Are the beans dried or still in the pods?
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Hello Lee, the beans are already dried and peeled...there are no pods on the beans. I love these because all that is needed is just an 8 hour or so soak in a bowl of water, then you are good to go!
622282
The beans are not in the pod. They are dried with the husk on. I soak them for 8 hrs. and then remove the husk. It takes about 30 minutes to remove the husks from 250g of dried beeans.
622283
These fava beans are dry, and they are each in they own dry shell (as in the picture). The shell on each one is unedible.
999192
Supposedly none. They're supposed to be raw. But I can smell them through the packaging so it means the seal is not tight and the beans have been drying out for I'm not sure how long. The company said they buy in bulk and put in their own bag.
1449380
When pushing the lid down with resistance, you can hear the air escape. I have had beans in the container for up to three weeks and they are still oily so I would say it's air tight. If I leave the beans in the ziplock like plastic one way ventilated bag the beans were sold in, they only stay oily for about a week. That's with squeezing out the air before sealing up the bag. The Tigthvac Coffeevac works very well and is highly recommended in my opinion.
1170379
Don't know. They were reasonably fresh when they arrived, but I'm a jelly bean freak and they didn't last long, and I threw the container away.
2279084
Mine were not dehydrated but they were brown. Are they a little slimy? Then likely they were in brown sugar solution to ship. I have been so happy with my grains- and have found that they do especially well in brown sugar/spring water/molasses solution as suggested by the sender's recipe. (Did you get it with the grains?)
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I have my current bean for about 6 months, I have read they will last for at least 1 year. They need to be stored in ziploc bags or an airtight container, I triple bagged my beans.
2136050
My understanding is that they use low heat to dry the beans, but they don't roast them. They are raw because they haven't been cooked.
467096
No just beans, i dont use dry herbs ever. But this broke after a few times. For herbs i would just buy a cheapy
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These are whole beans. The bag I got the beans fit nicely standing in a wide mouth quart jar.
2108349
There is no best by date on the package of refried beans but they are freeze dried and should be good for quite a long time unopened.
387238
Most dried ones are preserved with some chemical that's not really harmful. They smell and taste much better than fresh ones.
1039485
Yes they last quite a long time as long as they are stored correctly. I store mine in a seal a meal bag in my spice cabinet. I would highly recommend buying these beans. I will purchase again.
2098456
The package I have says nothing about being raw. Dagoba website says they roast there beans.
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In my experience they are the most "unwashed" and freshest I have been able to find so far. There's not really a full proof method to check but usually the darker the water you wash them in, the better the seeds are.
858068
Mine seemed fine, but I found this online regarding things you can look for to determine if it's fresh: http://www.ehow.com/info_8359516_storage-life-raw-cacao-beans.html I found the "best by" date on the bottom of the back panel - to the right of the bar code. Hope this helps! I would definitely contact the seller and see about a replacement if it seems bad.
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These are dried elderberries. They need to be cooked to be consumed. They have a hardness like that of dried split peas. I hope that gives you an idea as to why they can't be consumed right out of the bag.
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I have re-hydrated them in a bag when they got dry. I found done herbs from 11/2 years ago I forgot about. The herbs were in fine shape and the packets were also good. These were sealed in a quart jar.