[DARISC]

I bought a small qty of shiitake mushrooms today (not dried ones) after reading how tasty and healthy they are. $15.99 lb. Yikes! They better be!

I put them in a small, brown paper bag and into the main compartment of the fridge, not near any strong smelling food.

What's the best way to cook them? I don't want a recipe that includes other foods at this point. I just want to cook them and eat them to see if I like them. I read that they're so tasty that they don't require salt, which I usually put on common button mushrooms. I read that I should cut off the stems first, which can be saved and used for soup stock.

Sauté, grill, bake (what temp., how long?), nuke?

Can shiitakes be sliced and eaten uncooked in salads (love mushrooms but not crazy about them uncooked)?