Here's how to prepare them properly

Pay attention to freshness when buying

With supermarket goods, you can never know exactly how long they have been on the road or how long they have been. is in the display. For this reason, you will find a few criteria here that you can use to assess the freshness of the king oyster mushrooms on offer. Of course, you should only take the best quality home with you:

• Good quality is not offered packaged in plastic containers.
• Instead, choose loose goods that are loose and airy lies in the cooling.
• Fresh king oyster mushrooms have a pleasantly mild smell of mushrooms.
• They have an even, non-watered color.
• The edge of the hat is also the same color as the rest of the hat.
• The meat on the hat and handle is elastic.
• No dark spots or spots can be seen.

If you can answer these questions in the affirmative, take the mushrooms - preferably organically grown, of course - home with you.

Clean and cut king oyster mushrooms - that's how it works

Like all mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms taste best fresh. That is why they are cleaned straight away at home and, if they should be put in the pan immediately, cut too. If you want to keep the mushrooms in the refrigerator for a few more days, it is best to leave them whole and simply wrap them in a damp cloth. Otherwise clean and cut the king oyster mushrooms as follows:

• Cut off the dried up end of the stem.
• Under no circumstances should you wash the king oyster mushrooms, they draw a lot of water.
• Now carefully clean them with a small paring knife.
• Cut away dark spots and remove the dirt.
• Rub the hat and stem with a damp cloth.
• Now cut the king oyster mushrooms lengthways into thin slices.
• This works best with a vegetable slicer.

Then you can prepare the mushrooms straight away - for example fry them in a pan with butter - or you can freeze, dry or fry them. Preserve soaking.