The Broad Note
Lentinus levis · Kitchen
Broad Note - L. levis
A large, pale sawgill. Cook it like a meaty oyster.
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Grown for everyday cooking
L. levis (giant panus) is a big, pale wood mushroom. Fuzzy when young, meaty in the pan. You grow it with an X-cut, pick it, and cook it.
A ready-to-grow block on organic hardwood, made and checked in Carthage. Same X-cut as the oysters. A larger cap than blue oyster.
No pins, no fruit, or contamination in 30 days — replacement or refund.
Grown for
Everyday cooking
How you use it
Sauté, roast, slice into steaks
First harvest
10–18 days
Temperature
60–75°F
How it fruits
Side-fruit through an X-cut
Expected yield
About 1–2 lb on a strong first flush
Flavor
Mild, meaty, oyster-like
Difficulty
Easy
In your life
Why people cook L. levis
What it can add
A larger cooking mushroom you slice and sear. Protein, fiber, and a cap that fills the pan. Grow it, pick it, cook it through.
Grow it yourself
Organic hardwood, checked in Carthage. X-cut, spray, harvest.
How to use it
Cook fully. Not a tea mushroom.
As food
A large pale cap you slice and sear. Kitchen food: protein, fiber, and a mushroom that fills a pan. Cook it through. Not a tea mushroom.
Food and traditional tea — not a medicine. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, nursing, or on medication, ask a clinician before making functional mushrooms a daily habit.
Not sure which mushroom matches the job you want? Read the guide.
What you are actually growing
If the bag says L. levis, treat it like an oyster kit. The caps can get large. Pick before they dry at the edges.
Same X-cut as Trail of Tears.
How to fruit this block
Unbox the same day
Room out of hot sun. Read the name on the bag.
Cut an X on the side
2–3 inch X. Leave the rest of the bag on.
Mist the cut
Tap water, twice a day, damp not dripping.
Harvest the cluster
Twist at the base when caps flatten but rims still curve in. Cook fully.
Harvest
Still pale, still a little fuzzy is fine. Dry, yellow edges means you waited.
After the last flush
Rest 7–10 days, soak 2–4 hours, fruit again.
In the kitchen
Slice thick. Hard sear. Butter, salt, lemon.
A first recipe
L. levis steaks
Thick slices, scored, browned both sides. Butter, garlic, lemon.
If something looks wrong
Fuzzy white, no mushrooms yet
Healthy mycelium. Keep misting.
Pins stall or turn crispy
Too dry. Mist more, or loosely tent with air holes.
Green, black, or sour mold
Photograph it. Email Team@harmonixhome.com within 30 days.
