, morels grow wild during the best time of the year. The only way to get them—if you don’t want to pay a lot of money—is to find them and pick them yourself. But, the morel’s hollow stem and pitted ...

To wash or not to wash? The everlasting and controversial question when it comes to these fun guys. Whether you rinse or wipe, always clean mushrooms before cooking to remove dirt and avoid foodborne ...

There is a myth in the cooking world's collective memory that says washing mushrooms is a bad idea—but this isn't true. Mushrooms are mostly water, so a little more is not going to change their flavor ...

We're always told to wash fruit and vegetables—but are there exceptions? Mushrooms often have visible specks of dirt, so surely your first thought might be to give them a quick rinse or a good soak.