I have nasty experience with other soy beans recently purchased from Amazon; they looked to be fresh and high quality as touted, but when beans were soaked in a water, it started to reveal deformed shapes, and when I attempted to sprout it, more than...
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I have had a very good experience with Laura Soybeans however, I purchase mine directly from the Laura Soybean website rather than here at amazon. They're much fresher and their website sells different beans for different uses. Such as: soymilk, tofu, sprouting, etc... And you can communicate directly with the grower on the website instead of buying thru a 3rd party seller that may or may not know how to answer your questions or how long his stock has been sitting on the shelf. The Laura Soybean Co. gives great & prompt service & their soybeans are the freshest I've ever encountered. I highly recommend buying them directly from the site. Hope this is helpful.
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You know, I kind of just wing it. I add just a little bit of water to reconstitute the soy beans, but I've never accomplished the real texture. It tastes really good to me, better than the real one, but only because it is saltier. Asian Food Grocer in San Francisco, CA actually carries frozen natto. I bought 2 types and one came with 4 units with 4 natto plates and 4 units with 3 plates. They were under 15 dollars each if you're interested in authentic natto. It was super slimy. Just beware of the cost for mandatory overnight shipping.
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I bought 1lb. of Todds mung bean's and just started sprouting and eating them and was about to order these 5lb. until reading this and finding out they're from China...and the excuse and attack by Todd's Seeds president. Let's see the proof these have been tested and passed for no heavy metals.Google "naturalnews china heavy metals" for info on grown in china foods.
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I planted these seeds for my animals to eat. They sprouted and grew well. I guess you could blend them, but they are dry. I see somebody else replied that they came with mold on them. Mine were dry with no mold, but if theirs had mold, then I would say no way should you blend them. Yuck!
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Don't be upset when you see the roots in the "squishy" stuff. It is all good. I filled my pot with little black pebbles I picked up somewhere. I wait until the top pebbles are dry and then water it. That works really well for me. Too much water may cause the leaves to get brown or yellow. It likes indirect sunlight. Sometimes too much light will also cause the stems to discolor. Needs very little attention.
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Sunk to the bottom without any hesitation. To prevent excessive tannins release. Go buy yourself a huge aluminum pot for about 10 bucks at your nearest mexican market (typically used to make tamales or posole) and boil them for a couple of hours. Once I did that, I did not get the brownish/tea water that many experience.
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What type/brand did you use? I can't make soy work and I've bought three kinds so far.
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Products made in mexico don't often provide that information, which is just one of the myriad reasons I avoid buying anything from that region whenever possible; I bought tajin by mistake (not investigating the country of origin). As I indicated in a prior review of tajin, the taste is already stale and dead-tasting. One can only assume those "qualities" will intensify with time. I dumped my entire bottle in the garden, hoping it would deter snails; so far, so good. I've resumed pepping up fruits and veggies using other quality items such as sprinkles of seasoned rice vinegar.
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Just a small note: to maximize the efficacy of soaking / sprouting (not all nuts can be sprouted), make sure you add sea salt (or whey) to the water. For one of the more concise instructions I've found, look on the culturesforhealth.com site. For more detail on such things, my favorite book is Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions.
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Taken from the ratings, it's obvious that not every purchaser has had problems, but many have. In my case, the chestnuts arrived mucky, spoiled, and rotten. As the chestnuts are not returnable, I would not take the risk buying them. Furthermore, Amazon needs to deal with these types of issues.
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Yes - I just had two gross bags from costco - they all tasted fine but when I ripped one open, it was moldy on inside and had lots of little egg-like things (not the fig seeds). Maybe worm eggs? no idea but I am so grossed out and never eating them again, which is a shame cause I loved them! I will return both bags and contact dealer.
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Thanks for your post--I called Sanyo customer service and they said cooking beans are fine. I haven't tried that yet. I have made rice numerous times in the cooking already and the results have been fantastic!
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They have a terrible shelf life. Recommended to consume soon after opening to retain texture, and they are not kidding. Tried to open a few and slowly eat out of them over a few weeks for variety and they made a big lump in the can, like fused and smelling funny. So, bonus, they aren't lying about how natural this is!
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This is my second season using the seeds I ordered from the same source as you have. I had no problem getting the first batch to come up in Spring of 2014 and I just used the last of the seeds for new baby Comphrey's two weeks ago and they still came up under a grow light using regular seed sprouter soil. Sorry to hear that yours are not performing for you. But I was quite impressed with the company and will be ordering varieties from the same company for next Spring.
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Thank you for taking interest in our set of strainers. I am sorry to hear you had a miss purchase before, but have no fear All Times Finest is here! :P.. Haha but back on topic, these are very sturdy and during. When comparing our quality to the ones of Cuisinart for example, the quality of both are actually quite the same. All our sets should come in perfect condition, and shouldn't be bent or have squished mesh. However, during transport somethings can always get messed up, so if this happens, just contact me straight away and I will sort it out for you in a flash! They will work for almost any seeds or grains as long as they are not grinded/crushed. Quinoa, rice, and other grains which remain in the form how they occur in nature will work. But maybe this isn't the answer to your question. What do you mean exactly with will the strainers work for those grains? Will you be able to clean them in a proper way, than the answer is yes without a doubt. If, you mean something else, please let me know.
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I've had raw cashews from the farmers market and I just got cashews from Spicy World. They seem stale. I will be returning them right away. Must be just these cashews, the raw almonds I got from Spicy World were super fresh.
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Not sure about this company - I feel they are a shady and unethical business. Most mung bean sprouts are grown in China, but they go lengths to hide this. I will never buy from these people. I am also looking for Mung beans from Australia or any other country of origin, not much luck yet. If you know about Organic Mung beans not grown in China, please let me know. Thanks,