"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 1 Jul 2014 21:29:04 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> I keep meaning to try this but haven't yet done it. Going to do it now
>> though for my 4th of July baked beans. Should probably get them started
>> tomorrow since the beans themselves take a good 12 or more hours in the
>> Crockpot.
>>
>> Have you tried this method before? Are they as good as on the stove?
>
> Haven't tried it, but want to. Please report back because I'm curious
> if they really do brown or not. I imagine they would be easy enough
> to give the final browning to if they still need it after they've been
> in a crockpot for a few hours.
>
I know that the first few times I made the beans, I freaked because they
seemed watery and weren't browning. I think realized that it takes a good
12 hours on low for them to thicken up and get that deep brown color. And
then I worried that they'd dry out. Nope. Still good at 16 hours.