Jar Sprouting Beans (forum)

Gus starts with ...
Just wondering if any of you guys have tried growing your own sprouts?
I hear they are very healthy and easily grown in a jar.
Is it as easy as getting some beans from the supermarket, or do you need to buy specific sprouting beans?
I was just a little worried about poisoning myself with salmonella or E.Colli, so am interesteed to hear anyones experiences.

Time: 9th February 2012 11:17am

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MaryT says...
I've only sprouted mung beans (the bean sprouts you see in supermarkets) and I've had no problem with them. The thing is we don't eat them raw.

Time: 9th February 2012 3:36pm

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snottiegobble says...
yes Gus, sprouted them all with reasonable success. as long as you change the water at least every day & rinse before use you will be OK! Just be careful with mung beans tho because one or 2 dont usually germinate, stay as hard as bullets & can wreck your teeth!

Time: 9th February 2012 3:43pm

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Gus says...
Thanks for the tip. I needs all of these chompers.
I think I will try with mung beans and see how I go before moving on to anything too adventurous.

Cheers

Time: 9th February 2012 9:53pm

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Julie says...
Haven't done it for a while (must start again) but I used to sprout brown rice and chick peas before cooking. Apart from the added nutrition, it seems to cut down the cooking time.

Time: 10th February 2012 9:53pm

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snottiegobble says...
Thats a new one for me, brown rice & chickpeas. How long do they take to sprout, Julie??

Time: 11th February 2012 12:37am

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Gus says...
Just ordinary brown rice?
I thought the dehusking process would have killed that off.


Time: 11th February 2012 11:24am

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Julie says...
sg, chickpeas take 2-3 days if I can rely on my memory. Rice can be slower, and needs to be put in a warm spot in winter - it seems to need warmer temps than other sprouts.

Gus, I wondered too, but dehusking has no effect. Same for buckwheat sprouts, which still work when dehusked. The machines must be very gentle!

When I say 'sprout', I only allow them to germinate - no green.

Time: 11th February 2012 8:13pm

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Brendan says...
Hi Julie & Gus, I've grown rice (brown) in my garden from rice out the packet, but found it cheaper to buy.

I used to sprout fenugreek seeds long ago, when you sweated after eating these, your sweat would smell like curry!:-)

Time: 12th February 2012 8:27am

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Gus says...
Think I may give fenugreek the flick then.
Either that or avoid exercise.
I am going to give mung beans a go as I have a bottle full of them that has sat in the back of the pantry for way too long.
These sprouts are apparantly incredibly healthy so worth a try i reckon.

Time: 12th February 2012 1:11pm

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snottiegobble says...
Gus, the older they are the more duds you will have! Gotta watch those pearlies!

Time: 12th February 2012 7:48pm

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Brendan says...
One of the best seeds to sprout is alfalfa (aka lucerne). Snow peas are very good too.

http://www.greenharvest.com.au/seeds/sprouting_seeds.html

Time: 13th February 2012 8:32am

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