cooking times and proportions for grains and beans:
grain (1 cup dry measure) water cooking time yield
brown rice 2 cups 60 minutes 3.0 cups
wild rice 3 cups 60 minutes 4.0 cups
whole barley 3 cups 75 minutes 3.5 cups
whole wheat berries 3 cups 120 minutes 2.7 cups
bulgur wheat 2 cups 20 minutes 2.5 cups
cracked wheat 2 cups 25 minutes 2.3 cups
buckwheat 2 cups 15 minutes 2.5 cups
millet 3 cups 45 minutes 3.5 cups
coarse cornmeal (polenta) 4 cups 25 minutes 3.0 cups
quinoa 2 cups 15 minutes 2.5 cups
soybeans 4 cups 3 hrs or more 2.0 cups
soy grits 2 cups 15 minutes 2.0 cups
black beans 4 cups 90 minutes 2.0 cups
garbanzos (chickpeas) 4 cups 3 hours 2.0 cups
great northern beans 3 cups 2 hours 2.0 cups
kidney beans 3 cups 90 minutes 2.0 cups
lentils and split peas 3 cups 45 minutes 2.25 cups
black-eyed peas 3 cups 60 minutes 2.0 cups
lima beans 2 cups 90 minutes 1.25 cups
baby lima beans 2 cups 90 minutes 1.75 cups
pinto beans 3 cups 3 hours 2.0 cups
red beans 3 cups 3 hours 2.0 cups
small white beans 3 cups 3 hours 2.0 cups
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