don't let all that talk about the dry beans spook you. i can't really
visualize your dh opening the kidneys and eating out of the bag like a
snack... but i often do as you do when we get onto some new dish we make it
a few times to get it where we want it... compare how we like it then stick
well sorta to that... its pretty easy here as the dh doesn't like hot at
all, and only food slightly seasoned and not at all spicey... neither of us
ever add black pepper to anything we cook so once we get the ingr/method
down its all good... I am excited for you trying a whole new area of foods.

Lee
"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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>>> Today I saw only black eyed peas, red kidney beans and lentils (dried)!
>>
>> Dry black eyes are a total treat! Lentils I am getting into as a new
>> addition here but others may have better recipes for them.
>
> We never did take to lentils so I doubt I will be cooking any.
> Actually
> after all the comments here I might just stick to canned beans for a bit.
> I
> intend to make another pot today, similar to the last. I do that when I
> am
> experimenting until I am sure I have it right... althought the last pot
> was
> very good)
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>>> Metric, shmetric.. I am still in pounds and ounces lol
>>
>> (grin!). I still think that way but I can convert pretty easy for most
>> things.
>
> It's no problem really My scale changes from one to the other at the
> touch of a button
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>> Got it! I wouldn't like that one as much as the timer limits but it's
>> definately nice in all other ways!
>>
>> It''s about the size of my 'junior crock'. I have 3, Momma (BIG oval,
>> whole pork shoulder, whole bone in ham, 6lb chicken etc), Junior (4L like
>> yours), and Baby (5cups). Junior is a good size for meals for 2 with
>> leftovers. 'Baby' predates that size having more than 'plugged in or not'
>> (heat is high when on) so is a bit limited in use but at times, she's
>> just
>> right.
>
> I had a really big cuisineart
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> http://tinyurl.com/6c52vzg
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> But I recently gave it away. Far too big for the two of us.
>
>>> I don't use it for everything though. I am happy cooking in my oven or
>>> in my cast iron pan on the stove.
>>
>> Same here! I use the oven not that much though. I might go 3 months
>> without using it, then use it twice in a week.
>
> Well I make all our bread, so the oven is on quite a lot.
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