On 11/6/2020 9:41 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Friday, November 6, 2020 at 7:21:24 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
>> John Kuthe wrote:
>>>
>>> John Kuthe wrote:
>>>> Black beans, Red Kidney beans, Black Eyed Peas and Garbanzos weighed out for my homemade "Baked Beans" tomorrow.
>>>
>>> And the beans are on the soak now, 6:44AM so I'm committed now! :-)
>>
>> Are they soaking in salted water, John?
>> Americas Test Kitchen did a show recently and they told the
>> science of why dry beans should be soaked in salt water.
>>
>> It's a chemical breakdown of the bean skins. Softens them
>> and they won't split during cooking. Also lightly salts
>> your beans before cooking.
>>
>> It was an informative show. I'll use salted water from
>> now on.
>
> I like my beans el dente or with a little bite, not all mushy like in canned beans.
>
> John Kuthe...
>
Soaking in salted water doesn't mean the beans will cook to mush. That
all depends on how long *you* cook them.

Jill