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Hericium erinaceus · Kitchen
Focus Note - Lion's Mane Grow Block
A white pom you cook like crab.
$34.00
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Grown for a weekday skillet
Lion’s mane has no gills. It grows teeth, it tears into pieces, and it browns like crab once the water leaves the pan. It is a start here block because the method is still simple, just a smaller opening and a little more attention to moisture.
Weeknight skillet mushroom. See How to grow for the smaller X and when the pom is ready.
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No fruit, stalled pins, or contamination within 30 days is covered.
Living product. Start within 7 to 10 days, or keep the unopened bag in the fridge. Never the freezer.
30 day grow promise. If it does not grow, we make it right.
One kind per bag. Read the sticker before you cut. Full steps are on How to grow.
Grown for
A weekday skillet
How you use it
Sauté, ‘crab’ cakes, steaks
First harvest
7 to 14 days
Temperature
60 to 75 F
How it fruits
Small X cut or a single slit
Expected yield
About 0.75 to 1.5 lb on the first crop
Flavor
Crab, lobster, mild and sweet
Difficulty
Easy
The facts
About lion’s mane
Timeline
First harvest about 7 to 14 days after you cut a small opening. Pick a day early rather than yellow and dry. Spines about a quarter inch to a half inch.
As food
Mild, a little like crab. Tear it. Cook off the water, then add butter. Cook it through. Do not eat it raw.
Worth knowing
It is Hericium erinaceus. The white pom pom is the fruit. Tear it. It browns like crab cake once the water cooks off.
Food and tea. Not medicine. The FDA has not reviewed this.
See how to grow this block · Not sure which mushroom? See the guide.
Why this one
Before you add it to cart
Pick it while it is still bright white. Yellow means you waited. Cook it through. Do not eat it raw.
Start here if you will mist it. Dry spines are the usual miss.
The full steps for every species, including the ones that need an open top, a cold night, or a sealed bag, live on How to grow. Use this page to decide if you want this mushroom. Use that page when the box is on your counter.
See how to growFood and tea. Not medicine. The FDA has not reviewed this.
Harvest
Spines ¼ to half inch, still bright white. Yellowing means you waited. When in doubt, a day early.
After you pick
Keep misting the same opening. If you soak for a second crop, 5 to 10 minutes is enough.
In the kitchen
Tear, cook off the water, then add butter. It browns like crab.
Recipe
Lion’s mane crab cakes
1. Shred the mushroom and squeeze out water. 2. Mix with egg, breadcrumbs, mustard, parsley, and a pinch of Old Bay. 3. Pan fry in butter until both sides brown. Lemon at the end.
If something looks wrong
Turns yellow and stalls
Dried out or sat too long. Pick earlier next time.
Blob, no spines
More air and a little more light. Firm and white is still edible.
Mold in the bag
Photograph the whole bag. Email Team@harmonixhome.com within 30 days.
