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Here’s the truth people don’t tell you: You don’t have to wash mushrooms. In fact, many chefs will look at you like you just insulted their grandmother if you run them under the tap. Water is a mushroom’s worst enemy—think of them as tiny, porous hotel sponges just begging to soak up every drop.

I once saw my friend Karen drench her mushrooms like they were a dusty houseplant. She then tried to sear them, and they turned into soggy gray ghosts. We didn’t speak for a week. Okay, that’s a lie, but I did silently judge her cooking skills.

If you wash them, they absorb water like a summer thunderstorm. That water turns to steam in the pan, and suddenly your golden-brown sauté dreams are a mushy puddle. Dry mushrooms cook better. They brown, they crisp, they become the umami bombs you wanted.

The "But They Look Dirty" Panic

I get it. You bought those pre-sliced mushrooms, and they have a tiny bit of sawdust clinging to them. Your brain screams: WASH ME! Resist the urge. Grab a soft-bristled brush or a dry paper towel, and give them a gentle wipe. It’s like brushing lint off a sweater—quick, satisfying, and totally harmless.

My dad once used a vegetable scrubber on a shiitake mushroom. He scrubbed so hard he wore a hole right through it. That mushroom looked like a deflated balloon. Don’t be my dad. Be gentle.

If you absolutely must wash them (I’m looking at you, wild morels that look like they just fought a hedgehog), do it right. Rinse them quickly under cold water, then immediately pat them as dry as a desert with a clean kitchen towel. Speed is everything.

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