Comments on: Dried Beans Are Convenient

By: Tuscan Pasta Salad Recipe

Tuscan Pasta Salad Recipe — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:40:49 +0000

[...] * Make it faster! Used canned cannelini beans and bottled dressing. Or use my convenient dried beans. [...]

By: Debbie T

Debbie T — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:50:00 +0000

I found your advice on the 100 days real food on a budget website. Wow this sounds so easy. I just bought some lovely local heirloom beans. I’ll have to try this! Thank you!

By: Janelle

Janelle — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:42:01 +0000

Great Tip

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By: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship

Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:48:04 +0000

I always cook them all the way and then freeze the extras. This is an interesting twist. I see you want to make HM tortillas – I experimented a lot this winter and finally found a great recipe for 100% whole grain tortillas that taste just like storebought and are so easy to roll out. There were a lot of frustrations along the way! Feel free to grab the recipe at http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/recipes/

By: mub

mub — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:38:24 +0000

I love this tip. When I have more freezer space I plan on employing it. For now though, I like to use my pressure cooker to soak and cook beans. I can usually have them soaked and cooked within an hour (includes a little time to let the pressure come down off of the cooker) and it works really well!

By: Grateful for Grace

Grateful for Grace — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:22:45 +0000

What a great idea! Thank you for sharing this! I’ll be doing this soon.

By: Milehimama

Milehimama — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:51:29 +0000

Just make sure you boil for a little bit longer and let it have a good, long soak and you should be fine!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:23:10 +0000

Thank you for this idea! As a vegetarian I eat lots of beans, but never knew about freezing them after the 2 hour quick soak. This will make life soooo much easier!

By: Erin @ Closing Time

Erin @ Closing Time — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:18:14 +0000

What a great tip! I had no idea you could do this with dried beans. I’ve used the quicksoak method, but have never frozen them without cooking them the rest of the way. Thanks!

By: Birdie

Birdie — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:03:53 +0000

Good advice! We eat a LOT of dried beans.

By: Barb Szyszkiewicz, sfo

Barb Szyszkiewicz, sfo — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:05:32 +0000

That’s cool! I’m going to try that. Thanks for the info.

By: Rachel R.

Rachel R. — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:19:45 +0000

You don’t finish cooking them? Just do the quick-soak?

By the way, I like your byline/subtitle.

By: Susieqtpie

Susieqtpie — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:23:27 +0000

Awesome! Thanks I never knew you could do this with beans!!

By: christy

christy — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:15:19 +0000

Hey that is what I do. I used to fill up both crock-pots and let them cook overnight. I would put different kinds of beans in each one. Then package and freeze them.

One of the crocks was dropped so I need to get another one.