Dried shiitake

>>9422216
Why don't you just throw one in and see if you like it? Why do y'all cook so timidly on this board

>>9422216
should be fine, the soaking is mostly to remove any remaining grit from the mushroom

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>>9422216
just fucking do it
don't ever doubt the power of the mushroom

I've done it with dried porcini and never noticed any difference so I assume it would be the same for shitake.

If your shiitake look like your pic, you need to remove the stem. Also most shiitake is from china, just throwing that out there.

>>9422216
Dried shiitakes are pretty flavorless, actually. Costco now sells "dried mushroom snacks" which are vacuum-dried shiitakes sprinkled with some salt and paprika, and they taste like salt and paprika on styrofoam.

>>9422957
This. I left the stems on once and my mushroom sauce came out more bitter than a Hillary supporter.

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>>9424215
Pic related is me btw

>>9422216
Implying there is such a thing as too much Shiitake flavour. Just check whether you should wash them, sometimes the dried ones are not cleaned.

>>9424243
Just proving her point.