I talked with Mrs W yesterday and told her i could do a video "Making beans with a Backhoe" - perfect weekend project, use the backhoe to dig a hole, make a fire, eat great food! thanks for the idea
When I clicked on this video, I was thinking how hard it would be to dig a hole in my yard. But you did it in the unused raised bed. I have a couple of those sitting fallow right now. Great idea. Also, the residual charcoal is really good for the soil, the high heat, not so much. Good show. Thanks.
thanks John, all good points. i did not think about the charcoal left after the burn, but that will be great to use for the next cookout. the raised bed made digging real easy, plus its raised up so easy on the back. thx!
i was waiting for an epic fail!!!...that looks so good i will definitely have to try this!!! next time we have a backyard bonfire will definitely do this...thanks Eric for another excellent video!!!
I noticed that some commenters were concerned about the fire going out. It will and it should. The heat from the surrounding hot soil and bricks is what cooks the beans. So you get perfect charcoal remaining, too.
there are two local butchers here that make their own kielbasa, so that will be great. i'm also thinking about a pork shoulder in the bean hole, but i have to find a larger dutch oven for that project.
the sugar maples were in full color last weekend, i was surprised because of the drought we are having. you should make a dish like this for your channel. it was fun.
You have furry kids lol. Love this idea, hubby is a bean addict. Probably had difficulty starting because it couldn't draw air from the bottom, you know like the rocket stove. Love the music too.
I always wanted to put in one of those swing out hooks for holding the pots. Don't have a fireplace now, have a wood stove much more efficient but I still would love to cook over the stone stoves from the 17 and 1800's
I would section off that little space and keep it for future ENDLES pit recipes. I will try your recipe on my stove, morning till night. You looked like that was your tastiest yet.
I was salivating, while watching you dig into those beans....yum! Now my stomach is rumbling and talking to me. I wonder if a chili varient would work in that fashion?
How warm was it when you took it out? If you had left it in for the 24 hours, do you think they would have continued to cook and maybe thickened up? Do you need a little air hole (for the bean hole) so not to smother out the fire? This looks really easy & really good, perfect fall meal.
i was surprised how long the fire burned even though it was buried. also, this was pine lumber scraps, so they burn quickly. hardwoods would have burned longer, but the beans were cooked nice. next time i'll just use less water.
Hah! Eric is giving us homework now. You all collected bricks for your pizza oven, right? Anyway, I don't know where I learned this (GardenFork?), but using a chimney coal starter, I learned to dip some of the starter paper in vegetable oil. This almost guarantees a strong fire.
I think I'm getting hungry! Dry rub is a must. I wonder if some beer in the pot would help keep it moist, or if it would evaporate? I know when I do one in the oven, it braises it pretty well. I use Corona and some limes, with some cilantro too. I just put foil inside the lid to keep it tight. And bonus, the extra juices left over make a killer soup base!
Great video, Thank You. One question, I didn't see/hear you mention, soaking nor par boiling them. I always soak and parboil and they come out perfect, and most recipes call for this step also. Seems if you skip these steps the beans might be al dente at best. I'm not criticizing, just curious. I'm trying to find a video to send to a friend that's never seen this done. Have watch dozens and so far yours is the best. My hole is permanent, brick lined up to about 8"s of soil surface, a sheet metal sits on the bricks and fill to surface level with dirt. I made it permanent only because I love my bean hole beans, but old back hates shovels. ☹ Any help would be appreciated. TYFS, Stay Safe and Well Mark
Make some fire starters out of candle wax and dryer lint or wax and sawdust. Although any excuse to us a a torch isn't bad either. Great job on the videos
my dad used a 55 gallon drum cut it buried it. got a good fire going put the pot in it and covered it. three hours later open it if fan coals add small wood to get it burning really hot again. then cover till late that night. wow BBQ venison or any thing else you want. bl
there are some rocks that don't like heat and split, we have them around here. the glacial rocks, aka 'round ones' seem to be what people around here use for fire pits. thx!
So I gave it a try and unfortunately water evaporated and they were dry. I added some water and the beans were not cooked through. I’m going to try again but soak my beans for 24hrs before.
wow you used your garden. Let me guess, the sulfer grows better peppers and tomato's. Thats what my garden book says, burnt wood for peppers and tomato's.
