Hi,

Do beans cook well in a crockpot? Do you know of any resources that
give guidelines for cooking? I cook beans a lot, but was thinking of
how convenient it would be to just throw them in the crock in the
morning and come home to cooked beans in the evening.

Whatcha think?

thanks,

Lisette in Portland

Lisette > wrote in message
...
> Do beans cook well in a crockpot?

It's highly dependent on the crockpot/slow cooker, the minerals in your
water supply, and volume you're planning on cooking but I've had excellent
results.

> Do you know of any resources that give guidelines for
> cooking?

"Betty Crocker's Slow Cooker Cookbook," ISBN 0-02-863469-1.

The Ranger
--
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floor, blissfully squashing seven guests."
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"The Ranger" > wrote in
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> Lisette > wrote in message
> ...
>> Do beans cook well in a crockpot?
>
> It's highly dependent on the crockpot/slow cooker, the minerals in
> your water supply, and volume you're planning on cooking but I've had
> excellent results.

Our water is so hard and mineral laden that I have to use bottled water to
soak and cook beans if I expect them to be edible and tender.

Wayne

>> Do you know of any resources that give guidelines for
>> cooking?
>
> "Betty Crocker's Slow Cooker Cookbook," ISBN 0-02-863469-1.
>
> The Ranger

On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 03:36:32 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>"The Ranger" > wrote in
:
>
>> Lisette > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Do beans cook well in a crockpot?
>>
>> It's highly dependent on the crockpot/slow cooker, the minerals in
>> your water supply, and volume you're planning on cooking but I've had
>> excellent results.
>
>Our water is so hard and mineral laden that I have to use bottled water to
>soak and cook beans if I expect them to be edible and tender.
>
>Wayne
>
>>> Do you know of any resources that give guidelines for
>>> cooking?
>>
>> "Betty Crocker's Slow Cooker Cookbook," ISBN 0-02-863469-1.
>>
>> The Ranger

My thanks to you both for your responses. Our water is very hard too,
so I'll give it a try with bottled water.

sincerely,
Lisette