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Preparing an "alubiada" (bean stew) is very traditional where I live in the north of Spain. I'd never heard the myth about salt toughening the beans if added at the beginning and it's always done in that manner here. Naturally it's not a lot of salt as typical bean stew also has chorizo, some...

Couldn't wait for the weekend and I did them up today. What can I say about this recipe that hasn't already been said in the original thread? Two things: a) baked beans will never be the same after this - the bar has definitely been risen; b) after doing them from scratch, even if I could get my...

Thanks Rita and Kevin. I'm going to try a half batch first and will let you know how it turns out. Dave

Kevin - in order to scale the recipe properly how would I estimate the pounds/kilos of dried beans compared to the weights of the cans given in the recipe? I imagine the canned weight that was given is not dry weight so it also includes the weight of the liquid. Dave

No problem getting that. I live on the northern coast of Spain not too far from the French border and we have a nice selection of Dijon mustards. Dave

Brian - a lucky dog? Why? Does this charcoal provide superior performance and flavor over lump charcoal to justify its price? The 10kg box that's being sold here is a little more than twice the price of the lump that I use. Russell - thanks for the link to the review. While the brand being sold...

Kevin - thanks! I'm going to give this a try next weekend. Any suggestions on a substitute for dry mustard? I can't get it here in Spain :-( I'll pick some up from a supermarket when in Atlanta on a business trip next month but I'd hate to have to wait until then to prepare this recipe. Dave

Thanks Rita. You hit the nail on the head with the navy beans. I just came across this recipe http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/BAKED-BEANS-233992 and yep, they use navy beans. Don't know why I didn't think of looking on Epicurious earlier. Am I right in assuming that the canned...

Hi Folks, Will be traveling to the U.S. (Atlanta) next month on business and would like to pick up a good thermometer for my OTG. Since I also use the OTG for low-and-slow smoking I've though about getting a remote thermometer. Does anybody have experience with the Maverick Remote ET-7 Wireless...

WOW. This recipe really has me jumping with desire to try it. Just the descriptions you've all given are giving me problems with saliva control. However, here's my problem with preparing the recipe. You all talk about getting cans of beans of different sizes. Has anybody tried making the beans...

Hi folks. I've seen coconut shell charcoal emerge onto the market here (Spain) and was wondering if anybody's had experience using it for smoking or grilling. It's purported to burn longer and hotter, but that may just be marketing hype. If it were so, the longer might be nice but the hotter...