Jack Miller

Freezing fresh butter beans is easy, and it’s one of the best ways to keep that garden-fresh flavor long after the season ends.   If you’ve got a bumper crop of butter beans and you’re wondering how to freeze fresh butter beans so they don’t turn to mush, you’ve come to the right place.   … Read more

You flavor coffee beans by adding flavors to the beans after roasting, and the method you choose determines how strong or subtle the result will be.   If you’ve ever sipped a vanilla latte and wondered how those beans got that taste, the answer is simpler than you might think.   In this post, we’ll … Read more

You ferment cocoa beans by letting them sit in a warm, humid environment so wild yeasts and bacteria can break down the sugary pulp surrounding the beans.   This process, which typically lasts five to seven days, transforms the bitter, astringent seeds into the rich, chocolatey-flavored beans we know and love.   If you’ve ever … Read more

You can fix yellow leaves on beans by identifying the underlying cause and correcting it quickly.   Yellow leaves on beans are usually a sign that something is off with their growing conditions, and it’s rarely just one thing.   The good news is that once you know why your bean leaves are turning yellow, … Read more

You ferment black beans by creating the right environment for beneficial bacteria to do their thing, usually through a process involving soaking, cooking, and then inoculating the beans with a starter culture like koji or a salt brine.   It sounds a bit intimidating at first, but once you understand the basics, you’ll see that … Read more