T-Mac finds some false Morels (beefsteak) mushrooms: WARNING Mushrooms when consumed can kill you if not identified correctly. DO NOT pick any mushroom you can not 100% identify.
I've ate them for 35 yrs T-Mac. I'm from Kansas and have ate just about every common variety of edilble shroom in our region.Flavor wise I put "Big Reds" in the top 5. They are heavy because of the water content. Large ones like the one you cut, cook down to nothing in the bottom of the pan. BUT to everyone...T-Mac is right there are toxic variants of Gyromitra that can be deadly. Then other variety that are edible. That being said ever ate TOO many green apples right off the tree? Good luck in the outdoors T-Mac. Wish you well.
I'm 57 yrs old, I've eaten reds,/ elephant ears,/red ears etc all my life. I've eaten hundreds. Never been ILL, my kids as well as all my extended family. That's my experience.
Great advice. Morels and oyster mushrooms are the only ones we eat. False morels look similar, but are easy to tell the difference of. Never eat any that you are not sure of.
I've found them too. My friend ate one, he's still alive. What you show in your video is a beef heart false morel. A beef steak is a completely different mushroom that doesn't even look like a morel. I won't eat anything but a morel. Unless I was very hungry, then I would eat that mushroom in your video as a last resort. Considering the plentiful time of year when they are found, I don't think I would ever need to eat it. lol If I can't find an oldtimer who knows for sure I won't eat it!
Here in wisconsin the best place to find them is next to dead elm trees.Try to find trees that just recently died,the real old ones generally don't have mushrooms.A much better mushroom is the hen of the woods,found at the base of white oak trees,hope this helps.
Elephant ear is another name. i pick them for others that eat them but i do not. i know alcohol intensifies the affects. they say if its going to kill you it takes 5 days to kill you. theres too many non poisonous ones to pick iffy stuff. just seen the opening video with the trap set in an old tire. ill have to watch that one.one of my favorite sets.
Wow that looks like Gyromitra gigas I've heard many people eat them cause they are very tasty. But, I've also read a report that states long term consumption of these mushrooms may be associated to developing neurodegenerative diseases. Not worth eating something tasty that could ruin your brain or nervous system.
I suggest you take a look at the False Morels Demystified group on Facebook. The toxin in which you are talking about is Gyromitrin, which is especially prevalent in a couple Gyromitra species, particularly G. esculenta. That mushroom is smaller, looks more like a brain, and has a thinner stem compared to the cap. Gyromitrin is a chemical in which your body will metabolize into rocket fuel. The Gyromitra shown in this video is G. caroliniana, which contains little to no gyromitrin, and is pretty sought after.
Wild 4 the Outdoors TV Quite frankly, “false morel” (along with these other common name terms like beefsteak, which btw may also refer to a polypore, Fistulina hepatica) is a silly term in a way. There are several different genuses which pop out around the same time as the “true” morel, or Morchella genus, which anyone may call a “false morel”, namely Helvellla, Verpa, and Gyromitra. The genus containing the mushrooms most commonly referred to as “false morel” (and in this video) is the Gyromitra genus. Within this are indeed are actually a dozen or so known species, namely from this list www.mushroomexpert.com/gyromitra.html., the most dangerous being G. esculenta, which can be distinguishable from the others, should you do your homework. G. esculenta has a thinner stipe compared to its cap than the others and has a brainy-looking cap. Certainly it doesn’t look like anywhere near the one you picked in this video, G. caroliniana (not to mention G. esculenta is considerably smaller than G. caroliniana)
Timothy Hubbard That’s mainly present in Gyromitra esculenta and Gyromitra ambigua. G. caroliniana, brunnea, montana, gigas, and korfii tend to lack that hydrazine (the Gyromitrin toxin I mentioned)
BTW i make fake morels too if youd ever like the recipe. i even modified a christmas tree cookie cutter. noone can tell the difference here between them and actual morels.
Far from a false morel, a false morel looks the same only difference is the stem goes all the way to the top like an umbrella on a false.... a true morel the stem and top are connected and hollow....
Yes must cook morels cannot eat raw. Caution is the best way to keep safe especially when your children may be involved in eating a meal prepared by by you. Thank you for your video. Hope you do not get ticks in your beard! I really mean that!
