Guest guest Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 I always buy beans in a can. I cook only for myself and cans are convenient. But, the other day I was in a store and saw every kind of dried bean you could think of. I bought some dried green chick peas. I looked up info on how to cook them but I managed to mess it up. I did a quick soak method and then drained them, added fresh cold water and cooked. I found different times to cook them for and I ended up cooking them longer than any of them said but they still didn't seem done. Maybe I didn't soak them long enough (3 hours, after boiling for 3 minutes first, turn off heat, cover pot). So, a few questions for a beginner dummy bean cook: 1. Is it much better to do an overnight soak, and should you put them in the fridge if you do this? 2. Should the skins of the beans (chick peas in this case) come off? Mine didn't, and the skins were very tough and awful. The insides also seemed very grainy and not quite done. 3. Is there a good web site that has tips/times for cooking various dried beans? Thanks! -- Liz ______________________________\ ____ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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