Reddit reviews Opinel Stainless Steel Folding Mushroom Hunting Knife with Beechwood Handle
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Pick, remove dust, and clean your mushrooms all with one knifeThe Stainless Virobloc safety ring has two sections, one fixed and one sliding for secure lockingOpinel's stainless steel blades are made of Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steelHandle is made from hard, durable Beechwood from FranceOpinel products are guaranteed under normal use and exchanged in case of manufacturing defects
Mushroom hunter here. The vast majority of the mushroom lives as a network of mycelium under the ground. Pulling a mushroom up as opposed to cutting it will have no effect on whether or not there will be more next year.
Edit: Having said that, it is considered to be better form to cut the mushroom at the base. Cutting it won’t disturb the ground as much and will keep your haul a lot cleaner. It is also advisable to get a mushroom knife with a brush to “field clean” your mushrooms before you put them in your basket.
Opinel makes a mushroom knife with a brush: Amazon $30
Sexy! Sidenote: do a bit of field trimming/cleaning before putting mushrooms in your basket. It takes far less time than it will later to dig out all the dirt from the gills/etc that falls into more difficult places to clean as you walk about the woods. This is what I use, it works well:
https://www.amazon.ca/Opinel-Beechwood-Handle-Mushroom-Knife/dp/B000KIMSG6
It's a knife with a brush attached to it for foraging wild mushrooms. This is a popular style: https://www.amazon.com/Opinel-Beechwood-Handle-Mushroom-Knife/dp/B000KIMSG6
I was curious, so I looked one up
The Opinel one has a brush too.
At $30 it's not that much of a splurge.
Opinel makes great knives for the price and there's tons of folks who mod/personalize them.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000KIMSG6/ref=sxts_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537502719&sr=1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65
I recommend a good region specific mushroom guide if she doesn't have one or Mushrooms Demystified if she doesn't have it. Another good option could be a mushroom knife.
Opinel Beechwood Handle Mushroom Knife, 8 cm Blade https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KIMSG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Kyy7CbAAJMJQM