Does soaking beans in a baking soda solution yield better results?

An investigation

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February 3, 2022

Brining Beans With Baking Soda: An Investigation

There's a whole wide world of beans out there, from broad and flat fava beans to small, curvaceous pintos. The variation in beans is obvious in both their many shapes and in their many colors, but it's also apparent in the fact that different kinds of beans require different cooking times and preparation methods. Some beans cook up more quickly, becoming tender and creamy in a relatively short amount of time, whereas others take ages and ages to cook and may benefit from a soak in water beforehand. For his latest, Nik Sharma focused on questions he's long had about soaking beans in a brine before cooking, and how altering that brine can affect the cooking time and quality of the final cooked beans. Specifically, whether adding baking soda to the brine for beans would affect their cooked texture and cooking time. Read the full story

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