> wrote in message
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>I like to have really fresh sprouted seed for some of my cooking, stir
> fry mostly. Supermarket sprouts leave something to be desired most of
> the time. Open containers that people dig in to get what they need.
> Yuck!! The other problem is we are full time RVers. Not every
> supermarket has sprouts and oriental food store are not to be found in
> many locations in the US. So we need to do our own. Also I am not all
> that sure what bean the sprouts are from.
>
> As a general rule I use mung beans. I would like to try other large
> size beans that will produce a good tasting 1 to 3 inch sprout.
> Suggestion?
>
> One other question. Does anyone have a easy way to separate the hulls
> from the sprouts when they are ready to use? In a stir fry I do not
> worry much as after its cooked you cannot see than and I figure they
> are just some additional fiber. :-) But for use in a salad they do
> not look all that good and the taste is not very good either.
>

If you rinse the sprouts in a large volume of water (large bowl for example)
the hulls float to the surface and can be poured off. Have you found a way
to avoid those thin brown stingly tails on mung bean sprouts?


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Peter Aitken
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 12:35:20 GMT, lid wrote:

>As a general rule I use mung beans. I would like to try other large
>size beans that will produce a good tasting 1 to 3 inch sprout.
>Suggestion?

There are some interesting ones he
http://www.superseeds.com/sprouts.htm

(I can recommend the company but I've only tried the alfalfa spouts)

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

> wrote in message
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> "Peter Aitken" > wrote:
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> snip
>>
>>If you rinse the sprouts in a large volume of water (large bowl for
>>example)
>>the hulls float to the surface and can be poured off. Have you found
>>a way
>>to avoid those thin brown stingly tails on mung bean sprouts?
>
> Not been a problem. I guess I use them before the brown tail shows
> up. Might have something to do with the container. The one I use
> is
> a white plastic tray. The bottom is perforated. There are covers
> for
> the top and bottom. They can be turned so that one way they seal
> the
> box and the other way they allow air. I do not put it in a dark
> area.
> Just sits on the counter. I spray them 2 to 3 time a day, let them
> drain for a few moments then turn the box so the perforations are on
> the top. Keeps them from growing thru the holes.
>
> Bill

Does this tray have a name? Know where I can get one?

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> "FREECYCLEMOM" > wrote:
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>>Does this tray have a name? Know where I can get one?
>>
>>
> Sure dose, try this link: http://waltonfeed.com/sprout.html No sure
> where I bought it, it was a few years ago. As a guess it might have
> been in a Trader Joe's. I am a full time RVer and as a result I buy
> things all over the map. Eat your heart out. :-)

Thanks Bill. Now I know what to look for, I've found a Canadian
distributor.

On Mon 23 May 2005 09:02:12a, FREECYCLEMOM wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> "FREECYCLEMOM" > wrote:
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>> snip
>>>
>>>Does this tray have a name? Know where I can get one?
>>>
>>>
>> Sure dose, try this link: http://waltonfeed.com/sprout.html No sure
>> where I bought it, it was a few years ago. As a guess it might have
>> been in a Trader Joe's. I am a full time RVer and as a result I buy
>> things all over the map. Eat your heart out. :-)
>
> Thanks Bill. Now I know what to look for, I've found a Canadian
> distributor.

What is the easiest way to remove the bean hulls after the beans are
sprouting? I'm referring mainly to beans the size of mung beans.

TIA

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Wayne Boatwright
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

On Mon 23 May 2005 04:20:29p, wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
> snip
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>>What is the easiest way to remove the bean hulls after the beans are
>>sprouting? I'm referring mainly to beans the size of mung beans.
>>
> Large bowl with water. Swirl the sprouts around till the hulls
> separate. Drain and if you use the sprouter that I use you can put
> them back with covers in place. It then acts as a crisper in the
> fridge.
>
> Bill

Thanks, Bill!

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974