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I've only cooked morels that I've found in the wild. Generally sauteed in butter. Morels are very easy to identify, but first time doing so should be with someone that's in the know. That said, cooking them kills off bad bacteria - this is coming from lawns and forests, where animals go....

And, then there are false morels, easily distinguished, but be aware of them. False morels are more like an unfocused version of a real morel:

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Morchella, left, Gyromitra, right. False morels have monomethyl hydrazine, aka rocket fuel. Always cook mushrooms for two reasons: kill bacteria, and for nutrition reasons. Mushrooms need to be cooked to release the protein from the chitinous cell wall. NEVER eat a wild mushroom before conclusively identifying it.