Mushrooms - stalks or not?

[multipoodles]

So do you peel mushrooms and remove stalks or just wipe and slice skins, stalks and all? Does it make much difference to flavour? I do both and can't decide which is right? Or do you alternate depending on recipes?

I usually use it all as i can't bear throwing food away. All tastes the same to me!

wipe and slice, it all goes in.

Wipe and slice all of it.

(Sounds a bit filthy )

I use it all. If there's obvious dirt I give them a quick wipe and then slice.

Quick wipe if necessary and use it all.

Life is to short to peel mushrooms FFS!

I don't even think I'd know how to peel a mushroom.

Wipe and slice.

No to wiping, yes to stalks. I would knock off any obvious dirt, buts thats all. People who peel are nuts

Wash under tap, and cut off any black ends from stalks.

Think I might be nuts then as I always peeled and removed stalks up until this year then I thought that every mushroom I had in a restaurant was intact so started to leave them as one. I did do the move gradually and slice of the stalks level with the mushroom so it sort of looked even.. think I need to get out more!!

Yes to wipe. No to stalks.

wipe and slice unless really manky in which case peel. and use stalks.

wipe. slice. cook.

In fact, I'm not sure I ever wipe..

Slice.cook.eat.

Wipe, chop and cook the lot. Yum!

I only peel if I've left them in the fridge for yonks and they've started to go icky.

The keen kitchen crap collector can buy amushroom brush

Depends. White mushrooms- peel, but leave stalks on (minus the black bit at the end).

Wild mushrooms- just dust off the earth.

only peel if they are a bit old. eat stalks but trim the end

love mushrooms

wipe and slice for me.

Flavour wise stalk and body is same. If in doubt eat a bit of both raw and compare - no different. :)
The texture is slightly different but in most dishes that would not matter the tiniest bit. To me it is a waste to throw the stalk.

My Mum peels and I can confirm - she is a little mad. Takes ages when a wipe with a damp kitchen towel (if necessary) does the job in half the time. IMO

Once when I was a teen and budding chef I spent two hours individually peeling all the grapes from a bunch to go in my chicken dish - Arf! Those were the days. I was so keen and had so much time

I laugh when I see Masterchef contestants peel peas, how long must that take?

I do peel broad beans once I have taken them out of the pod... doesn't take that long and much more sweet and tender without the shell - worth it!

Maybe a quick rinse if they are really muddy, but on the whole I just chop and cook!

Eat stalks too its just the same as the rest of it anyway, why waste it?