Comments on: How To Cook Dried Beans – A Staple of Plastic-free Living http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/ Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry Fri, 17 May 2013 22:46:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Spices Exporters http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-45462 Spices Exporters Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:46:45 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-45462 Nice article for Environment aware(Esp.Plastic) and to purchase our product in plastic free bags.

]]> By: Beth Terry http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-38877 Beth Terry Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:42:42 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-38877 Hi Karen. There are two kinds of soda makers, the kind that use little single-use throw-away cartridges vs. the kind that use big CO2 cannisters that last for a long time and then are exchanged for a new one. I have the latter kind. Read my blog about it: http://myplasticfreelife.com/2008/07/my-happy-penguin/

]]> By: Karen Plotke http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-38875 Karen Plotke Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:05:31 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-38875 I am working on my plastic consumption. I love seltzer. I make all kinds of concoctions starting with the dreaded bottle of plastic seltzer. Is switching to CO2 canasters any better for the environment? The little CO2 canaster is only good for a single use and I cannot find someplace to refill them. My thought is that you can recycle the steel canaster but……..
you can recycle plastic also.

]]> By: Brooke http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-34761 Brooke Sat, 21 May 2011 07:07:01 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-34761 I soak my lentils for making sweet potato curry and they definitely taste better then not soaking them. I was introduced to the concept of soaking beans in a mason jar in the fridge by my younger brother who makes his own refried beans (easier then it sounds) and it has changed my eating habits drastically. Rather then freezing them, I just put a mason jar with half beans, half water in my fridge a few days before I plan on making a meal.

]]> By: EcoCatLady http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-33497 EcoCatLady Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:55:03 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-33497 And while we’re mentioning steps that no one has mentioned… I always make sure to sort the beans by hand before soaking/cooking. There are always a few moldy or rotten ones and a few clods of dirt and even small rocks. And while I love the story of stone soup, I don’t really want to take it that far! Seriously though, it makes a huge difference in the taste.

]]> By: mb http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-33479 mb Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:27:29 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-33479 just wanted to throw this in, that i noticed no one is mentioning a lot of rinsing in between the soak and the cook-forever steps. i think it’s for removing the phytic acids that make it harder for our bodies to digest. first you soak to get that stuff out, but then it’s in the soak water so you rinse three times, add a new bacth of water THEN cook forever. :)

]]> By: Betsy (Eco-novice) http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-33463 Betsy (Eco-novice) Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:34:15 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-33463 I read Kitchen Stew quite a bit myself. We switched to dried beans a few years back b/c of BPA concerns. Such a great food storage item too, and so cheap! We make them in the pressure cooker, and then add a bit more stuff in a la Colombian style (a friend showed us her way while we were visiting family in Bogota). They are yum and I should post the recipe (very simple) someday.

I wish I had won Kitchen Stew’s book. I would love to see her recipes, but am SO cheap. Wish I could get it at the library! We mostly make lentils, pintos, and black beans around here, all in a similar South American style.

]]> By: Lisa http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-33461 Lisa Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:41:47 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-33461 Wow–you guys have such fascinating comments! Thank you, Beth, for your response, and thank you everyone else for your neat info! I am NOT young but I suffer from a great deal of kitchen intimidation (AND I simply don’t have much time to cook), so all this is wildly helpful! : )

]]> By: EcoCatLady http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-33450 EcoCatLady Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:17:08 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-33450 Fascinating… I wonder what else Laurel’s wrong about!

]]> By: D.C. http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/how-to-cook-dried-beans-a-staple-of-plastic-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-33447 D.C. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 03:32:17 +0000 http://myplasticfreelife.com/?p=4414#comment-33447 It’s quite the opposite. Not only does soaking make the beans more palatable and easiliy digested, it also increases the availability of the nutrients. If you change the water a few times during the soaking, they will begin to sprout, which is even better.

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