On 9/10/2012 8:25 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I am going to be the only one eating it so it is to my taste. Lots of
>> white onion, green pepper and red pepper. Ground beef, kidney beans,
>> medium salsa and chili powder. Will taste it to see if I need more chili
>> powder. I like a little heat. But not too much. I do have a huge pot of
>> it so I may have to freeze some. I don't really want to do that but... I
>> didn't figure things right. I was thinking that I would eat this all week
>> but I think I am only going to be home for three dinners this week.
[snip]
> Well, bleh. I have made better chili. Not sure where I went wrong. Beans
> were overcooked! I did the quick soak method and checked at 45 minutes
> because when I made them the other day, 60 minutes was too much. Well
> apparently 45 minutes is too! I used a different salsa because it was on
> sale. The end result had a slightly odd flavor to me and a bit more heat
> than I like.

Some dried beans in plastic bags have cooking instructions on the bag.
Have you looked there?