This is how the California Gold miners cooked their food, Without the steel of course. They'd put their beans in one hole and their sourdough bread in the other. Then. They'd go off to work their claim. When they came back at the end of their day, their food was ready for them to eat.
The only problem with doing it in your raised bed is that the heat will kill all the bebeficial bacteria you have working for you in your soil and would kill your growing bed.
Geoff And Gavin need to watch this lol
Was this the video geoff ramsey saw
My Dad use to make beans like this on the wood stove, cooked all day. They were the best!
I talked with Mrs W yesterday and told her i could do a video "Making beans with a Backhoe" - perfect weekend project, use the backhoe to dig a hole, make a fire, eat great food! thanks for the idea
that would be great, any excuse to use power tools and equipment. let me know and i'll link to the vid.
That was really cool ! Love it--Nothing better than family cooking together.
You guys are the best !
it was lots of fun, i was concerned the bear might dig it up over night, but thankfully that did not happen!
When I clicked on this video, I was thinking how hard it would be to dig a hole in my yard. But you did it in the unused raised bed. I have a couple of those sitting fallow right now. Great idea. Also, the residual charcoal is really good for the soil, the high heat, not so much. Good show. Thanks.
thanks John, all good points. i did not think about the charcoal left after the burn, but that will be great to use for the next cookout. the raised bed made digging real easy, plus its raised up so easy on the back. thx!
Rabbit hole, bean hole, same diff lol Enjoying your content 😁🐾🐾
Yeah! Eric.
So appreciate your love of food! You made me smile.
Cool beans!!!
I'm seriously doing this! Wow what good fun.
lots of fun cooking outdoors. baked beans seem to taste better. you might want to use a bit less water if you like a thicker sauce. thx!
Those beans looked so yummy! I love cast iron cooking, show us more please!
will do, thanks for the note!
You never fail to amaze me. I remain a devoted fan, thank you for another entertaining port.
thx Mark!
I never knew I needed a bean hole.
i didn't either until I saw an article about them, then the fire had to happen...
Mm beans.....wow fire! Love both!
yes, great way to cook baked beans, thx!
Your videos are very entertaining! Love the dogs!
Great video Eric!
lots of fun and it tastes great!
i was waiting for an epic fail!!!...that looks so good i will definitely have to try this!!! next time we have a backyard bonfire will definitely do this...thanks Eric for another excellent video!!!
funny when it all works, isn't it? you can also renovate cast iron on the bonfire while you are at it. thx!
I noticed that some commenters were concerned about the fire going out. It will and it should. The heat from the surrounding hot soil and bricks is what cooks the beans. So you get perfect charcoal remaining, too.
Great video, we must give this cooking method a try. Thanks for reminding us all to try new things.
the kids will love digging the hole!
love your video! Those beans look sooooooo yummy!!!
Ahhh man, that looks so delicious! Add some kielbasa to that and boy oh boy! Thanks for posting!
yes, next time kielbasa for sure!
GardenFork Now your talking!
there are two local butchers here that make their own kielbasa, so that will be great. i'm also thinking about a pork shoulder in the bean hole, but i have to find a larger dutch oven for that project.
GardenFork Man O Man, lets have us a PORK-FEST! That shoulder sounds so gooood!!!
its a big shoulder, so i have to find a bigger dutch oven, or maybe a big stock pot would work?
Great video, thanks for the idea G-Fork!
yeah!
love your channel
thx for the note!
Made your coleslaw last Sunday. ❤️ it!!!!
yeah! how did it taste?
GardenFork reread my comment. (I say)
Awesome, I can't wait to try it. Thanks Eric.
we still have frost in the ground here, but looking forward to this in the spring. thx!
Beans for breakfast, of course!
Exactly!
That's really awesome!
Oh, how cool! LOVE this video! And your yard is so pretty in the fall. :-)
the sugar maples were in full color last weekend, i was surprised because of the drought we are having. you should make a dish like this for your channel. it was fun.
Great stuff.
You have furry kids lol. Love this idea, hubby is a bean addict. Probably had difficulty starting because it couldn't draw air from the bottom, you know like the rocket stove. Love the music too.
yes, i needed more paper and smaller kindling to start, but we had that special tool to whomp up the fire, thx
You, like my hubby love that fire stuff lol. When he was young he served in the Fire Dept. In NH.
i want to build a cooking rack for our fireplace!
