Cooking lion's mane mushrooms from a grow kit
Start in a dry skillet on medium-high heat for a few minutes to cook off the water, then add butter or oil for about 2 minutes per side, then soy sauce and salt. Always cook homegrown mushrooms thoroughly.
Before you cook
Pick lion's mane when the teeth are a quarter to a half inch long, before it yellows and turns mushy, says North Spore. Trim any sawdust off the base. North Spore also says to always cook homegrown mushrooms thoroughly, because raw chitin is hard to digest.
The dry skillet method
The dry skillet method has three moves, per Grocycle.
- Put the mushrooms in a dry skillet on medium-high heat for a few minutes to cook off the water they hold.
- Add butter or oil and cook about 2 minutes per side.
- Finish with soy sauce and salt.
In soups
Boiling suits soups, says Grocycle. It is the one case where you skip the skillet and let the mushroom cook in the liquid.
What we left out
We are not giving a full recipe with amounts and seasonings, since we have not cooked these ourselves for this page and the sources describe methods, not measured recipes. For the growing side, see how to grow mushrooms at home and lion's mane mushroom grow kits, and for oysters, see oyster mushroom recipes. Leftovers are covered in storing and preserving mushrooms.
Common questions
How do you cook lion's mane mushrooms?
Grocycle's method is a dry skillet on medium-high heat for a few minutes to evaporate the water, then butter or oil for about 2 minutes per side, then soy sauce and salt.
Can I eat lion's mane raw?
North Spore says to always cook homegrown mushrooms thoroughly, because raw chitin is hard to digest.
Can lion's mane go in soup?
Grocycle says boiling suits soups.
Sources
- How to Cook Lion's Mane Mushroom, Grocycle. Checked November 11, 2026.
- Spray & Grow Kit FAQ, North Spore. Checked November 11, 2026.
How this page is checked
Cedrick Reese wrote this short guide from Grocycle's lion's mane cooking page and North Spore's instructions on picking and cooking. The page gives methods, not measured recipes, because we have not cooked lion's mane for this page. Food safety advice here is the seller's, and it is not medical or dietary advice.