Your Beans Aren’t the Problem—It’s This! 🫘 Appalachian cooking tricks

Ever cook a pot of pinto beans for hours only to find them still hard and crunchy? Your beans aren’t the problem—it’s your water and cooking timing! In this Short, learn traditional Appalachian cooking tips to fix hard beans every time: 🫘 How hard water stops beans from softening (and the baking soda trick) 🫘 Why adding acid or salt too early ruins your broth 🫘 The importance of fatback, lard, or bacon grease for rich mountain beans #AppalachianCooking #PintoBeans #CookingHacks #SouthernFood #Shorts #MountainCooking #KitchenTips