the fridge isn’t mine—came with the apartment. and it’s a communist era fridge (complete with Russian labeled dials), so it probably dates back to before the wall came down. i have it on medium setting and will look at acquiring a thermoter to see if that means <5°C like it should or, something ridiculous like 10°C (i think i’d notice if it was warmer than that. it feels cold to me.)
I think the beans in question are just old beans. I add salt to taste at the end.
If your beans are taking forever to cook, are you adding salt? Adding salt will keep beans hard—wait to add it until the beans are fully cooked.
Also, I second the suggestion to either make your fridge colder, or replace it.
the fridge isn’t mine—came with the apartment. and it’s a communist era fridge (complete with Russian labeled dials), so it probably dates back to before the wall came down. i have it on medium setting and will look at acquiring a thermoter to see if that means <5°C like it should or, something ridiculous like 10°C (i think i’d notice if it was warmer than that. it feels cold to me.)
I think the beans in question are just old beans. I add salt to taste at the end.