Do Puy Lentils need to be Soaked?

Lentils

Toni Rennecker
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karpenko October 23, 2011
I absolutely agree that lentils do not need to be soaked. I do soak beans and chickpeas, however.
 
fozziebayer October 23, 2011
Nope! They shouldn't take more than an hour to cook. For my money, no beans really NEED to be soaked, it just shortens the cooking time if you do. But lentils cook so quickly, why bother.
 
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