Have you found that storing beans for a long time makes them tough when you finally cook them?
Yes, after 2 years they do get tougher. So I adjust my cooking method.
I use a hot water presoak for up to a full day, and then cook them slower and longer than I do fresh dried beans. I have also found that having animal fat (bacon/fatback) in the beans helps to make them more tender.
See, all that money at culinary school wasn't compeltely wasted. ;)
/johnny
Not yet; I’ll get back to you when they are 25 years old. ;)
Dry beans do get tough with age.
However, soak over night. Pressure can them.
Combination of high heat and pressure will make them tender.
Then you have a sterile table ready product, with a few jars made up in advance.
Have you found that storing beans for a long time makes them tough when you finally cook them?
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If they are not air tight.
But even if they do become tough, you can put them in a grinder or food processor, dry, make flour or refried beans etc out of em....food for thought.