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By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:19:50 +0000

Keep in mind that soaking will reduce the amount of water in cooking, but you still waste some. It’s surprising that such a small amount of water costs more than the gas.
Interesting idea about serving the baking soda with the beans!

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:30:21 +0000

I live in Seattle, where water rates are extremely high. It is cheaper for me to cook the beans longer, using a gas stove, then to soak the beans and discard the water first. I usually add baking soda when I serve the beans, for those who want it.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:58:50 +0000

Norma, it doesn’t sound like it’s the sugars if even Beano won’t help, and if you have problems with lentils too.

By: Norma Ritter

Norma Ritter — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:11:31 +0000

In the last few years I have had a growing problem with eating beans, especially the larger ones. I can tolerate them a little more easily if I remove the skins, but that is a huge chore. The smaller legumes, like lentils, I can eat is tiny amounts if they are completely mashed up in the blender. I suspect this may be a problem with their high fibre content, as well as the sugars that Hannah mentioned. The enzymes – like Beano – do not make any difference to the sharp pains I get when I do indulge