In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Dan Abel wrote:

> > 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?

It's not lecithin, it's lectin that is the problem.

> 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.

Here is Janet's cite:

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydie...ggsandpulses/p
ulses/

It isn't fatal, just causes stomach ache and vomiting. Still not fun.
And it's only kidney beans, others don't have enough lectin to be a
problem.

I get away with lots of stuff that I shouldn't do.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA