i need help! im a poor man trying to cook beans in a slow cooker! i need some help!

[Dr. Steve Brule]

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Yes, there are dozens of recipes on google on how to make beans in a slow cooker. So i've already soaked the beans overnight, and rinsed them. im ready to throw them in, with some bacon... but most of the recipes tell you to cook the bacon first. well what if i just add sliced up RAW bacon into the mix when i start cooking the beans in the slow cooker? has anyone ever done this before? i dont wanna ruin anything! who has experience in this department?

HELP!

[Bruno]

Are these new Velious recipes?

[maestrom]

Adding uncooked bacon to beans works fine; it's actually my preferred method. I would recommend using thick cut bacon that you can cut into small chunks. Most of the bacon will disintegrate into your beans (this is what makes them good) if you cook it long enough, and if you pre-cook the bacon you're going to end up removing a great deal of the fat.

What recipe are you using?

[Dr. Steve Brule]

just a improvised home-made recipe. i started with a bag of pinto beans that i let soak overnight, the next morning i drained them, added them to the crockpot with a 1 sliced up onion, a clove of garlic, 1 tbsp of Salt and a slightly cooked (stovetop) package of cut up bacon. after all that i added water to fill to the top of the lid. am i doing it fine?

Should i cook them on low or high? does it taste the same either way?

[maestrom]

I would throw some molasses, mustard, or, if you're a cheater like me, some BBQ sauce in there for some extra sweetness/tang, but that looks fine.

High or Low should not matter in the long run with beans. High or Low does not affect the cooking temperature of the slow-cooker (a slow simmer). High or Low only affects the time it takes to get up to that temperature.

I've cooked tons of stuff in my slow cooker over the years and I haven't noticed a difference in texture or doneness in anything cooked in either temperature. If you have tons of time, low is fine. If you wanna get into them sooner, high might be better.

[gildor]

poor man buys bacon ends n pieces for his beans, and just throws that shit raw into the pot

A little brown sugar, celery salt, cayenne and you are good to GO

[Swish]

How well cooked do you like your bacon? If the answer is "burnt to a crisp"... cook it and add in afterwards to preserve that flavor.

Also:-

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[Llodd]

Cooking the bacon off first allows it to caramelize, leading to a deeper flavour.

[Swish]

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Cooking the bacon off first allows it to caramelize, leading to a deeper flavour.

wow, what a great idea

[JackFlash]

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wow, what a great idea

lol science/cooking.