Baked beans PSA

[HoosierKettle]

I can't believe I'm saying this but I might have to disagree with Malcolm on this one. The recipe sounds phenomenal but I would recommend cooking beans in the 250ish range and not at 300 as he suggests.  Especially in the Dutch oven. Higher temps run a greater risk of sticking and the beans breaking down. I've done that in the past and that's not good. Am I wrong?  What temp do you guys cook beans?  Anyways, I'll be trying this recipe soon. It sounds wonderful.

https://youtu.be/Ag7StFxm-xI


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[Travis]

Oh man. That does look awesome. I've done beans right over the coals before at a slight simmer and they were fine. Couldn't tell you what temp that was, but it was over direct heat and they turned out fine. I kept an eye on them and stirred them occasionally also. That probably helped.

[HoosierKettle]

I might have been cooking higher than 300 on failed attempt but I also cook beans inside in a digital slow cooker and 250 keeps them at a nice simmer. 300 would be a rapid boil and a disaster.  I have one of those ninjas that can cook oven temps as well as low and slow and has a digital setting so it's a nice controlled way of figuring out what temp the beans like being cooked at. I carried that over to the grill and have been happy with the results.


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[addicted-to-smoke]

... I have one of those ninjas that can cook oven temps as well as low and slow and has a digital setting so it's a nice controlled way of figuring out what temp the beans like being cooked at. I carried that over to the grill and have been happy with the results.

I've wanted some sort of thing like that. I read that the Instapot (are thing?) can do everything from slow cook to pressure cook? I especially like your idea of using it as a tool for gauging what temps to use here.

[addicted-to-smoke]

He left the DO lid off, and started with far more liquid (and various juicy bits) than might normally be the case for "baked beans." I can see how 300 for 2hrs wouldn't be wrong at all, here.

MY question is about the beans he started with. Unless you begin with raw beans that you soaked overnight, it all sorta looks over seasoned to me, because "baked beans" in a can from the store invariably already has a shitload of spices and even generic or tomato-based BBQ sauce of some kind mixed in, yeah?

That doesn't mean I wouldn't try his recipe, though!

[Big Dawg]

I tend to agree about the beans, @addicted-to-smoke.  The recipe I use calls for a mixture of six different kinds of beans, but uses canned beans (kidneys, pintos, black, etc.)  I also add brown sugar, ketchup, BBQ sauce, and a bunch of pulled pork.

I'm adding a pic of my family chowing down on the beans at beach last year.  One pan had jalapenos added, one pan was regular, and one pan had some substitutes for the diabetics in my family.





BD

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