Beans water for oily spots
By Suggar
@Suggar (3606)
Bulgaria
December 28, 2010 8:49am CST
Hello friends, lately when i boil white beans i use a part of the first water for cleaning my oven. I know the water of the beans doesn't smell good, but after frying or making some dish, my oven starts to look horrible if i don't clean the oily spots at the moment, when they are done.
I don't know how you cook white beans, but here we always change the boiling water once or two times, depends on the beans. First we boil the beans on low degrees and the water becomes yellow. After that we put fresh water in the pot and i use a part of the first yellow water until the water is warm, to the sports change their consistence and are easy for cleaning. 
Have you ever tried it? Does it have effect when you do it?
Some techniques for cooking white beans?
Have you ever tried it? Does it have effect when you do it?
Some techniques for cooking white beans? 1 person likes this
2 responses
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
28 Dec 10
Beans (and several other plants) contain saponins which are naturally occurring soap-like compounds. The first boiling (or soaking) of beans extracts much of these compounds and so the water containing them is quite effective at removing oil and grease.
There is some evidence that some saponins have cholesterol reducing properties (but there are others which can be toxic). There is more information here: http://www.phytochemicals.info/phytochemicals/saponins.php
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
28 Dec 10
Saponins are toxic to fish (and are actually part of many plants' defence mechanisms). It is now illegal to use them to catch fish but many primitive people still use them for this purpose.
Their soapy properties have been long known and there are a number of plants with 'soap-' in their name which have been used for washing purposes.
The anti-cholesterol (and anti-cancer) properties are disputed, so it would be wise not to take the information on the page I mentioned as 'gospel'!
@Masihi (4413)
• Canada
28 Dec 10
I am definitely into these primitive remedies, and I'll give it a try, for sure, Thanks so much for sharing!
@Suggar (3606)
• Bulgaria
28 Dec 10
I'm a big fan of these natural ways which the nature gives us to handle the way we live. I have never heard about the Indians and they soaps, but i know that they use only natural herbals or plants with heal their health problems.
The nature has answer to all our questions.
