Sure, you can munch dried shrooms, but why be boring? Grind ’em, brew ’em, lemon tek ’em, or make magic chocolates. Each method gives a unique trip, so choose your prep based on your desired ride.
Shrooms are fantastic, but their taste? Not so much. If you’re new to this, you’re probably asking how to take shrooms.
There are plenty of ways to consume them; all hinge on the wild ride you aim for. Studies show that your consumption choices can make your trip epic or meh.
The best method also depends on how much effort you will put into preparation.
We’ve tried all the trendy ways, and in this article, we’ll break down the top methods to consume shrooms and what each one will do for your experience.
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Key Takeaways
- Psilocybin, the magical ingredient in shrooms, turns into psilocin in our bodies—that’s what gives you the trips. So, how you take your shrooms needs to kickstart this transformation.
- You can brew them into tea, pop them in capsules, mix them into edibles, try the lemon tek method, mix them with wine, or even slather them in peanut butter (though we have some thoughts on that; more on that later).
- Whatever method you choose, always start with a low dose to see how your body reacts because everyone’s experience differs.
- Don’t mix magic mushrooms with alcohol or other medications, and no, you shouldn’t be cooking up full meals with shrooms.
4 Best Ways to Consume Shrooms
There’s no “best” way to consume shrooms. But there are wrong ways to take it.
Here are some of the best methods to try that will help downplay the nausea and stomach ache usually associated with eating magic mushrooms directly.
1. Consume shrooms as tea
- Ideal for: Shroomers who want something that hits you quicker, doesn’t upset your stomach, and actually tastes good.
- Kick-in time: 30 minutes or quicker.
- Effect duration: 1-4 hours for microdoses and 2–6 hours for high doses.
Shroom tea is one of the best ways to enjoy magic mushrooms.
The main benefit of taking shroom tea is that it’s better for your stomach than eating raw mushrooms.
You can either commit to preparing it from the ground up or simply buy a shroom tea bag online.
If you’re preparing from the ground up, here’s the process:
How to prepare shrooms as tea:
- Step 1: Cut, chop, tear, or grind the mushrooms into small pieces
- Step 2: Weigh out individual doses and place them in mugs
- Step 3: Pour hot water over them and cover the mugs to catch the steam.
- Step 4: Wait 15-20 minutes
- Step 5: Uncover and drink the tea.
Pro Tip:
- If you want to make actual tea, like with a teabag, put the teabag in before the mushrooms, and then extract the shrooms after you remove the tea bag.
Alternatively, you can skip the stress and buy our flavored shroom tea bag online and simply follow these processes:
- Pour 250ml (8.5 oz) of boiling water
- Steep tea bag for 15 minutes
- Remove tea bag
- Enjoy and have the best day
If eating dried shrooms tastes like an old pizza box, starting dry and turning into a mushy mess that sticks in your teeth, then the 20 minutes it takes to make tea will be worth it.
2. Lemon Tekking
- Ideal for: faster trips, reduced nausea, and more intense experiences.
- Kick-in time: 15 to 45 minutes.
- Effect duration: lasting for 6 hours in total.
Lemon tekking is a fancy way of saying you soak your mushrooms in lemon juice before gulping them down.
Psilocybin in shrooms needs to be converted into psilocin to make you trip. Usually, your stomach acid does this, but it takes time.
Lemon juice mimics your stomach acid, speeding up the conversion and getting you to that psychedelic wonderland faster.
The biggest advantage of consuming your shroom the lemon way has to be that it plays down the nausea effect that shroom causes.
The citric acid in the lemon juice breaks down rigid mushroom cell walls, reducing nausea.
How to lemon tek your shrooms:
- Step 1: Grind the shrooms up using a weed grinder
- Step 2: Put into a shot glass or cocktail glass
- Step 3: Squeeze up 2-3 lemons (depending on how many brooms im taking)
- Step 4: Let it sit for 25 minutes, then drink like a shot
Pro Tip:
- Stir the mixture every 5 minutes while you wait. But don’t let it sit too long—once the psilocybin converts to psilocin, it can oxidize and break down.
- If you’re not a lemon fan, other citrus juices like lime, tangerine, or orange work too. But lemon and lime pack the most punch with their citric acid.
3. Consume shrooms in capsules
- Ideal for microdosing, a discreet way to take shrooms and get things done during the day!
- Kick-in time:
- Effect duration:
Another exciting way to consume shrooms is in capsules. This method is convenient if you’re into microdosing.
Research proves that tiny doses of psilocybin can give you a boost of energy, just like a morning cup of joe.
However, some capsules contain a large amount of psilocybin for not only a fun hallucinogenic trip but individual breakthroughs as well.
How to prepare shrooms in capsules.
- Step 1: You can get gelatin capsules from a pharmacy.
- Step 2: Process fresh shrooms into these capsules
- Step 3: Take it as a pill according to the proper dosage.
Pro Tip:
- Since you’re putting a non-dried substance in a gelatin capsule, these must be consumed quickly after filling them. The liquid inside the shrooms might melt the gelatine. And overly dried shrooms are less effective and less fun.
Due to the intricate process of preparing this one, we recommend purchasing the already-prepared shroom capsule.
You can browse our collection for some great options.
We ensure that each vegan capsule contains high-quality, North American-grown Golden Teacher magic mushrooms, and that’s it.
4. Shroom bars
- Ideal for: Microdosing, masking the taste of shrooms, discreet consumption
- Kick-in time depends on dosage.
- Effect duration It depends on whether you take bites or half of the bar.
Actual shroom chocolate bars have psilocybe cubensis as the main ingredient, making you trip.
But it is also made of unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, natural vanilla flavor, chocolate powder, coffee powder, and cream.
The effects of magic mushroom chocolates are just like those of raw magic mushrooms—assuming your chocolate bar is the real deal.
In terms of dosage, use a microdose (50 mg to 250 mg) for a subtle productivity boost. Take 250 mg to 500 mg for higher tolerance. Half dose (500 mg to 1 g) for a slight high. Full dose (1 g to 2 g) for visual effects.
How to prepare shrooms in chocolate bars
- Step 1: Grind them
- Step 2: Add it to melted chocolate.
- Step 3: Let it harden, and then eat it.
It’s a little bit of work, but it’s the best way to hide the taste. If you want to relieve stress, simply buy a magic shroom chocolate bar. It has to be from a trusted source.
Some shroom chocolate bars don’t contain any actual mushrooms but research chemicals like 4-aco-dmt and synthetic cannabinoids. So be careful of where you buy these bars.
Schedule35 remains a top choice for shopping for authentic shroom bars online. You can browse our collection of some of the best shroom bars money can buy.
5. Skip the peanut butter method.
You might have heard about the peanut butter trick for consuming shrooms.
We had some of our reviewers give it a shot, and the consensus? “It was rough going down.”
It’s not hard to see why. Picture chewing on tough bits of shroom mixed with gooey peanut butter, especially if you’re sensitive to textures.
Pro Tip:
- Sure, peanut butter masks the ugly taste of shrooms. But this method might not be your jam if you prefer something other than jarring texture differences.
Plus, it doesn’t necessarily help with any nausea that can come after. That’s why some folks pair their peanut butter shrooms with a banana and a glass of orange juice for backup.
Final Words
Each method of consuming shrooms brings its own unique results. So, the best approach is to take your shrooms thoughtfully, reverently, and mindfully.
Many shroomers we surveyed prefer a no-fuss process, and that’s totally fine.
But once you consider the type of trip you want, you’ll find that some methods are better suited to you than others.
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Happy tripping!