I like to par boil them. cook on high for about 10 minutes and then cover with lid and turn off heat. Let them soak up the water and then you can cook them as if you had soaked them overnight.;
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 5, 2017, at 12:50 PM, Abby Vincent via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've found that it helps the beans cook the way you want them if you add salt > and acid like tomatoes after the beans are done. If you soak them before > cooking, use hot water. It's faster. > Abby > > -----Original Message----- > From: gail johnson via Cookinginthedark > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 5:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: gail johnson <[email protected]> > Subject: [CnD] cooking beans > > We make beans a lot. > I tell when my beans are done by texture. If they are soft and not crunchy or > still chewy then they are not finished cooking. > In the crockpot which is how we always make them it takes 6-8 hours. > I hope this answers your question. > I have gotten bags of beans that didn't become soft. This means they usually > are old. > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
