Dried or Frozen Hominy (Posole) or Your Best Mexican Food Tips or Questions

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I thought soaking had been kinda debunked. No?

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I have been using the non soak method for pintos . After talking to someone who has been cooking pintos for most of his life . I questioned him on his bean cooking after eating them at a get together . It’s about the water he said . He just uses a simple bottled water . I tried the no soak pinto beans . They cooked up real nice . No gas . So if you have good pure water use it . Or just purchase a bottled water for your beans . I’ll never soak again .

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There is a avocado tree in the neighborhood and I love to add a leaf to my beans

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Ahhh… Great Cath.

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So you know what I was getting at? Thanks!

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You know? Old habits and all…

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Does a Mavea = to a Brita count?

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This all so great.

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BOTTLED WATER??? Bad, bad.

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And why ?

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You’re not joking??? The environment.

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I’ll give you that . Just saying if your tap water sucks such as LA and you do not want to pre soak your beans . A bottle is Ok . I’m sure we are all not perfect on environmental issues .I try my best .

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What’s wrong with the water?

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Have you been to LA and drank out of the faucet ?

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So is it dangerous? If so, boiling will take care of that.

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Water in LA is pretty hard.

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Cath ,It doesn’t have to do with anything with the water quality . It has more to do with water being hard or soft . You want a water that is neutral for cooking beans with the non soak method .

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I’m no fan of Kimball but here’s something that may help.

I’ve lived in various parts of the Left Coast and have no idea if the water is hard or soft.

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So many haters here. For the record I think San Diego’s water is waaay harder than L.A.'s.

I drink tap in L.A. - been drinking it since the last millennium. I ask for it at restaurants, often much to the chagrin of the water sommelier. Never had a problem drinking tap water in L.A. There is a ridiculous amount of taxpayer dollars spent on making that tap water safe and potable right out of the faucet, and this taxpayer says it’s working.

FYI - I have no pony in the beans discussion - Just wanted to comment on the tap water.

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It’s all good . No worries . I’m ducking under the table for your comments: :sweat:

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