Guest guest Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hi all I am preparing a recipe using dried kidney beans to eat on Boxing Day, but as the recipe gives quantities for 6-8 people I thought I would freeze the left-overs. I was wondering though, given the issues around poisoning from improperly cooked Kidney beans, if it was okay to freeze them? Many thanks -- P Save paper - do you really need to print this email? Save electricity - do you really need to send this email? Save your own energy - do you really need to read this email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Tony, As I understand it, Kidney beans are only *poisonous* when eaten *raw* . They should *not* be sprouted. They should be soaked overnight and boiled until soft. All beans should be sorted and cleaned, rinsed before cooking. I do not cook beans in the same water that they have been soaked. All beans, if not eaten the first day should be refrigerated and eaten or frozen by the 3 rd. day. Deanna in Colorado *************************************************** Tony Davis <studiot wrote (...I was wondering though, given the issues around poisoning from > improperly cooked Kidney beans, if it was okay to freeze them?...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I would like to say thank you for these questions and answers -- I never would have known that there are hazards in kidney beans. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Thanks for the info Deanna, now I can make the Chilli today for eating on Saturday. The rest of the family will be eating regular chilli, and I am hoping they will be tempted to trying the vegan alternative, wouldn't be a great advert if they ended up in A & E afterwards!! On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 13:10 +0000, genny_y2k wrote: > Tony, > As I understand it, Kidney beans are only *poisonous* when eaten *raw* . They should *not* be sprouted. > They should be soaked overnight and boiled until soft. All beans should be sorted and cleaned, rinsed before cooking. > I do not cook beans in the same water that they have been soaked. > All beans, if not eaten the first day should be refrigerated and eaten or frozen by the 3 rd. day. > Deanna in Colorado > *************************************************** > Tony Davis <studiot wrote > (...I was wondering though, given the issues around poisoning from > > improperly cooked Kidney beans, if it was okay to freeze them?...) > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Tony, I hope tey will at least try your chili. Vegetarian chili is delicious Donna Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another. Dalai Lama --- On Wed, 12/23/09, Anthony Davis <studiot wrote: Anthony Davis <studiot Re: [veg_grp] Re: Red Kidney Beans Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 8:01 AM Thanks for the info Deanna, now I can make the Chilli today for eating on Saturday. The rest of the family will be eating regular chilli, and I am hoping they will be tempted to trying the vegan alternative, wouldn't be a great advert if they ended up in A & E afterwards!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 The recommendation over here is that kidney beans should be boiled rapidly for a minimum of 15 minutes, then you can cook them how you want. In fact that is the recommendation on all packets of beans that I buy here. Lots of people in the group don't seem to bother but I feel it's better to be safe than sorry! I freeze them when cooked and there has never been a problem with that. Christie in Edinburgh On Behalf Of genny_y2k 23 December 2009 13:10 [veg_grp] Re: Red Kidney Beans Tony, As I understand it, Kidney beans are only *poisonous* when eaten *raw* . They should *not* be sprouted. They should be soaked overnight and boiled until soft. All beans should be sorted and cleaned, rinsed before cooking. I do not cook beans in the same water that they have been soaked. All beans, if not eaten the first day should be refrigerated and eaten or frozen by the 3 rd. day. Deanna in Colorado *************************************************** Tony Davis <studiot wrote (...I was wondering though, given the issues around poisoning from > improperly cooked Kidney beans, if it was okay to freeze them?...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Normally speaking I think of directions kind of as " well, if you want to do it this way, that's good... " and sometimes I don't follow them, but do it a different or fast way. So glad you're mentioning this! Cindi ________________________________ Christie <christie0131 Wed, December 23, 2009 11:52:53 AM RE: [veg_grp] Re: Red Kidney Beans  The recommendation over here is that kidney beans should be boiled rapidly for a minimum of 15 minutes, then you can cook them how you want. In fact that is the recommendation on all packets of beans that I buy here. Lots of people in the group don't seem to bother but I feel it's better to be safe than sorry! I freeze them when cooked and there has never been a problem with that. Christie in Edinburgh [] On Behalf Of genny_y2k 23 December 2009 13:10 [veg_grp] Re: Red Kidney Beans Tony, As I understand it, Kidney beans are only *poisonous* when eaten *raw* . They should *not* be sprouted. They should be soaked overnight and boiled until soft. All beans should be sorted and cleaned, rinsed before cooking. I do not cook beans in the same water that they have been soaked. All beans, if not eaten the first day should be refrigerated and eaten or frozen by the 3 rd. day. Deanna in Colorado ************ ********* ********* ********* ********* *** Tony Davis <studiot > wrote (...I was wondering though, given the issues around poisoning from > improperly cooked Kidney beans, if it was okay to freeze them?...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 10:18 -0800, Cindi Waters wrote: > Normally speaking I think of directions kind of as " well, if you want to do it this way, that's good... " and sometimes I don't follow them, but do it a different or fast way. So glad you're mentioning this! Cindi > > Me too, but I vaguely remembered some talk a while ago about problems caused by cooking kidney beans in slow-cookers, so I thought I had better check first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 I put them into freezer bags with a little bit of the water they were cooked in, then get as much air out as I can and freeze them mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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