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Soaking beans for 6-12 hours while changing the water as frequently as possible makes a big difference.
by code_duck 15y ago
Soaking beans for 6-12 hours while changing the water as frequently as possible makes a big difference.
- orenmazor 15y agoI've heard this too, actually. I haven't tried it yet though. I've actually been terrible at the dry bean angle, opting for canned way too often out of sheer laziness.
- r0s 15y agoCanned beans seems cheap until you buy a pound of dry for about a dollar. Canned food is essentially salt and water with a bit of overcooked vegetable.
- orenmazor 15y agoI don't actually care about cost for this, opting for convenience. I often store ingredients at work so I have no excuse to go out. Anyway, several of our Canadian brands are ultra low sodium, that this is a nonissue.
- pstuart 15y agoThere is the issue of BHA in can linings: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/december-2009/food/bpa/overview/bisphenol-a-ov.htm?loginMethod=auto http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/december...
- noodle 15y agocanned beans are also... calm.
- mhb 15y agoIf you rinse them.