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Baby Bella Mushrooms - Question

beach-mom — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:33:16 GMT

I bought some of these (whole) tonight for a recipe I'm making tomorrow afternoon. Should I refrigerate them?

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shoesnbags — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:35:09 GMT

I always do. At my grocery they are kept in the cooled vegetable area. @beach-mom

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beach-mom — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:36:04 GMT

Thanks @shoesnbags!

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RespectLife — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:50:27 GMT

@beach-mom

I read ages ago to immediately remove from store package and put them in a paper bag.

Don't remember the science, but it helps them stay fresher, longer in the fridge.

It works, I use lunch bags.

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We rescue cats — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:33:55 GMT

@RespectLife I try to do this when I bring them home from the store. . . I fail at least 3/4 of the times . . .

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nwbabs — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:24:48 GMT

@RespectLife @beach-mom

You are correct on the paper lunch bag to maintain freshness. I get an order of local grower fresh harvested sh*ttake or oyster mushrooms weekly. They come in a folded down paper lunch bag.

When received, I put them in a fresh paper lunch bag with piece of paper towel on the bottom and top. I place the bag in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf toward the front. Not in the crisper drawer. That seems to keep them fine and dandy until I'm ready to use them in a recipe a few days later.

Cheers!

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wagirl — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:31:47 GMT

When I buy mushrooms, I usually take them from the package and put them on a clean dishtowel to let them dry out--that pack is always too wet ----then I put them in paper towels and then into a green box--remember those? works very well.

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Tissyanne — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:27:20 GMT

At what point are they washed?