Telling when beans are done

Lindsay · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:21 pm

Read an interesting tidbit today that the owner of Rancho Gordo beans (I'm sure that everyone here knows of them--incredible beans) said that to tell when a bean is done, you blow on it and it wrinkles. Anyone ever tried this?

JesBelle · **Joined:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:50 pm **Posts:** 2062

I just eat one.

Amy · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:14 am

Love Rancho Gordo beans! Like JB, I just eat one. Interesting concept though...

Amy

Darcie · **Joined:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:18 pm **Posts:** 1244

I have yet to try Rancho Gordo beans because I'm afraid I will then have another expensive addiction. I've never heard about the wrinkles thing, either. I might make a mess o' beans today just to try it.

Amy · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:17 am

Darcie wrote:

I have yet to try Rancho Gordo beans because I'm afraid I will then have another expensive addiction.

You are a wise woman...

Amy

pepperhead212 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:58 pm **Posts:** 1206

JesBelle wrote:

I just eat one.

I agree. I saw this thing about wrinkling beans meaning they're done many years ago, and I thought "why?" Just chew on one! Then, trying to dispute it (naturally!), I started blowing on beans every 5 minutes, long before they were done, and, sure enough, one wrinkled when there was just a hint of crunchiness in the middle. Still had another 10 or 15 minutes to go. (had to be when I was in college eating all those beans, and trying to dispute everything!).

fitzie · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:07 am

It works. I've been doing it for years. My mother did it too.
fitzie

jeanf · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:49 pm

My canned beans didn't wrinkle.

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