General Materials and Processes
Many of the recipes use similar materials and processes. To keep things concise, we created this handy section of general materials and processes as a shorthand. Keep a tab on this section as all recipes will refer to it. Happy making!
Mycelium
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Mycelium and growth
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GROW.bio [14]
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Measuring cups
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Spoon
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Mixing bowl
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Non-latex gloves
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Unbleached all-purpose flour
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Water
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Isopropyl alcohol
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Plastic wrap
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Oven
Primary Growth Process
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Sterilize gloved hands, then tools and work-space with isopropyl alcohol (make sure to rub the materials with alcohol until its evaporated)
Mix 4 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour with 3 cups tap water
Open the bag of mycelium and medium mixture and pour the flour and water mixture into the bag
Seal the bag with tape (have white filter patch on the bag uncovered to allow air exchange)
Shake the bag so that everything mixes together (at least 1 min.)
Store in a dark, dry place for 5 days
Secondary Growth Process
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After 5 days, remove bag from dark dry place (should be mostly white)
Sterilize gloved hands, tools, workspace, and molds
Pour mixture into large mixing bowl
Break mycelium apart with hands
Add 4 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour to crumbled mixture
Mix flour in using hands (at least 1 minute)
Fill mold with mixture
Cover mold with plastic wrap
Poke holes in plastic wrap (approx. 1 inch apart from each other)
Place filled molds in incubator set between 20-25 degrees C
Put unused mycelium mixture back in bag and seal
Place bag back in dark dry place for use at a later date
Baking Process
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Let the mycelium grow in the molds until molds are completely white
Remove mycelium from molds and let dry for 1-2 days
Once dry, preheat oven to 200 degrees F
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes
Remove from oven, let cool
