Posted: 12/7/2025 2:08:00 PM EDT
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Posted this elsewhere but probably best here: Folks, I’ve got some jars of “scotch broth/stew” rice and beans that are many years old. Like 10-15 plus years old. Stored in glass jars dry with oxygen absorbers. Rice(unbleached), pintos, lentils and black-eyed peas. No bugs seen, and they look normal to me. Have not opened and done a sniff test. Still good to go? Prob soak them for a few hours, rinse and cook with some broth. Looking for cooking advice and any cautions I should be aware of with these old mixes. If they’re no good I will pitch them. Just don’t want to poison us or waste them if they’re fine. |
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| Dried beans? Sure, GTG. Give it a rinse and check for weevils. |
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| I find that dried beans need a longer cook time when they are old. Had some old pinto beans I cooked recently. First batch I did the quick soak and then cooked 2 hours. They were still a little chewy. Next batch a week later, I cooked for 3 hours and they were creamy and tender. |
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Pressure cooker and be ready to toss them because the beans won't soften. It's possible to get beans so dried out they just don't absorb moisture anymore. Those can be milled into flour but for your beans MIXED with rice you are out of options on that. Rotate. Don't just put back. |
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