Which mushrooms do you use most in cooking...? (best, bread, roast)

[greatblueheron]

Originally Posted by DontH8Me

This is a good point - Ming Tsai was the first chef I saw working with fresh shiitakes, and he said to remove the stems because they were tough. I've never even tried the stems, I just cut them off and toss them.

A note about portabellas - they are far better with the gills scraped off underneath before preparing them. They taste and look so murky/muddy if the gills are left on.

Oh yes, to both! Yuk...the gills on portabellas

[Hemlock140]

We use Cremini as our usual mushroom, and find them to be more flavorful than the white button, at the same price. Our favorite though is expensive and hard to find, Hen of the Woods.

[elnina]

Portobello and dry porcini mushrooms.

[TabulaRasa]

Baby bella/white button...they're pretty versatile.

I use lots of others, but those are go-to, broad application ones.

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

Dried porcini powder is an excellent way to enhance a savory dish.

Powdered porcini is great...we usually dredge steak through some.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by LilyMae521

I'm lucky to know one (an only one) type of wild mushroom that does us the great service of growing up quickly in large masses around old oak stumps in the early autumn after an early morning rain. We call them pinkies. (even though they are kind of yellow on top and white on bottom) We pick them all, wash them and freeze in half pound packages. Boy-o-boy, they are tasty in tomato sauce, omelets or even just sautéed with onions. My great uncle picked them, he taught my dad who then taught us.
In a good year, we are able to freeze enough to last until the next season. We tried drying them one year, but they were not as tasty. They do give up a lot of water when we cook them, but that's ok.

Papinky! I've eaten those plenty of times.

[Nomadicus]

Baby bella or dried s h i take is our norm. Canned in red sauces and in some dishes as in our zucchini casserole. Slices in the casserole with buttons dotting the top.

[Arcenal813]

The censoring in this thread is hilarious.

[Missy2U]

Originally Posted by greatblueheron

Anyone have a specific mushroom recipe....???

I have a few but they're apps or sides - if you're still interested, I'll dig 'em up.

[DontH8Me]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

The censoring in this thread is hilarious.

Likely due to the frequent misspelling of shiitake. Two i-s.