This question has always been in my mind, however, I don't seem to find an answer.

Why is that when one is cooking beans, one must not add anything that has salt or salt itself, else the beans won't cook again nor matter how much longer it is stays on the fire.

On the contrary, while preparing moi moi, all the ingredients are added even before cooking starts.

Please food experts over to you...

so yu av been cooking beans witout salt NAWA oooo

^^^
@OP, maybe the salt 'hardens' the outer skin of the beans. IMO

Ahhh.... Nosyke.... so how do you eat beans without salt?

Chai... the person wey tell u this fable must really dislike you so much o.

There is no negative effect of salt on beans....just make sure u add it when the brand is three-quater done.

Enjoy ur meal.!! ™

bestestgirl: ^^^
@OP, maybe the salt 'hardens' the outer skin of the beans. IMO

Lmao.... u are not serious.

I guess they dont want the Op to eat beans ever again so they conjured such lie to him.

Nosyke: This question has always been in my mind, however, I don't seem to find an answer.

Why is that when one is cooking beans, one must not add anything that has salt or salt itself, else the beans won't cook again nor matter how much longer it is stays on the fire.

On the contrary, while preparing moi moi, all the ingredients are added even before cooking starts.

Please food experts over to you...

how on EARTH will u be cooking beans without adding salt??
No matter the type of beans u ar cooking..adding salt has nothing to do with the boiling/cooking point/temperature of beans..

When cooking beans, it is advisable to add salt when the beans is soft.
If you add it early, it reacts with the beans and makes it harder, hence lengthening cooking time.

I think what OP means is that, while boiling beans you have to let the beans get soft before adding salt/maggi e.t.c.
If you add those condiments while the beans is still hard, na so the beans go hard remain no matter how long you cook or how hot your fire is. it has happened to me before. so when I'm cooking beans, I may add my fish, onions, pepper or even oil at any time but salt/maggi only enters when my beans is almost 'done'

na lie oo... i ws still serving, i used to add salt immediately after putting beans on fire. yu nid to heck me out after 1hr, mwahh

bestestgirl: I think what OP means is that, while boiling beans you have to let the beans get soft before adding salt/maggi e.t.c.
If you add those condiments while the beans is still hard, na so the beans go hard remain no matter how long you cook or how hot your fire is. it has happened to me before. so when I'm cooking beans, I may add my fish, onions, pepper or even oil at any time but salt/maggi only enters when my beans is almost 'done'

You are the true daughter of your mother, that exactly what I meant. If you don't allow the beans to get soft first before you add salt....your own do. bend...lolzzzz

Anyways, why is that so?

Nosyke:

You are the true daughter of your mother, that exactly what I meant. If you don't allow the beans to get soft first before you add salt....your own do. bend...lolzzzz

Anyways, why is that so?

I have no idea o! maybe it really does react like adanduka said.

RoyalRoy: Ahhh.... Nosyke.... so how do you eat beans without salt?

Chai... the person wey tell u this fable must really dislike you so much o.

There is no negative effect of salt on beans....just make sure u add it when the brand is three-quater done.

Enjoy ur meal.!! ™

Oga RR, i used to wonder oooo, bestest girl expressed my mind absolutely.

I nor dey always get patience while cooking beans sha, so e dey always end as chinchin

Maybe I will pray for the spirit of patience when next i am cooking beans

That's d mistery 2 beans. Add salt b4 d beans is soft and u'll never get it soft. On the other hand add onions from d start and it gets softer faster. To get d best out of beans then maggi, salt and crayfish should go in last. Scrape d bottom pot @least trice 4d ultimate knocker.

Nosyke: This question has always been in my mind, however, I don't seem to find an answer.

Why is that when one is cooking beans, one must not add anything that has salt or salt itself, else the beans won't cook again nor matter how much longer it is stays on the fire.

On the contrary, while preparing moi moi, all the ingredients are added even before cooking starts.

Please food experts over to you...

Add salt onion , palm oil,seasoning, dried fish all at once lock up in ur pressure pot . Even if the beans wear bullet proof, 30mins max, it's ready to be eaten.

Happywoman:

Add salt onion , palm oil,seasoning, dried fish all at once lock up in ur pressure pot . Even if the beans wear bullet proof, 30mins max, it's ready to be eaten.

Let's assume I don't have a pressure cooker yet..

Nosyke:

Let's assume I don't have a pressure cooker yet..

It's a must have . Then the combat with beans gets won hands down.

Salt does not spoil anything unless puts in excess.

edwife: Salt does not spoil anything unless puts in excess.

inside a running generator nkor

Happywoman:

It's a must have . Then the combat with beans gets won hands down.

As a bachelor, a pressure might not be top on my 'to buy list'....

I add sliced onions 2 my beans immediately I put it on fire. It gets soft b4 u kw it.

Happywoman:

It's a must have . Then the combat with beans gets won hands down.

Nobody has really answered my questions o.

Nosyke: This question has always been in my mind, however, I don't seem to find an answer.

Why is that when one is cooking beans, one must not add anything that has salt or salt itself, else the beans won't cook again nor matter how much longer it is stays on the fire.

On the contrary, while preparing moi moi, all the ingredients are added even before cooking starts.

Please food experts over to you...

Says who?

Hope you aren't mistaken beans for corn?

EfemenaXY:

Says who?

Hope you aren't mistaken beans for corn?

Madam Efe, i meant to say that if one adds salt before the beans gets soft,it doesn't cook well again no matter how long.

Nosyke:

Madam Efe, i meant to say that if one adds salt before the beans gets soft,it doesn't cook well again no matter how long.

Okay then.

EfemenaXY:

Okay then.

My question is why?

Let's look at it this way:

Salt is an enhancer, added to make your meal taste better. It's the finishing touch to an otherwise perfectly cooked meal. So why would you want to add the finishing touch at the beginning??