How do they work cooking pinto beans?
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I've never made pinto beans, but they work great for the pulled pork I make. As with all liners you have to be careful when stirring so you don't puncture them. But they are more heavy duty and work better than the one Reynolds makes. I'd say these are my favorites.
2002092
Soak them until they are soft enough to smash between your fingers, and then only cook them till they are the texture you want. Keep testing every ten or fifteen minutes. The soaking will not make them mushy, I'd say around 12 hours will do it. Make sure you have enough water to keep the beans covered so they do not dry out.
234672
Yes. My recipe is for Calico Beans, but my mom made traditional Baked Beans. With traditional beans, you need to soak them first. (Calico Beans use canned beans.). Then you add all the ingredients and you bake in the oven. My son had the same question. He thought the bean pot was just for serving, until I gave him more information about making beans.
94699
yes! cooking beans in a pressure cooker is not only easy but also preferred. short cooking times slightly very depending on bean type, dry, canned, etc... a very easy internet search for times and methods.
1952158
I have made black beans in it (Cuban and otherwise) many times. I still soak them in advance, even though Kenji Lopez-Alt says it's not necessary.
701584
Just put index fingers between the stem in the middle and the 'leaves' and pull open like a flower. It's not a strainer, it's a steamer that sits in a saucepan with a shallow level of boiling water. The vegetable like peas, beans, courgette slices, mange tout are cooked by the steam - the saucepan lid is on.
1785472
I've used a couple of these (and sent units to my kids). They are spot on but you have to figure out the sweet spot for each dish. The temperature of the stove, the freshness of the ingredients (i.e. old beans take longer than new beans), etc. make timing a challenge. I usually let the unit cool on its own and sometimes continue to heat the beans on the stove top to make sure they are al dente. Beyond all that - it is all worth it. My friends say "How do you do that?". Sr. Flaco
1101759
Lol. I have no idea. I know that I cooked dry black beans in 31 minutes. They were actually a bit over cooked.
828135
All of the recipes specify the proportions for a variety of bean dishes adapted just to this cooker. The exterior of the cooker then lets you press a button that automatically times the cooking to the type of bean you have selected. I have a pressure cooker as well but never used it for bean recipes from raw-bean stage after finding it burned a layer on the bottom the first time I tried. I just fine the bean cooker easier, more resistant to accidental scorching, more convenient for interrupting to add vegetables or rice to the beans, and for some reason easier to clean up. I suppose if you find you can make bean and bean/rice dishes easily on your pressure cooker, you'd find this cooker unnecessary. All of the recipes specify the proportions for a variety of bean dishes adapted just to this cooker. The exterior of the cooker then lets you press a button that automatically times the cooking to the type of bean you have selected. I have a pressure cooker as well but never used it for bean recipes from raw-bean stage after finding it burned a layer on the bottom the first time I tried. I just fine the bean cooker easier, more resistant to accidental scorching, more convenient for interrupting to add vegetables or rice to the beans, and for some reason easier to clean up. I suppose if you... » Read More All of the recipes specify the proportions for a variety of bean dishes adapted just to this cooker. The exterior of the cooker then lets you press a button that automatically times the cooking to the type of bean you have selected. I have a pressure cooker as well but never used it for bean recipes from raw-bean stage after finding it burned a layer on the bottom the first time I tried. I just fine the bean cooker easier, more resistant to accidental scorching, more convenient for interrupting to add vegetables or rice to the beans, and for some reason easier to clean up. I suppose if you find you can make bean and bean/rice dishes easily on your pressure cooker, you'd find this cooker unnecessary. « Show Less
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Cooks good on electric. Heat griddle on medium heat, then add oil (i use coconut oil) let oil heat up, then cook food.
853943
I haven't chosen the pressure cooker function per se, but I find that when I cook beans in the cooker (by choosing "white rice" and "regular texture") it works like a pressure cooker. It cooks garbanzo beans in less than a half hour--that usually takes up to 1 1/2 hours on the stove top. The cooker doesn't go off on its own, however. I have to press "stop" after about 30 minutes of cooking.
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Just an update - I have cooked garbanzo beans and pinto beans in the rice cooker. I soaked the garbanzo beans for 8 hours and then slow cooked them for two. A half cup of pinto beans took a little longer - I think around 2 1/2 hours. They came out great! Give it a shot, you'll be pleasantly surprised.
1078160
Most of these beans can't sprout. Maybe one out of 100 beans can do. So these beans are just for cooking.
2066215
You cook them like you normally would. Be sure you have the grease cup on the side. Start at 425 and lower to around 200 and they will cook . You might want to put a little PAM on it first
1508715
Some silly marketing error would be my guess. I have the Mr Pea sheller and although it works great it has never turned my beans into peas;)
1302343
you have to keep turning it, which works best if you have a long grill burner. But I usually make my paellas outside on the charcoal grill, where I can make a fire to fit the pan. With a little practice, that works excellently
863577
I ground dried pinto beans as a test and it was no difficulty at all. The grinder will reduce things but stops short just of being a fine powder and more so a fine "grit". As to courser grinds I am not aware of it's capability although I think it should do a satisfactory job.