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posted July 07, 2009 03:34 PM         

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Are they eco friendly? I've seen the articles about solar cookers, so that isn't the info I'm looking for, but I'm already in possession of two crock pots and I can't find definitive information regarding their environmental impact.

This all started when I was trying to determine if it is more energy conscious to use dried beans or canned beans (jury is still out there, too.) One thought I had was to prepare the dried beans in a slow cooker.

Ideas?

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posted July 07, 2009 06:17 PM         

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I really don't know but maby you can find more information here
http://www.lehmans.com/cgi-bin/lehmans/dyna/dynaZxZe5J?page_number=1

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posted July 08, 2009 06:45 PM         

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I just went to Lehman's a few months ago. Cool experience.

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posted July 08, 2009 06:49 PM         

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Hi Future,
Any beans apart from lima beans take a long time to cook. Soak the beans for about 24 hours before you cook them.
It takes a long time to cook them in a crock pot as well so I'm not sure that's the most energy efficient way of doing it.
At any rate, you have to soak them first.
I am a big fan of beans so I know a thing or two about them

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posted July 09, 2009 09:50 AM         

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I'm in love with beans! Even the limas. The only ones I don't like are green beans and anything like them.

I'm trying to figure out if canned or dry are better overall. Even with a 24 hour soak, you're still looking at 2-3 hours cook time on the stovetop for a bag of kidneys. I want to be as eco-friendly as possible.

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posted November 27, 2009 11:11 PM         

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*bump*

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posted December 08, 2009 10:07 AM         

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Hello Future, have you thought about a pressure cooker rather than a crock pot?
They can reduce cooking times by 70%. I've never had one, but just looked them up, not knowing what crcok pots are (we call them slow cookers over here). My mum had one when we were little.

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posted December 08, 2009 10:13 AM         

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http://www.centralbean.com/cooking.html#Pressure

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posted December 16, 2009 09:09 PM         

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Why wouldn't they be?

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posted December 17, 2009 05:05 PM         

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I love crock pot cooking. It is so nice to come home from work and dinner is done with minimal effort.

I made my first successful crock pot of beans this past weekend. It was a recipe from navy beans and ham...yummy.

But my next attempt will be black eyes peas and of course corn bread. My grandma made this when I was little. She would serve a big ol bowl of black eyed peas poured over her famous corn bread....YUM!

Anyone know of a good crock pot recipe for this?

I bought the canned black eyed peas but they just aren't the same...

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posted December 29, 2009 06:02 AM         

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Especially for New Year's.

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posted December 29, 2009 12:50 PM         

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ahh yes.. I heard about how black eyed peas are a tradition in the south. The more you eat for new year's the better your luck for the coming year....? Something like that. Actually I just saw a thread about this...
off to visit that thread...lol

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