sunnas beans are good for your hart..........

[Sunna]

iv been trying alot of beans over the past few months they are a good survival food and dryed ones last a long time.
my problem is they seem to go off quickly two days max ,i follow the instructions on the pack but they still go off.
am i doing something wrong....?

[Skean Dhude]

What sort of beans are you using and how are you drying them? There are plenty of dried beans around and they seem to last ages.

[Sunna]

im buying them already dryed.

cannellini beans

black eye beans

pinto beans , buy far the worst stunk like bad meat within 2 days

[Mortblanc]

After being cooked they require refrigeration, like most other foods. I have kept them in plastic containers for several days in the fridge with no ill effects.

When my kids were small they enjoyed pintos served on top of corn bread as a first meal and chili made with the leftovers.

A couple of pounds of pintos cooked up never lasted more than a couple of days.

[CharlesHarris]

USDA info on pinto beans
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/facts/hhpfac..._Final.pdf

Cooking and storage info on dry beans
http://extension.usu.edu/duchesne/files/...s_plus.pdf
http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/dry-beans
https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/infor..._foods.htm
Beans are best stored in the absence of oxygen and light. Oxygen can lead to rancidity of bean oils and light will quickly fade bean color. The packaging choices are #10 cans or Mylar-type bags. Canning jars are suitable for smaller quantities providing the jars are stored in a dark place. Oxygen absorbers should be used to remove oxygen from the packages to extend shelf life and minimize off-flavors.

Storage Conditions. Beans in normal polyethylene (food-grade) bags have a shelf life of 1 year or more. Like most stored foods, colder storage temperatures will increase shelf life. When packaged in #10 cans or Mylar-type bags, with the oxygen removed, they have a shelf life of 10 or more years1. A 1B.Y.U. study indicated that pinto beans did experience a slight loss of quality during storage. However, samples that had been stored up to 30 years had greater than 80% acceptance by a consumer taste panel for emergency food use. The study concluded that pinto beans should be considered acceptable for use in long-term food storage efforts.

Milling dry beans for flour.
http://preparednessadvice.com/recipes/ma...lvuWtKkqs0

[Scythe13]

What you need to think about mate, if you've just picked the beans, they'll be clean and healthy. Imagine having picked them 4 days ago. That is what dried beans will be the equivalent of, once they are rehydrated. So that's about the time you should expect from them.

[Sunna]

iv been living without a fridge/freezer for some months now i think that is why im hopeing that now the colder weather is comeing i should fair better.
not giving up i love my beans/chickpesa .... thanks

[Scythe13]

(15 October 2013, 12:33)Sunna Wrote: iv been living without a fridge/freezer for some months now i think that is why im hopeing that now the colder weather is comeing i should fair better.
not giving up i love my beans/chickpesa .... thanks

Instead of soaking them and storing them, why not just soak what you'll use in a day, and stick to doing it like that?

[Sunna]

thanks, ill try that