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It has 15 different types of beans in it and it can be bought pre packaged. 15 different beans!

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[–] pishadoot@sh.itjust.works 30 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (6 children)

I fucking love these.

I just throw the seasoning packet away, never used it at all. Just use the bean mix itself, it's really good, HOWEVER be aware that some of the "beans" are actually lentils, and they break down into a mush faster than others.

If you cook the beans a long time in your soup as I do then it gets REALLY bad looking. We call it "ugly soup" because it's ugly AF but DELICIOUS.

Edit: I've NEVER found a rock in these also, not once in the dozens of bags, maybe hundreds, I've used.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Why would you find a rock in beans? Has someone even mentioned rocks?

[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 1 points 25 minutes ago

I've found lots of rocks in bags of beans over the years, could be a regional or economic thing too (just as a point of reference, I grew up really poor in the South). As a kid I remember pouring them out on a backing sheet to sort them, little did I realize I'd end up doing something similar as a teen with an AOL CD tin.

[–] Doolbs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I throw away the seasoning packet as well. I use a couple smoked ham hocks as my seasoning.

So, so tasty.

[–] FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online 3 points 2 hours ago

That parallels my experience. Great bean mix, haven't found a stone yet. The seasoning pack included sounds gross to me so I bin it. This mix is magic in an instant pot with your own mix of spices and whatever liquid base you like. Takes just over an hour to go from prepping to eating.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 hours ago

I once forgot about it in a crock pot using the fast cook method and basically boiled the whole thing into mush. It made for a delicious bean dip.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I found a rock in a bag of beans twice in my life. My mother found one when I was a child and made sure I saw why we look through them first.

Then as an adult. Once. I got to go AHA and grab it.

I've seen blood in chicken eggs much more commonly!

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Maybe the screen process wasn't as good when mother had to look. Small rocks are just going to be something that gets picked up occasionally if they're being machine harvested.

[–] matti@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 hours ago

Care to share what you do for seasoning instead? Every time I've tried (not many) it comes out disappointing.