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Default Dried Beans -- Minimum reasonable soaking time

On May 29, 10:46*am, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> James Silverton > wrote:
> > Steve *wrote *on Sat, 29 May 2010 14:30:52 +0000 (UTC):

>
> >I don't think canned garbanzos include a lot of sodium after rinsing
> >once or twice but I've no statistics on that except that I know the
> >liquid in the can is quite salty.

>
> Depends on what you're doing with them. *I like to eat low sodium,
> and some recipes I make from garbanzos have significant sodium from
> other ingredients like preserve lemon, or harissa; in these recipes
> I want completely unsalted garbanzos.
>
> For just putting them on a salad, low-salt or even standard-salt
> canned garbanzos are fine.
>
> Steve


if canned garbanzo beans with salt what about rinsing them? will that
remove some/most/all salt?