Friend, that AIN'T a Beefsteak! I'm a somewhat avid picker myself. I can;t identify what that IS, but it isn't a beefsteak. And I sure wouldn't EAT it ! I frequently pick beefsteaks (and eat them) at my cabin in northern Michigan
@@wild4theoutdoors wrong... The False morel (Gyromitra esculenta), also known a variety of common names such as Lorchel, Brain fungus, Red mushroom or Beefsteak mushroom, is a poisonous ascomycete fungus somewhat similar in appearance to the "true" morel.
@@rickhibdon11 lmao man. See alot if beefsteaks in area I pick. Very few if any true morals. Have pick and eaten both. To me the beefsteak has much more flavor. Few years back went picking little black morals. Found a load of bigger blond that,the caps were not attached. He said those were the false moral. Have also seen the bigger looking beefsteak. I did not eat that particular one. Northern Michigan but I'm a mid state er.
or just google it and see the 200 plus images that are NOT these mushrooms. Don't depend on Google solely but even it knows that these are NOT beefsteak.
Wild 4 the Outdoors TV i won't argue with you but take a look at Jack Skrceny you tube channel he has many videos about the difference between Gyromtra Korfi (bullnose or beefsteaks that we call them here) and Verpa Bohmica ( False morel)
You've seriously got your morel and false morels mixed. But you can eat false morels if you want to chance it, I don't. If you slice and boil them first, press with paper towels to remove additional water, then batter and fry. Do not breath the vapors in the boiling process and be sure to safely discard the highly toxic water. The toxins in false morels are lethal to humans. Some false morels contain gytomitrin, a toxin that once ingested releases monomethylhydrazine - a chemical found in rocket fuel.
@@deerdust3040 Where have i mixed that up, i just took a casual approach and explained it all in a single sentence ^_^ and for parts i knew i didnt get right 100% i said "Or something like that" Like i said gyrametrine instead of gytomitrin but i was aware that i wasnt on the money so i added "Or something like that. Never have i said that you cannot eat them , both morels and false morels contain toxic compounds and need to be properly processed before consumption. And i do spend most of my time in the woods so knowing mushrooms is something very important to me what i know i share what im not 100% sure i either dont or i mention that i am not 100% sure as mushrooms are not something to be taken lightly , nor the devil so that people are mindlessly afraid of them.
@@18IMAMGODINA I have never read anywhere that real morels (not false) contain toxic chemicals. In your initial statement you said that real morels contain jet fuel compounds and that is not true from all I have read. It is the false morels that may contain this compound. Like I said, even the false morels with the compound can be eaten if someone wants to chance it. But there is a procedure to follow that produces toxic fumes in the process. I hope it is clear to you. Have a great day and happy mushroom hunting.
@@deerdust3040 Morels do contain toxic compounds and nonetheless they do contain a chemical that is used as fuel for rockets. (Im not saying that wikipedia is be all end all but its a good pointer) Wikipedia Hydrazine is highly toxic unless handled in solution as, for example, hydrazine hydrate (NH 2NH 2 · xH 2O). As of 2015, the world hydrazine hydrate market amounted to $350 million.[8] Hydrazine is mainly used as a foaming agent in preparing polymer foams, but applications also include its uses as a precursor to polymerization catalysts, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals, as well as a 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧-𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧-𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 . Wikipedia Morchella species are thought to contain small amounts of 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 toxins or an unknown toxin that is destroyed through cooking. I've read this in several different books on mushrooms , whether it is true that it in fact is hydrazine or some other toxic compound similar to it regardless of what it is , it is mildly toxic and can cause explosive vomiting so it is a propulsion fuel regardless. Happy mushroom hunting!
Man so many false claims and myths in this video, Those are Gyromitra Montana, The posinious one is G.Esculenta -_- this video shouldnt have been uploaded misinformation
I've ate them for 35 yrs T-Mac. I'm from Kansas and have ate just about every common variety of edilble shroom in our region.Flavor wise I put "Big Reds" in the top 5. They are heavy because of the water content. Large ones like the one you cut, cook down to nothing in the bottom of the pan. BUT to everyone...T-Mac is right there are toxic variants of Gyromitra that can be deadly. Then other variety that are edible. That being said ever ate TOO many green apples right off the tree? Good luck in the outdoors T-Mac. Wish you well.
Well said and yes I've ate too many green apples off a tree once and only once lol.
I'm 57 yrs old, I've eaten reds,/ elephant ears,/red ears etc all my life. I've eaten hundreds. Never been ILL, my kids as well as all my extended family. That's my experience.
My cousin finds and eats the reds nearly every year. Him and his wife and his kids eat them they’re just fine.
