• @[email protected]
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    1418 hours ago

    I have to admit that I do not do beans nearly as much as I should. I think it is because canned beans are not nearly the deal money-wise as dried beans are … and I am not good at letting beans soak without forgetting them and ruining them.

    • Maeve
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      1018 hours ago

      I’m not sure they’re quite ruined if over soaked. Cooking time will be greatly diminished. I’ve left beans soaking for 24 hours because I forgot, they turned out fine.

        • Maeve
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          416 hours ago

          Overnight/8 hours is what’s normal where I am. Or boil for 10 minutes, soak for a couple of hours.

    • @[email protected]
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      617 hours ago

      You don’t actually need to soak them before you cook them.

      I’ve made plenty of bean dishes, starting with completely dry beans. It takes a little longer to cook because they are rehydrating while they cook, but they still come out great.

      • @[email protected]
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        59 hours ago

        Part of the reason to soak is for them to release sone long proteins that are hard to digest. You can achieve the same result by carefully removing the foam they produce at the beginning of the cooking (or replace the water completely after 10-15 minutes of boiling)

        • @[email protected]
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          24 hours ago

          Oh, cool. Thanks for sharing that, I wasn’t aware.

          That’s one of the reasons I love cooking. No matter how much I know, there’s always so much more to learn.

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        815 hours ago

        Adding to this. A pressure cooker brings the cook time down dramatically and I think it produces a superior result.

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          13 hours ago

          I second this.

          Also works for things like cheap pieces of beef which normally require long cooking times before you can comfortably eat them.

    • HubertManne
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      517 hours ago

      dry lentils can be cooked with rice in a rice cooker right with them because they are so small.

    • Øπ3ŕ
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      417 hours ago

      Fun fact FTW! Check out epazote for not only doing away with the pre-soak, but most of the renowned GI effects, too. 🖖🏼 A little goes a long way, (IIRC, ~ ½T for a 4-5gal pot) and it’s essentially dried grass. Get it from your local mercado/bodega for dirt cheap, change your life. 🥳

    • @[email protected]
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      113 hours ago

      Magic words: pressure cooker. Electric ones are simplest, press one button and wait for beepng.