You will want to dry your mushrooms if you have a lot and you want to store them for a longer period of time. I do that after having gone mushroom foraging or we also can our mushrooms. Another option is to freeze your mushrooms. Yet, drying mushrooms is best reserved for porcini and shiitake because the flavors are intensified after the drying process. It's also an easy process that anybody can learn to do if they are ready to set up a good kitchen pantry or homestead.