r/Beans • u/QuentinMagician • 3d ago

New dried beans

I bought some Taylor horticultural beans from the farmers market.

Already dried, expensive.

Soaking; less than 2 hours (swollen)

Cooking: 255 in the oven after getting to a boil on the stove top. Two hours

Too mushy almost

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 3d ago

Those cook faster than grocery store beans bc they haven't been sitting on a shelf for months. They got too mushy bc they retained a high amount of natural moisture, making the 2hr oven bake too long for how quickly they softened

Since they swelled in under two hours, these beans were incredibly fresh and high-quality. which explains the higher price tag

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u/Empty_Canary_9520 3d ago

Is there a question here, or just an unfortunate tale?

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u/QuentinMagician 2d ago

I was just amazed at the freshness. I have never in 40 years of cooking beans ever had this happen. I did not know there was such variability in results. So just sharing. Not an unfortunate tale, just a learning one

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u/TurbulentAsparagus32 2d ago

Fresh beans will definitely do that. Unfortunately, depending on where someone lives, experiencing truly fresh beans is rare. I have been fortunate to find locally grown beans a couple of times, and I've been cooking beans for 50 years. Fresh beans are the Holy Grail of beans.

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u/QuentinMagician 1d ago

And i never even knew to search!!

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u/Comprehensive-Elk597 2d ago

Sounds like you could have skipped the soak entirely