Dan Abel wrote:
> In article
> >,
> Lynn from Fargo > wrote:
>
>> On May 28, 6:53 am, blackhead > wrote:
>>> All the instructions say that after soaking overnight, use new water
>>> and boil for 10 minutes vigorously, removing the foam on top, then
>>> for an hour or until tender. Is the 10min cooking and foam removal
>>> part of making them less poisonous or just to make them more tender
>>> and tasty?
>> =====================================
>> It's to COOK them, honey. The are difficult to digest raw, not to
>> mention kinda hard on your upper plate.
>
> We went through this on this group recently. The 10 minutes destroys
> poisons. That isn't generally long enough to cook them. Janet has
> provided a cite in this thread. Crockpot cooking is not recommended,
> without this 10 minute boil first, or using a thermometer to verify that
> the correct temperature has been held for 10 minutes.
>
Exactly what poisons are they trying to destroy? Lecithin is actually a
beneficial chemical found in beans so I don't understand why they want
to get rid of it. Particularly since lecithin granules and pills are
sold all over the world for health purposes. Am I totally confused here?

I cook kidney beans and every other kind of bean in a crock pot all the
time and have for many, many years. No one has died yet.