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Default Dried Beans -- Minimum reasonable soaking time

john hamilton wrote:
> Forgot to soak my dried black eyed beans overnight yesterday . I wondering
> what would be a minimum time to soak them today, to be able to cook them
> this evening? Thanks for advice
>
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I think with BEP's you can get by without soaking them at all. Just
start out cooking them very slowly, turn the fire up after they have
expanded.

I would start them soaking in warm water this morning and then just
go for it when I was ready to cook them, and not worry about it.

Bob