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Soaking dry beans. What the fuck.

I just switched from canned beans to dry beans to save money. I brought a pot of black beans to a boil, then moved them to the fridge to soak for 24 hours. Result: NOT TENDER AT ALL BEANS. They didn't expand in size, either. What gives?

What am I doing wrong? I found several online guides that told me to do what I did, but I'm at 48 hours now and the beans are still pretty tough. Am I supposed to cook them again after soaking? Because I was under the impression that they'd be about as tender as the ones in the can after soaking. Serious question, please help.

>> No.5166187

>>5166152
>not sure if serious

oh wait you said it was serious.

You pre-soak the beans before you cook them. They will still be smaller and hard after you soak them.

Soaking helps decrease cooking time as well as helps remove some of the stuff that causes bowel issues for some people (you rinse the beans after you soak)

The beans will still take a while to cook though because they are dried (even pre-soaked).

Best bet if you have it is either a crock pot or pressure cooker. One you leave on low all day until tender the other one will cook dried beans in <1 hour.

If boiling/simmering on the stove you looking at anywhere between 1-4 hours depending on the bean and how long you soaked them for

source: poorfag who eats a lot of dried beans

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5166192

>Am I supposed to cook them again after soaking?

Yeah, that's the whole point of soaking. Did you just soak the beans for a day and then try to eat them without actually cooking them first?

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5166194

>>5166152

oh wait you're serious

>> No.5166323

>>5166187
ty

>>5166192
>>5166194
I'm an idiot. I'm admitting to this.

>> No.5166356

What is going on here.

Beans are easy. No pressure cooking, no pre-soaking. These are unnecessary.

Put them in a pot with 1 tsp salt per half pound of beans, bring to boil, lower to a strong simmer. Walk away for 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the bean.

Black beans: 1-1.5 hours
Black-eyed: 30 minutes
Fava: 30 minutes (skinned)
Great northern: 1 hour
Kidney: 1 hour
Lentil: 30 minutes
Navy: 45 minutes
Split pea: 30 minutes
Pinto: 45 minutes

Fresher beans will cook faster, old beans cook slower.

>> No.5166370

>>5166356

Wow, you have terrible technique.

>> No.5166371

>>5166356
the soaking method is said to help with digestion, which is why i wanted to do it... i generally don't eat things that fuck with my stomach but i'm a vegetarifag so I need the protein..

>> No.5166380

How much cheaper are dried beans compared to canned? I've used both now and then, and just never noticed.

>> No.5166381

>>5166371
The soaking method was developed so save energy, aka firewood. Nothing more.

>> No.5166383

>>5166356
While pre-soaking isn't mandatory, it does change some of the texture of the final product and can help you digest it easier (less gas).

>> No.5166390

>>5166370
>>5166383

I eat them every day. They taste excellent, no gas. If you want to be suckered into pre-soaking, go ahead.

>> No.5166396

>>5166390

Why the fuck are you eating beans every day?

>> No.5166411

>>5166396
I'm a vegetarian/Indian/Mexican/homesteader/poor/nutritionist

Or maybe I just like beans. Who are you to care?

>> No.5166428

>>5166187
>Soaking helps decrease cooking time as well as helps remove some of the stuff that causes bowel issues for some people (you rinse the beans after you soak)

I never heard of that and I always cook them in the water I soaked them in. Doesn't cooking denaturize all the toxins? Wikipedia says so at least:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bean#Toxins

Wiki interestingly also says:
> Cooking beans in a slow cooker, because of the lower temperatures often used, may not destroy toxins even though the beans do not smell or taste 'bad'[10] (though this should not be a problem if the food reaches boiling temperature and stays there for some time).

>> No.5166431

>>5166390
>If you want to be suckered into pre-soaking, go ahead
Not everyone is effected by them the same. Some people get terrible gas if they don't pre-soak beans and rinse them off after they soaked (trust me, I know)

>> No.5166462

>>5166428
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bean#Toxins
Im only aware of red kidneys and fava beans having this issue, most beans don't

>> No.5166472

>>5166428
The toxins aren't what gives you gas.

It's the indigestible sugars that come out of the bean after soaking that gives you gas.

Again, it's not mandatory by any means, but for some people who get bad gas reactions this is a necessary thing to do if they are going to be out in public that evening

>> No.5166483

>>5166472
huh,I didn't know that.

I never had gas problems with beans, but I'll keep that in mind, thanks