On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:17:27 -0400, George wrote:

> On 9/3/2011 6:34 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 03/09/2011 6:12 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:23:36 -0500, Janet Wilder
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> My Israeli cousin told me to rinse the canned chickpeas then bring them
>>>> to a boil in fresh water. Drain, cool and make hummas as usual. I gave
>>>> it a try and it really does give it a better flavor. Much more like I
>>>> had soaked and cooked the chickpeas myself.
>>>
>>> Good to know, thanks! I have a can of garbanzos in the cupboard and
>>> the intent of making hummus with them.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Go for it. Get up right now and make a batch. It shouldn't take much
>> more than a minute. It's like mayonnaise. It will take longer to clean
>> the food processor than it did to make it.
>>
>
> I have been using a good stick blender for a while. I put everything
> into the container that will be going into the fridge and process with
> the blender. It is a lot easier to clean.

i was wondering about using a stick blender. thanks.

your pal,
blake