Do they not do soaked beans? Leave them in water for 2 days and they shouldn't need a full boil I wouldn't think? Bonus: chickpea water as an egg substitute in recipes (powdered egg is nasty!). Re: coffee, mixing concentrated cold brew with hot water makes a pretty smooth cup

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joshvm 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Do they not do soaked beans? Leave them in water for 2 days and they shouldn't need a full boil I wouldn't think?

We'd definitely have kidney beans in chili and some other dishes, but I got the impression it was a hassle otherwise.

> Re: coffee, mixing concentrated cold brew with hot water makes a pretty smooth cup

Friend and I ran a weekly pop-up espresso bar and did a lot of experimenting over the winter. The USAP "house" beans are quite dark, but at least they're roasted within a year or two because coffee is always available and we go through a lot of beans every season. Except the decaf. That stuff is decades old.

People often bring down a big bag from one of the roasters in Christchurch. We personally shipped down a lot of specialty coffee, mostly made V60 and aeropress. The outbuilding where our telescopes live also has a Chemex and an automatic.

	▲	cozzyd an hour ago \| parent [-]
		At McMurdo this season the espresso machine at the coffee house broke. Fortunately we had two espresso machines out at LDB, and plenty of C1 and C4 beans

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ufo 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Even if soaked, beans still take hours to cook without a pressure cooker.

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aziaziazi 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I depends the beans and their freshness. If soaked and not 2yo+, it’s less than 1 hour for most of them. 30 min is enough for azuki and chickpeas if soaked 48h.

There’s other tricks: various beans can be found in the form of instant powder or flaskes (1 min watering - no cooking) semolina (5 min watering - no cooking) and pre steamed (no watering - 10/20 min cooking). I bring those to hike on the mountain and use gaz only to make them hot. Mixed with cereals semolina, spices, herbs and oil/nuts its the perfect submit meal.

	▲	is_true 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		What's your recipe that uses semolina? I do a lot of outdoor activities and I'm always trying to find new foods to try