eat a wild mushroom. Maybe with the exception of a morel... Just the thought of mushroom poisoning...

[@TimFarmerCK]

There are plenty of ways to educate yourself. When you spend the time to key out particular parts of the mushroom, and understand the varieties, it will become very clear. The awards are amazing. Next week we include a chicken of the woods mushroom with our meal. It was outstanding. If you know what to look for, you cannot make a mistake. Diligence and research is worth the effort.

[@zatoichiMiyamoto]

Dang that ASMR voice...

[@abhinavrajesh2975]

It looks like a mozzarella cheese ball

[@jcepri]

Nature is just overwhelming sometimes. The older I get the more amazed I am by the sheer diversity of life. And we get hung up on a few races and cultures? It's laughable and sad at the same time.

[@militantpacifist4087]

You can also grill them, like a big piece of meat. 🥩

[@TimFarmerCK]

One of our favorite mushrooms

[@rpedraza4121]

Does the texture inside stay the same once cooked?

[@TimFarmerCK]

The texture is the same. Inside and out.

[@quackstar8993]

There’s something similar like that in my front porch

[@briaarauz2364]

the puffballs look like huge marshmallows

[@GhostyMist]

NGL I thought Mel Gibson was out in the woods teaching us about mushrooms

[@WadcaWymiaru]

WOW Those are really big! Hey, can we just grow them on the organic matter? With that SIZE they should fix the *global hunger!*

[@CuentaBackUpBaby]

His arm is missing?

[@TimFarmerCK]

Yes! have you seen it?! I’ve been looking everywhere!!

[@bigjim9706]

Is he missing his arm?

[@TimFarmerCK]

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[@carlquitzau]

Where's your other hand???!!!!!

[@TimFarmerCK]

Timothy Farmer (born March 18, 1964) is an American outdoorsman, musician, and television presenter. He is known as the host and executive producer of the television shows Kentucky Afield, Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen, and Tim Farmer's Homemade Jam.,[1] for which he has won a total of five regional Emmy awards.[2] A motorcycle accident in 1984 left Farmer without the use of his right arm, and he has since worked with other Kentuckians to cope with and overcome similar physical disabilities [3][4]. From Wikipedia