"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:39:47 +1000, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >We've been having a lot of black turtle beans lately. I mean Mexican,
>> >tex-mex, southern American style black beans. I boil a kilo at a time
>> >and freeze part. All good. Except they stain the pot really badly with
>> >a dark film. Is there a good way to avoid the discoloration or to get
>> >rid of it afterwards? Thanks.
>>
>> Thanks, all. The first pot we tried was stainless steel, but it
>> stained. The second one was a Le Creuset and it stained too. I'll try
>> the bleach solution. If that doesn't help, I'll buy a pot just for
>> beans, since we have them all the time now.
>
> A few other thoughts here, Bruce. Are you sure that stainless
> steel pot was actually that? I've cooked black beans many times
> here. The cooking water does turn somewhat black but never had it
> stain my pot. I'm not trying to be difficult here - it's just
> never happened.
>
> How I cook them (and many other dried beans) is to soak in plenty
> of cold water the evening before I cook them. Next morning drain
> that soaking water and replace with fresh then cook until done.

Never happened to me either and I cook beans at least once a week.