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Market => Product offers => Topic started by: sometrees on February 08, 2012, 12:59 am
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Folks,
I'm just wondering if anyone wants fresh mushrooms; p. cubensis, various races/strains (Orissa India, Argentina, Amazon).
The main benefit of fresh is that no potency is lost; also, extraction tends to be more rapid, in my experience.
(Additionally, I will say that potency loss should be minimal if dehydrated under ideal conditions [desiccant, not simply heat-air dried, which I also do].)
Shipping would be uber-clean, and would have to be next day, so that would add to the cost.
Thanks for any comments/suggestions.
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where are you based?
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I don't think this would be good to sell. Fresh mushrooms go bad in a few weeks, and if stored in something like a ziplock, it gets moldy pretty fast. Also, there is the weight issue. Buyers may purchase your fresh mushrooms expecting something similar to dried mushroom by the weight. However, fresh mushrooms are 90% water, meaning 1 gram dried = 10 gram fresh. And 3.5 dried = 35 fresh. This may also cause issue in shipping, due to extra weight of item.
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I may be interested in buying freshies. Would they presumably be vacuum sealed?
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Thanks for the replies.
USA-USA shipping only.
I've shipped fresh before, and it's worked great; I simply plastic-seal or zip-lock them with a "freshness pillow" that acts as a moisture buffer--the kind you'd find under gourmet mushrooms or other sealed packets of food in the grocery.
For up to 2-3 days, mold and bacteria aren't a problem if temps are below ~75. I would send via next-day only, to avoid the problem completely.
Any other questions, just let me know. I'd love to hear that folks are interested in fresh--my favorite way to eat them. [Actually, I chew them up and let them sit in my mouth for a while, and they come on clean and fast. I'm not advertising this, just my experience. I know that many people testify to their disgusting taste, but I don't have that gene I reckon.]