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On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 2:22:39 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
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> You probably should make sure to cook the beans before adding salt. Salt the beans only when they're tender. Beats me why this happens. I've had potatoes that never got tender because I cooked them in too much salt. It's an odd thing.
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Adding salt at the beginning of cooking dried beans makes them tough.
Adding salt at the end of cooking and they'll tender and delicious.