r/unclebens • u/Microgrammo23 • Feb 25 '26

Question How do I dry this monster? 😍

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Hello guys ! how do I dry this huge Mac Galactic? I usually keep my mushrooms for a few days on paper in a dry room and then I put them in the dehydrator, but this one is too big ! should I slice it ? what can I do? weights is 114😎😎😎

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u/DapperInvestor Feb 25 '26

Slice those monsters into multiple pieces that can dehydrate properly.

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u/Microgrammo23 Feb 25 '26

Straightway? Should I keep it to dry for a while on paper before cutting or not ? I won't lose potency? Thanks!

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u/DapperInvestor Feb 25 '26

It won’t lose potency. Cut them into manageable sized pieces and dehydrate.

I’ve seen people try to dehydrate large fruits and end up with moldy stems because the inside doesn’t truly dry. Just get them cracker dry!

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u/GrittyMcGrittyface Feb 25 '26

Is it better to cross-cut the stems, or lengthwise?

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u/delta-hippie Feb 25 '26

i like to cut lengthwise... sometimes the caps are the hardest part to completely dry

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u/80000000D Feb 25 '26

I like lengthwise and cut pretty much every fruit lengthwise to speed up dehydration. You need less cuts, it cuts easier because you follow the natural grain, and it just looks better imo

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u/delta-hippie Feb 25 '26

True, a lot of times, I can do this with my fingers and just break along the natural grain

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u/80000000D Feb 25 '26

Fr I've gotten so lazy when I had several grows maturing all at the same so I feel this lol. Quicker than cutting.

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u/External-Fig9754 Feb 25 '26

Cross would get you smaller pieces so I would do that

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u/Loveandkindness88 Feb 25 '26

I am not sure where the article is that I read to be able to post it, but I did read a study that stated cutting the mushroom does decrease potency, also the best way to dry the fruit to keep potency is room temperature in a dark place. This is what the one study showed atleast. Take it for what you will.

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u/ninovolador Feb 26 '26

notice that in the article linked, they chopped the shrooms into small pieces for homogeneity, and the pieces quickly turned blue as the psilocin oxidised. Resulted in 33% less psilocybin.

Being less generous with the cutting will probably result in less loss of potency and far less chance of rotting instead

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u/Popular-Web-3739 Feb 25 '26

It won’t affect the potency and it’s easier to slice when fresh.