"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Why not eat the bean? I always ate the chickpeaas. I had actual sprouters
>> and never used the cupboard. Top do sprouts safely, you can't just drain
>> and
>> refill. You need to rinse and rinse. And all equipment needs to be
>> disinfected with a bleach solution between batches. Do what you said and
>> you
>> could get food poisoning or worse!
>
> Common sense, Julie. We did all that. Guess it's a miracle that
> none of us ever got sick and all are still alive. lol
>
>> > If you want sprouts often, start a new batch even before the last
>> > one is ready to use. Every 2 days or so.
>>
>> That's not true either. They will keep in the fridge for a few days.
>
> We made small batches often and ate them right away. Starting a
> new batch every 2 days worked quite well. You might be a bean
> expert but not so much with bean sprouts. If you want them often,
> you start a new batch even before the first batch is ready to
> eat.

That's just not true. I was on a raw vegan diet and sprouts of all kinds
were eaten I only started a new batch maybe every 3-4 days. Some sprouts
take longer than others. I used actual sprouters and no cupboard was ever
involved.