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Questions tagged [beans]

Questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with beans as a main ingredient.

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Red kidney beans, break up long cooking time

Since they take so long to cook I was wondering if I could do something like cook them half the time one night and then finish cooking them the rest of the time in the morning or if there would be some problem with that.
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How long to warm taco bar dishes in a roaster

With beef, mexican rice, and refried beans in a roaster that has 3 separator bowls, how long does it take to reheat these taco bar dishes, and what would be the best temperature? I intend to prepare them the night before, the next day I fill the…
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Conversion rate in volume of freshly picked beans as opposed to dried beans

I wish to use fresh beans instead of dried ones.For a kg of dried beans as per the recipe how much of fresh beans should I use?
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Ideas to cook dry beans fast in halogen oven

I am planning to cook beans in an halogen oven i recently acquired. Where i am in an office, I have no gas cooking facilities and don't want to venture into electric cooking to weight on electricity bills. I was reading on various methods of fast…
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What kinds of beans are there and how to recognize them?

I've been looking for nutrition facts for beans (bought in bulk, doesn't have a label) I bought but couldn't find which type there are. It took me quite a while to recognize them as pinto beans. Also different sources differ way too much when it…
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I forgot to vent steam my canner for the 10 minutes while pressure canning my green beans

I worked up my green beans, cleaned them, and boiled them for about 15-20 minutes. Filled the jars(hot packed), added my clean boiling water, and then put in the pressure cooker. After a week, I remembered that I didn't let it vent steam for 10…
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What to do with a big bag of roasted fava beans

I wanted to get some healthy snacks for my family, so I bought a big bag of roasted fava beans (lightly salted + sunflower oil), but they turned out to be pretty unexceptional. I wouldn't want them to go to waste, so - does anyone have any ideas on…
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Why are soaked dried soy beans cooked before fermenting?

Is it necessary to cook soaked dried soy beans before fermenting them?
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Most energy-efficient way to cook beans

I am wanting to cook relatively small portions of dry beans but am not sure what kind of equipment to buy. My main concern is energy efficiency: I expect to cook a lot of individual portions over the coming years and know from experience that if I…
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Can I eat kidney bean leaves?

Are kidney bean leaves safe to eat? Are there limits as to what stage they become unsafe? Like, I can eat them young but not old? Can I eat them raw or must I cook them?
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How to safely refreeze cooked beans?

I have cooked a kilo of black eye beans and made a meal with half of them. I intend to freeze the rest (the other half) to make another meal next week and freeze them for later meals. This last step means that the frozen beans are going to be cooked…
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Grinding coffee beans in the Olde Time Nut Grinder, now sold by Hampton Farms?

Has anyone tried to grind coffee beans in the Hampton Farms peanut butter machine? It seems to me that it would work well. Thanks. Larry
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Shelf life and preservation of home soaked and drained black beans

I am looking to see if I can avoid store bought tin of black beans for our Mexican recipes, we typically decide suddenly to make a Mexican dish and usually dont have soaked beans handy. Is it possible to preserve home soaked and drained black beans?…
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Tips and advice for cooking a bean recipe in the oven

The other week I tried cooking the braised carrots, date and chickpea recipe from Ottolenghi, published on the Guardian that I have put below. It was delicious and super easy. As someone who doesn't eat much meat I often turn to dried beans to…
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Cook chickpeas directly in soup?

I just started cooking dried chickpeas in my pressure cooker. It made me wonder... I have some soup recipes that I make in my IP that call for canned chick peas. At first I was subbing in my cooked chickpeas. Is there any reason I can't just add my…
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