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My first rock among the beans (also pictured: lentil, blackbean) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/nowhereelsetoshare@sh.itjust.works
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I've been cooking dry beans for years and I've always ignored the directions to carefully pick through the beans for debris.

This pebble was detected, thankfully, by my tongue and not my teeth.

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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I've never washed beans or rice before cooking, but every source I can find says, yes, you should. Besides potential rocks (which I have never seen) there are also "anti-nutrients" that get washed off and it's supposed to taste better, too.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    soaking beans also helps remove farty oligosaccharides, which is why i soak them even though i have a pressure cooker

    soaking them in salt water also makes the skins break less (i learned that the idea that they won't cook if they're salted is a myth. acid does prevent them from cooking though)

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