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    Jan 07, 2020 3 minutes
    by Cecelia Jenkins

    Mushroom Cleaning

    What’s the best way to clean mushrooms? Is it OK to wash them, or will the water make them soggy?

    –Emily Scott, Milford, N.H.

    Many cooks fear that rinsing mushrooms will cause them to soak up water like a sponge, turn soggy, and steam—rather than brown—in the pan. In the test kitchen, we found that rinsing was actually fine for many mushrooms, as long as we rinsed them whole (before chopping). We proved this by weighing whole mushrooms before and after washing. We found that

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