Old beans

[Cavedweller]

I'm looking for suggestions on how to use beans that have been in long term storage and won't rehydrate (get hard and crunchy). The options appear to be limited:

1) Use a pressure cooker (don't have one).
2) Puree them (tried this, very messy and you still get little hard chunks in them).
3) Grind into flour (don't think I could eat that many biscuits).
4) Soak overnight with baking soda. This sounds like the best option for using them normally, but I haven't tried it yet. Has anyone used this method and with what results?

For those storing beans now, red kidneys seem to hydrate much better after long term storage than do pintos.

Any other suggestions?

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[Joe13]

Get a pressure cooker.

I think my wife paid $100 for the digital instant pot she bought and I use it 4-5 times a week.

Makes anything you can make in a slow cooker over 8 hours in under 45 min.

I've heard baking soda helps keep your gas down after eating them.

 

[Joe13]

Oh, and I was raised where you put the dry beans in 4-5 times the water overnight, rinse in the AM and then cook them.

 

[Cavedweller]

Oh, and I was raised where you put the dry beans in 4-5 times the water overnight, rinse in the AM and then cook them.

Soaking overnight in plain water doesn't seem to help old pintos. They stay hard.

 

[bbbass]

Soaking overnight in plain water doesn't seem to help old pintos. They stay hard.

Maybe I'll stay in the bath tonight.

 

[Superglide]

Give a tenderizer with papain (from papaya) a try. Spike and Adolphs each make one. Add that to your soaking water.
Spike ® Tenderizer magic! | Spike

Made mostly for meat but Spike's Natural Gourmet says for vegetables too. I use it on London Broil and it's terrific.
Cheap enough to try. Let us know how it worked.

 

[Stomper]

STOP!! Maybe they're magic beans!

 

[LuckySG]

STOP!! Maybe they're magic beans!

How would he test that idea? Do you have to throw them out an open window or just take a trowel and sink them down a few inches in the garden?

 

[Cavedweller]

STOP!! Maybe they're magic beans!

They ARE magic beans! And I want to share my good fortune with ALL the members at NWFA. I'll be putting an add in the classifieds: "Get rich the easy way - buy magic beans, $10 each. Strict limit of 100 per household."

Thanks Stomper!

 

[jbett98]

Put them in little bags and hand them out on Halloween.

 

[Stomper]

Put them in little bags and hand them out on Halloween.

 

[BrentN]

Omg funny. Aren't beans super cheap anyway? I'd just toss stuff like that into my garden bed.

 

[Mygrainman]

How would he test that idea? Do you have to throw them out an open window or just take a trowel and sink them down a few inches in the garden?

These are stay hard beans...
First you have to check with your doctor to make sure you are healthy enough for....

 

[Certaindeaf]

Mr. Bean says prune juice is just the ticket.

 

[partsed]

They once were beans, now they are has beans.....

 

[Certaindeaf]

This is a sign from the Jesus that you should buy a pig to fatten up.

 

[Stomper]

This is a sign from the Jesus that you should buy a pig to fatten up.

I'm pretty sure he's already married...








JUST KIDDING!!!

 

[11Charlie]

Garbage Can sitting out side in 100 degree heat with a bunch of garbage in it will cook anything and make it stink.


Bet that would work!

 

[Stomper]

Garbage Can sitting out side in 100 degree heat with a bunch of garbage in it will cook anything and make it stink.


Bet that would work!

Krud..... I thought we agreed NOT to give hints on how we dispose of the bodies!!

 

[P7M13]

How many pounds are you dealing with?
Kewl them first.
Add salt & sugar to the soaking water to alter the osmotic process. If no effect after a day of soaking, add a cup of vinegar and see if that helps.
If you have time, you can find pressure cookers at Goodwill for ~$10.
I cook mine with onions, garlic, tomatoes and spices on "low" heat over a couple days. Supposedly the onions prevent gas. I say, "let 'er rip!"