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myLot reputation of 94/100. jerzgirl (3245)   ranked 37 out of 8,638 in cooking 4 years ago

OK - so it's not something we discuss on a regular basis, but hey - do we or do we not ALL deal with this at some point? If it's not our partners holding our heads under the blanket or uncles wanting us to pull their fingers, it's our S/Os (or fathers) waiting until we're in the car in a snow storm with the heat on full blast only to say, "I'm sorry, but I didn't have to before!" surrender Can we avoid it - does this work?

According to some, yes, this does work to some degree. Some add the soda before when soaking the beans and others add the soda during the cooking process. But, they recommend no more than 1/8 tsp to a large pot of beans because the soda reduces the Vitamin B1 content of the beans.

How about you? Have you tried this? Since we had baked beans with our dinner tonight, I guess I'll find out in short order if the mistake was mine to make, huh? confused

 

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mamacathie (1557) response was accepted on 3/19/2009.
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1. myLot reputation of 74/100. goldeneagle (5503)   ranked 1,138 out of 8,638 in cooking   4 years ago

I dont know if mixing it with the beans will help prevent it...but if you mix a teaspoon of soda with a glass of water and drink it after eating, it will help eliminate the problem.

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2. myLot reputation of 98/100. mamacathie (1557)   ranked 32 out of 8,638 in cooking   4 years ago

Yes, if you add baking soda it will help "de-gas" the beans, as we say. LOL It really does help but it seems to take a little of the taste out of the bean also. But if it does cause lots of gas it is best to put some baking soda in or get some beano. That works too.

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3. myLot reputation of 95/100. kebpete (6858)   4 years ago

1tablespoon of vinegar will and it want change the taste just add to the beans if you are cooking dry beans put it in when they are are almost done and stir well works every time.

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