Great vid man, love the channel
Great video, I know zero about mushrooms and your thoughts make a ton of sense to me.
My thoughts too!!!!!! great video!
Great advice. Morels and oyster mushrooms are the only ones we eat. False morels look similar, but are easy to tell the difference of. Never eat any that you are not sure of.
Thanks for watching
I've found them too. My friend ate one, he's still alive. What you show in your video is a beef heart false morel. A beef steak is a completely different mushroom that doesn't even look like a morel. I won't eat anything but a morel. Unless I was very hungry, then I would eat that mushroom in your video as a last resort. Considering the plentiful time of year when they are found, I don't think I would ever need to eat it. lol If I can't find an oldtimer who knows for sure I won't eat it!
Here in wisconsin the best place to find them is next to dead elm trees.Try to find trees that just recently died,the real old ones generally don't have mushrooms.A much better mushroom is the hen of the woods,found at the base of white oak trees,hope this helps.
Good lookin out Sconsin!
Elephant ear is another name. i pick them for others that eat them but i do not. i know alcohol intensifies the affects. they say if its going to kill you it takes 5 days to kill you. theres too many non poisonous ones to pick iffy stuff. just seen the opening video with the trap set in an old tire. ill have to watch that one.one of my favorite sets.
in your intro was that a video about chickens? where can I find that video
That was talking about my quail. I did a video about chickens and quail but just didn't like it so it never made the cut.
False morels are super delicious.
That's what I hear but this particular type is still labeled as not edible
how do you cook the reel morels? battered and fried??
bigfish454m yes...sorry I missed your question
Wow that looks like Gyromitra gigas I've heard many people eat them cause they are very tasty. But, I've also read a report that states long term consumption of these mushrooms may be associated to developing neurodegenerative diseases. Not worth eating something tasty that could ruin your brain or nervous system.
I suggest you take a look at the False Morels Demystified group on Facebook.
The toxin in which you are talking about is Gyromitrin, which is especially prevalent in a couple Gyromitra species, particularly G. esculenta. That mushroom is smaller, looks more like a brain, and has a thinner stem compared to the cap. Gyromitrin is a chemical in which your body will metabolize into rocket fuel.
The Gyromitra shown in this video is G. caroliniana, which contains little to no gyromitrin, and is pretty sought after.
There are more than one kind of false morel.
Wild 4 the Outdoors TV Quite frankly, “false morel” (along with these other common name terms like beefsteak, which btw may also refer to a polypore, Fistulina hepatica) is a silly term in a way. There are several different genuses which pop out around the same time as the “true” morel, or Morchella genus, which anyone may call a “false morel”, namely Helvellla, Verpa, and Gyromitra. The genus containing the mushrooms most commonly referred to as “false morel” (and in this video) is the Gyromitra genus. Within this are indeed are actually a dozen or so known species, namely from this list www.mushroomexpert.com/gyromitra.html., the most dangerous being G. esculenta, which can be distinguishable from the others, should you do your homework. G. esculenta has a thinner stipe compared to its cap than the others and has a brainy-looking cap. Certainly it doesn’t look like anywhere near the one you picked in this video, G. caroliniana (not to mention G. esculenta is considerably smaller than G. caroliniana)
Monomethyl hydrazine
Timothy Hubbard That’s mainly present in Gyromitra esculenta and Gyromitra ambigua.
G. caroliniana, brunnea, montana, gigas, and korfii tend to lack that hydrazine (the Gyromitrin toxin I mentioned)
When in doubt, don’t eat it. Especially when it comes to mushrooms.
Exactly
BTW i make fake morels too if youd ever like the recipe. i even modified a christmas tree cookie cutter. noone can tell the difference here between them and actual morels.
Far from a false morel, a false morel looks the same only difference is the stem goes all the way to the top like an umbrella on a false.... a true morel the stem and top are connected and hollow....
milford fowler You referring to Verpa sp.?
there are actually more than one type of false morel.
Yes must cook morels cannot eat raw. Caution is the best way to keep safe especially when your children may be involved in eating a meal prepared by by you.
Thank you for your video. Hope you do not get ticks in your beard! I really mean that!
