Its the age I think. I have tried soaking in water and brine (brine works better) for long long times. Some of my beans never get soft even after 24 hours of soaking and 10 hours of cooking, its the most work for crunchy beans I have done.
Some of the bags I think are just old in the stores.
I am 50/50 on dry beans not rehydrating. Half the time I can have beans tomorrow.
You soak them overnight then boil them on blast for like 30 minutes? If they’re still not coming to then it’s likely your dry beans are too old.
Yeah, and these are half the beans I get from the store. I think the dry bean logistics has failed here.
Talk to your store. I think they’re selling you bum beans. I’ve never had that happen to me. I’ve had some slightly harder but still totally edible.
Source: I eat beans weekly in the wintertime
That’s from a few different stores, its likely my area not having the bean logistics.
You’re making sure not to add any acidic ingredients until they’re fully cooked? That’ll stop the cooking.
Besides that, I think age matters.
Its the age I think. I have tried soaking in water and brine (brine works better) for long long times. Some of my beans never get soft even after 24 hours of soaking and 10 hours of cooking, its the most work for crunchy beans I have done.
Some of the bags I think are just old in the stores.
Age definitely matters. They can go hard, they can even go off. Had the later happen with chickpeas