Overnight Cooking: soaking beans

[CWS4322]

Unless you are like me and can't decide that you want beans the night before! Maybe it was more like, I'm home from work, I'm tired, make dinner, gotta pack lunches, get homework, bathes done.. get clothes ready for work/ school tomorrow, want beans tomorrow, gotta soak them, ugh, forget it.

That's why making 2x the amount you need (or more) works great--like PF, I freeze beans. I always have frozen beans on hand.

 

[powerplantop]

Maybe your beans are old? Mine come out of a bulk bin which has a high turn-around rate. Also, did you bring them to a boil on the stove-top before putting them into the oven?

Sorry it doesn't work like you except. It works like a charm for me!

Beans were reasonably fresh. Both times they were brought to a boil on the stove before going into the oven. Both times they were still crunchy in the middle.

 

[Merlot]

That's why making 2x the amount you need (or more) works great--like PF, I freeze beans. I always have frozen beans on hand.

I need to do that!