I’m so glad you said it, I’ve been a firm believer (& chronically lazy) in not switching/draining the beans from the soaking liquid…I cook it right in there and add the goodies to the pot…so good!
I love this all so much - beans and your cooking/serving suggestions. I often forget to soak, then end up with overcooked beans because they cook unevenly. Still delicious, though. Thank you for giving me a few more suggestions for what to do with the finished beans. Since it's tomato season here in CA, I will be making that salad on repeat.
I think draining of the bean water after soaking is supposed to help with gas. Apparently some of the gas causing sugars end up in the water so if you dump and rinse, it's supposed to help. Who knows if that's true, but googles tells me it is (Serious Eats and Harold McGee agree)!
I’m so glad you said it, I’ve been a firm believer (& chronically lazy) in not switching/draining the beans from the soaking liquid…I cook it right in there and add the goodies to the pot…so good!
I love this all so much - beans and your cooking/serving suggestions. I often forget to soak, then end up with overcooked beans because they cook unevenly. Still delicious, though. Thank you for giving me a few more suggestions for what to do with the finished beans. Since it's tomato season here in CA, I will be making that salad on repeat.
I think draining of the bean water after soaking is supposed to help with gas. Apparently some of the gas causing sugars end up in the water so if you dump and rinse, it's supposed to help. Who knows if that's true, but googles tells me it is (Serious Eats and Harold McGee agree)!