Questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with beans as a main ingredient.
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Soaked chickpeas overnight 12 hours not plump
The dried chickpeas had two methods for soaking. Boiling and soaking, about 2hrs, and soaking overnight.
I placed chickpeas in bowl of water overnight in fridge for about 12 hrs. They still seam "hard". How soft are chickpeas to get when soaked…
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My beans have an al dente texture after cooking. Is this indicitive of undercooking?
I wouldn't call it hard by mouthfeel, but after using the boil and soak method on some dried pinto beans and cooking in a chili pot for 1.5 hours,
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How to Sous Vide Dried Beans Safely
I would like to try to cook some dried, red kidney beans via sous vide but am having difficulty finding anything authoritative on how to do this safely.
If you google "cooking beans safely" most articles point to this PDF from the FDA where on page…
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Is there a reliable source for clean dry beans?
When I clean and sort a cup of dry beans it takes a long time and I find myself discarding a good tablespoon of dirt, rocks and beans that don't look right. These are beans purchased in 1 pound packages for prices that seem like great bargains, when…
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Baked Creamy Chicken enchilada casserole
If you are making a baked Mexican chicken casserole that uses black beans, what can you substitute for the blacks beans to enhance flavor but not totally change the dish into something else?
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After soaking beans for 4 hours shall I peel the separated peelings off or cook them along with the beans?
I soaked white beans for 4 hours, shall I pull the peelings off that are separating from the beans, or cook the peeling as well?
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Canned green and yellow beans
I have cooked the beans drained and boiled water filled hot jars boiled water bath for the right time .They sealed and days later popped seal I then feed my hens but that was for us not them
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Amount of caffeine per bean of Starbucks bagged coffee (big secret I guess)
What is the amount of caffeine in one single coffee bean, and how much of that caffeine actually drips through when brewed with a regular coffee machine?
Say Starbucks House Blend for example, (the bagged stuff at the store), has 4-7mg of caffeine…
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