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> On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:23:44 +0000 (UTC),
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
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>> On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:17:28 +1000, "Farm1" >
>>
>> > But with lentils it makes a huge difference in cooking time depending
>> > on
>> > whether you are cooking green or red lentils so a blanket 20 minute
>> > doesn't
>> > apply with them.
>>
>> I find the following:
>>
>> French Green -- 18 minutes
>> "Red" (actually they are orange) -- 22-25 minutes
>> Brown -- 25 minutes but longer is okay, they do not seem to
>> overcook easily
>>
> When I say "bean", I'm talking about real beans - not lentils.

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