Dehydrating Chantrelles

[Westside88]

I got into a nice bunch of Chantrelles this morning (about 90 buttons) I have more than I’ll use this weekend so I was considering dehydrating some. I have a real basic dehydrator that I’ve actually never used. I won it at an event. Any tips or advice? Should I cut them up? Vacuum pack and or freeze them? Appreciate any advice

[Boss .300 winmag]

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[brokentrail]

I have dehydrated some in the past and found I prefer the texture if they are frozen instead.  IMO, if you are going to dehydrate, try to cut them in similar size chunks or you will be constantly trying to determine which are done and which need more time.

[Westside88]

Did you do anything special to freeze them?

[fishngamereaper]

Air dry them really good, vac seal and freeze.
Or can them.

[Westside88]

Thank you

[treefarmer]

We’ve dehydrated them in the past and don’t care for them.   Now we cool them down (dry sauté) and vacuum seal them, then freeze. 

[RobinHoodlum]

We dehydrate when we have more than we can eat fresh then grind to a powder in a coffee grinder. Nice addition to soups, stews, egg dishes