Mushrooms. How do you prep yours?

[volospian]

Originally Posted by Kitten

^^ I believe mythbusters debunked that thing about them absorbing water.

Well, I don't know if they actually soak water up like a sponge (although they will soak up the oil in a pan easily enough...) but they do turn slimy when you run them under the tap, and that puts me off. I've always presumed that it's the slimyness that chefs are talking about when they say not to wash them as they "absorb the water", rather than any ability to hold water like a sponge.