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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 4:23 PM
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Has anybody had any luck. I tried to dehydrate some canned cooked black beans. I am not sure if there is a technique for beans ,, but basically they dried out and the core of the beans turned to powder. I am thinking maybe i dehydrated them too much. is that possible. when i rehydrated them some were empty of starch and the others were falling apart.
any tricks.?? for beans. which are a great source of carbs and protein.
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the mountain parks, Alberta
Canada
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 5:07 PM
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| I tried a can of black beans and they worked fine. They were cracked a bit but no biggie. |
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 5:18 PM
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| I suspect you would have better results cooking the beans yourself to a not-quite-done-yet texture. The dehydrating and rehydrating process is rather rough on cellular structure, so slightly under-cooked food is better to start with. |
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Qualicum Beach, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 6:22 PM
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| You can buy dehydrated beans from health food stores. Just add hot water or cook a bit and instant re-fried beans for burritos & such. They are so cheap & easy, why dehydrate your own cooked beans. |
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Southern Vancouver Island, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 7:00 PM
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| Dried bean flakes are even better. You can get dried kidney or pinto bean flakes at some health food stores. Life Styles in Victoria has them. They cook up really quickly, almost instantly. Add them to a basmati rice and dried veggie stew with spices and soup mix for a tasty stew. |
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 9:51 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by alexcanuck
I suspect you would have better results cooking the beans yourself to a not-quite-done-yet texture. The dehydrating and rehydrating process is rather rough on cellular structure, so slightly under-cooked food is better to start with.
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| piika
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Burnaby, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 10:47 PM
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Never tried putting them in the dehydrator either, but have had lots of success with store-bought dehydrated beans. Love how quick and easy they are to rehydrate too. Either buy them bulk at a health foods store or look for the Taste Adventure ones on the shelf.
http://www.tasteadventure.com/products/beans/index.htm
Their soups are really good too.  |
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 canine loving, machete-toting bushwhacking lake seeker, Indiana Jones hat-wearing off-road 4x4 guru
Surrey Hole, BC
Canada
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Posted - 06/25/2012 : 10:58 PM
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| We tried dehydrating pork and beans etc various brands, always seemed to have weird mushy, metallic taste for some reason. other beans may work much better. |
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Dehydrating beans.
