Skins coming off black beans right away

[walterbyrd]

I put some black beans in water to soak, and the skins started coming off right away. Also many of the beans were splitting.

Does this mean the beans are old?

 

[Pops]

In my own experience with black beans, when you soak them too long they'll do this. They shouldn't soak longer than 6 hours. Also, if the beans get really old, it is pretty much impossible to soak to where you got them. They peel less if they're old.

 

[amberfunk]

Mine split open all the time. I usually let them soak for eight hours or more.

 

[walterbyrd]

In my own experience with black beans, when you soak them too long they'll do this. They shouldn't soak longer than 6 hours. Also, if the beans get really old, it is pretty much impossible to soak to where you got them. They peel less if they're old.

I have heard that. But, in my case, the skins came off right away. The beans were not even in the water a few seconds.

 

[Pops]

No idea. I've never seen that in my own experience with black beans. Do you buy quality organic beans?

 

[walterbyrd]

I think the beans were just old.