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On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:01:20 -0400, jmcquown >
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>On 9/14/2017 2:01 AM, sanne wrote:
>> Am Donnerstag, 14. September 2017 01:39:16 UTC+2 schrieb notbob:
>>> On 2017-09-13, l not -l > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, all that I have ever bought have been smaller than all other
>>>> white beans I have encountered.
>>>
>>> Well, I hope they cook in half the time. Takes me 5-6 hrs to
>>> thoroughly cook Great Northern's, here at 8K ft elev. I've got ham,
>>> onions, and chkn broth to help 'em along.

>>
>> I highly recommend a pressure cooker for that purpose - especially at
>> that location!
>>
>> Bye, Sanne.
>>

>Dried beans need to be soaked first! And while I don't live at 8000
>feet, I doubt they need to be pressure cooked for 5-6 hours. Sounds
>like overkill.
>
>Jill


Using a pressure processor is not a good method for cooking dried
beans, it cooks at too high a temperature... and a pressure processor
can cook at the same temperature regardless at what elevation.... the
pressure setting dictates.