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    Hi everyone
    I have loads of beans, some of which have grown very big. I was just wondering if I could take the inner beans out and store in a jar for stews and the such?


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    Leave the bean pods to dry before shelling and storing. Make sure they are really really dry before you put the lids on the jars, or they go mouldy

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    • #3
      Ok thanks 😀 can you use runner and dwarf beans? Plus do they need soaking before cooking?


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      • #4
        I think all dried beans need soaking??

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        • #5
          I grow borlotti beans for drying and follow that procedure - reckon it will be appropriate for every long bean seed.
          Are y'oroight booy?

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          • #6
            Dried beans need boiling for ten mins before you use them - this destroys a toxin inside them.


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            • #7
              Don't forget to save some for sowing next year.
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              • #8
                Have a read at this very good tread all about beans and cooking them by Two sheds:-

                http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ans_26962.html
                Location....East Midlands.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Crborrett View Post
                  was just wondering if I could take the inner beans out and store in a jar for stews and the such?
                  If the pods are brown, dry & crispy, yes.

                  If the pods are still soft, then store the 'seeds' in the freezer until you want to use them. They'll need a 5-10 min rapid boil to destroy the toxin so you don't get tummy ache.

                  Dry beans need to be rehydrated (overnight soak in cold water, or a 1 hr soak in boiled water), then the 10 min boil
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                  • #10
                    Thanks so much for all your help. I took beans out of pods that were still green and have them drying out all over the place, will they be ok to store or should I still put in the freezer?


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                    • #11
                      if the pods were green, you should freeze the beans.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                        If the pods are brown, dry & crispy ...
                        Originally posted by Crborrett View Post
                        I took beans out of pods that were still green and have them drying out all over the place
                        No, they won't dry: they aren't ripe.
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                        • #13
                          Oh I see, ok, thanks


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                          • #14
                            Do you have to shell the beans before cooking when fresh and when they are to be frozen?

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                            • #15
                              Yes, you have to shell them. The pods don't taste that nice
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