+Martha Nelson lol lots of ticks here in this country and they do try to hide in my beard
I’ve just found one in my backyard
Friend, that AIN'T a Beefsteak! I'm a somewhat avid picker myself. I can;t identify what that IS, but it isn't a beefsteak. And I sure wouldn't EAT it ! I frequently pick beefsteaks (and eat them) at my cabin in northern Michigan
Thats what the video is about. This is a false morel not a beefsteak
@@wild4theoutdoors wrong... The False morel (Gyromitra esculenta), also known a variety of common names such as Lorchel, Brain fungus, Red mushroom or Beefsteak mushroom, is a poisonous ascomycete fungus somewhat similar in appearance to the "true" morel.
@@rickhibdon11 lmao man. See alot if beefsteaks in area I pick. Very few if any true morals. Have pick and eaten both. To me the beefsteak has much more flavor. Few years back went picking little black morals. Found a load of bigger blond that,the caps were not attached. He said those were the false moral. Have also seen the bigger looking beefsteak. I did not eat that particular one. Northern Michigan but I'm a mid state er.
those are beefsteak not false morel a false morel has a cap and is hollow not solid you missed out on a great diner
Shawn Killion not even close. Beefsteak are called are flat like a steak. Those were obviously false morels by every definition in every guide.
Wild 4 the Outdoors TV nope do your research a false morel has a red umbrella cap and hollow inside a beefsteak is solid more like a honeycomb inside
I've done the research as the video clearly states. Maybe you should be the one researching.
or just google it and see the 200 plus images that are NOT these mushrooms. Don't depend on Google solely but even it knows that these are NOT beefsteak.
Wild 4 the Outdoors TV i won't argue with you but take a look at Jack Skrceny you tube channel he has many videos about the difference between Gyromtra Korfi (bullnose or beefsteaks that we call them here) and Verpa Bohmica ( False morel)
Stay smart stay healthy and stay away from beef steaks. :)
Actually morels contain jet fuel hydrazine not false morels they contain something called gyrametrine or something like that.
You've seriously got your morel and false morels mixed. But you can eat false morels if you want to chance it, I don't. If you slice and boil them first, press with paper towels to remove additional water, then batter and fry. Do not breath the vapors in the boiling process and be sure to safely discard the highly toxic water.
The toxins in false morels are lethal to humans. Some false morels contain gytomitrin, a toxin that once ingested releases monomethylhydrazine - a chemical found in rocket fuel.
@@deerdust3040 Where have i mixed that up, i just took a casual approach and explained it all in a single sentence ^_^ and for parts i knew i didnt get right 100% i said "Or something like that" Like i said gyrametrine instead of gytomitrin but i was aware that i wasnt on the money so i added "Or something like that.
Never have i said that you cannot eat them , both morels and false morels contain toxic compounds and need to be properly processed before consumption.
And i do spend most of my time in the woods so knowing mushrooms is something very important to me what i know i share what im not 100% sure i either dont or i mention that i am not 100% sure as mushrooms are not something to be taken lightly , nor the devil so that people are mindlessly afraid of them.
@@18IMAMGODINA I have never read anywhere that real morels (not false) contain toxic chemicals. In your initial statement you said that real morels contain jet fuel compounds and that is not true from all I have read. It is the false morels that may contain this compound. Like I said, even the false morels with the compound can be eaten if someone wants to chance it. But there is a procedure to follow that produces toxic fumes in the process. I hope it is clear to you. Have a great day and happy mushroom hunting.
@@deerdust3040 Morels do contain toxic compounds and nonetheless they do contain a chemical that is used as fuel for rockets.
(Im not saying that wikipedia is be all end all but its a good pointer)
Wikipedia
Hydrazine is highly toxic unless handled in solution as, for example, hydrazine hydrate (NH
2NH
2 · xH
2O). As of 2015, the world hydrazine hydrate market amounted to $350 million.[8] Hydrazine is mainly used as a foaming agent in preparing polymer foams, but applications also include its uses as a precursor to polymerization catalysts, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals, as well as a 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧-𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧-𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
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Wikipedia
Morchella species are thought to contain small amounts of 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 toxins or an unknown toxin that is destroyed through cooking.
I've read this in several different books on mushrooms , whether it is true that it in fact is hydrazine or some other toxic compound similar to it regardless of what it is , it is mildly toxic and can cause explosive vomiting so it is a propulsion fuel regardless.
Happy mushroom hunting!
Man so many false claims and myths in this video, Those are Gyromitra Montana, The posinious one is G.Esculenta -_- this video shouldnt have been uploaded misinformation
100% Not Gyromitra Montana aka "snow mushroom". Unlike you I was there and actually seen the fungi in person.