Salt & cooking beans; was: Your crockpot beans Hi Shawn

[Guest guest]

Yes, it was likely the addition of salt or the

kombu perhaps. [wondering if kombu is sort

of salty?]

Always add salt or other such seasonings to the

crockpot after the bean have softened for best

results. Something about the salt causing the

beans to remain slightly tough and not cook

thru properly. i have personally had this happen

to me several times. Since i learned the trick about

not salting them until later i have had no trouble

with tough beans~ whether they were older dried

beans or freshly purchased.

 

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, " matrixenos " <matrixenos@h...>

wrote:

>

> Donna! The beans turned out tasting great. The problem was that they

> did not fully cook (just a bit firm). I actually had to pop them back

> into the crockpot for about 4 hours last night on low. I thought that

> would do the trick, but I checked them after turning it off and the

> buggers are still a bit firm.

[Guest guest]

Beans won't cook with high acidity. Tomatoes will do the same thing.

If you add tomatoes (such as canned) to raw beans, the beans won't

ever completely soften. I had this happen the first time I tried to

make homemade chilli.

 

Also I've read that some beans must be presoaked, or they don't cook

up right. I think I read that about garbonzo beans in particular.

I've cooked pintos and black beans both pre-soak and not and haven't

had a huge difference except longer cooking times.

 

Mmmmm, now I'm in the mood for some chilli!

 

Denise

 

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll> wrote:

>

> Yes, it was likely the addition of salt or the

> kombu perhaps. [wondering if kombu is sort

> of salty?]

> Always add salt or other such seasonings to the

> crockpot after the bean have softened for best

> results. Something about the salt causing the

> beans to remain slightly tough and not cook

> thru properly. i have personally had this happen

> to me several times. Since i learned the trick about

> not salting them until later i have had no trouble

> with tough beans~ whether they were older dried

> beans or freshly purchased.

>

> ~ pt ~