Thanx, T! I do reviews on Yelp from time to time, and work to make them interesting and helpful. They gave me Yelp Elite status, which means sometimes, I get to lightly party/dine at no cost. So it’s probably worth the time and effort from a quid pro quo perspective. But I really write comment because I like to entertain myself and others. One of life’s simple pleasures. Good day!

OMG…You must be a NOLA Town person. I cannot stop laughing at your review. We be frank now aren’t we. Such a great post. You should do reviews.

When you purchase your beans, place them in the freezer. They stay fresh longer.

I wonder how the nameless author of this blog doesn’t know this. Perhaps s/he is just a contracted writer, not an employee of Camellia. While I am not a digestive systems expert either, I do have experience with beans both ways, And I have read up on why beans give you gas. A simple explanation can be found at grow youthful.com/recipes/sprouts.php if you wish to learn about phytic acid and other gas-producing defense mechanism that plants evolved, to enhance the possibilities that the plant would reproduce.

I hear a mighty wind coming, because someone didn’t soak their Camellia beans. Don’t have time to soak? Unless you can’t make a plan, you do have time. For three days beforehand, rinse the beans twice a day. It can’t take more than two minutes each time. If you don’t have twelve minutes to prepare a large pot with 12+ meals, you are probably better off with a prepared food anyway.

YES WE TRY THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IT DID NOT WORKED .WE DO SOCK THE NIGHT BEFOR THE BEANS ARE TO HARD IF YOU DON’T. WEFIX ALL OURR BEANS IN
A SLOW COOKER 5 CUPS OF WATER IS RIGHT

I also add a can of rotel. I cook all beans this way MINUS the meat, I am a vegetarian. So, so good. I mash about 1.5 cups of the beans once done to make it “stewy.”

5 cups is ideal if you cook them on High in the slow cooker.

awesome! thanks for sharing!

Correct- you do not need to soak the beans using the above method.