Three and 1/2 cups
you can cook soup and you can also combine it with rice
One pound of lentils is approximately 0.0167 of a bushel.
Approximately 1 cup of dried lentils will yield about 2 to 2.5 cups of cooked lentils, depending on the variety of lentils and how long they are cooked. Lentils almost double in volume when cooked.
Not a good idea. Lentils don't take very long to cook. The traditional way of cooking lentils is the best way. Try the orange variety of lentils, they cook faster than our larger brown lentils.
Use 3 cups of water to 1 cup of brown lentils and cook for 20 minutes.
According to wikipedia they are different varieties of the same plant (lens culinaria). Red lentils are brown (masoor) lentils with their husks removed, so they will cook faster than green lentils.
pinto beans
You need to cook it for 1 hour 43 minutes.
Lentils can be stored indefinitely but after a year their color will begin to fade and they will become dryer and take longer to cook. Also, keep in mind that it is uncertain how old the lentils are when they are purchased so it is a good idea to only store lentils for six months. Do not mix newly purchased lentils in with the lentils you have stored at home because the lentils you have been storing will be dryer than the ones you just purchased. Different degrees of dryness will cause the lentils to cook unevenly. Store in a sealable bag or airtight container in a cool dry area out of the direct sunlight. Cooked lentils can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for 4 to 5 days. Cooked lentils can also be stored in the freezer for up to six months, but freezing them may affect their texture when reheated.
Yes, but you may need to modify the cooking time depending how it is used in the recipe. Brown lentils cook in about 20 mins while green take 45.
to cook a 10 pound sliced lee ham it will take roughly 3 and 1/2 hours with the temperature set to about 425