I always wanted to put in one of those swing out hooks for holding the pots. Don't have a fireplace now, have a wood stove much more efficient but I still would love to cook over the stone stoves from the 17 and 1800's
yeah the fireplace is like a giant hole in the wall of the house in winter, but its fun.
I would section off that little space and keep it for future ENDLES pit recipes. I will try your recipe on my stove, morning till night. You looked like that was your tastiest yet.
Looks great and great idea if theres no power
I was salivating, while watching you dig into those beans....yum! Now my stomach is rumbling and talking to me. I wonder if a chili varient would work in that fashion?
probably, the thing is like a low tech slow cooker, plus its fun to be outside and build a fire.
Well, just yum!
How warm was it when you took it out? If you had left it in for the 24 hours, do you think they would have continued to cook and maybe thickened up? Do you need a little air hole (for the bean hole) so not to smother out the fire? This looks really easy & really good, perfect fall meal.
i was surprised how long the fire burned even though it was buried. also, this was pine lumber scraps, so they burn quickly. hardwoods would have burned longer, but the beans were cooked nice. next time i'll just use less water.
Hah! Eric is giving us homework now. You all collected bricks for your pizza oven, right?
Anyway, I don't know where I learned this (GardenFork?), but using a chimney coal starter, I learned to dip some of the starter paper in vegetable oil. This almost guarantees a strong fire.
yes, veg oil makes for a great starter. i am deep frying turkey for thanksgiving and the leftover oil will go toward fire starters. thx!
Very cool! I love it.
this was a lot of fun, what else do you think we could make in a fire pit?
I bet a pork shoulder would be great! Probably have to be a bigger fire in a deeper hole, but I'm sure you can handle that!
I think I'm getting hungry! Dry rub is a must. I wonder if some beer in the pot would help keep it moist, or if it would evaporate? I know when I do one in the oven, it braises it pretty well. I use Corona and some limes, with some cilantro too. I just put foil inside the lid to keep it tight. And bonus, the extra juices left over make a killer soup base!
Great video.
Just dug a bean hole and inserted a steel retainer (fire ring). I’m excited to get it fired ip
Great video, Thank You. One question, I didn't see/hear you mention, soaking
nor par boiling them. I always soak and parboil and they come out perfect, and
most recipes call for this step also. Seems if you skip these steps the beans
might be al dente at best. I'm not criticizing, just curious. I'm trying to find a video
to send to a friend that's never seen this done. Have watch dozens and so far yours
is the best. My hole is permanent, brick lined up to about 8"s of soil surface, a sheet
metal sits on the bricks and fill to surface level with dirt. I made it permanent only
because I love my bean hole beans, but old back hates shovels. ☹ Any help
would be appreciated.
TYFS, Stay Safe and Well
Mark
A flamethrower?
Great video, you guys are so freaking cute it hurts
Think I'd like to try that with chilli.
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Make some fire starters out of candle wax and dryer lint or wax and sawdust. Although any excuse to us a a torch isn't bad either. Great job on the videos
always love to bring out the flame thrower, but yes, some fire starters are good to have! thx
my dad used a 55 gallon drum cut it buried it. got a good fire going put the pot in it and covered it. three hours later open it if fan coals add small wood to get it burning really hot again. then cover till late that night. wow BBQ venison
or any thing else you want. bl
yes, this fire pit method works great for many things. i was thinking pork shoulder next time.
Ha! Don't use those rocks, they're schist! Lol.
there are some rocks that don't like heat and split, we have them around here. the glacial rocks, aka 'round ones' seem to be what people around here use for fire pits. thx!
I think you might have missed the play on words I was going for (schist = shit).
doh!
Great video! Still waiting for camera lady to be in a video....
thx Russell, don't think you will see her, she has no desire to be on the net, can't blame her!
So is "overnight" 12 hours?
it could be 6 hours, IMO, whatever works for you, thx!
I do my beans likme thet to here in maine to lv them
great, i think there are a bunch of bean hole events in maine?
yes ther is
when i was researching bean hole recipe videos, i saw a bunch of them. what fun!
So I gave it a try and unfortunately water evaporated and they were dry. I added some water and the beans were not cooked through. I’m going to try again but soak my beans for 24hrs before.
I’m glad that you tried and will try again. Thx!
wow you used your garden. Let me guess, the sulfer grows better peppers and tomato's. Thats what my garden book says, burnt wood for peppers and tomato's.
from what i understand some charcoal is good for the garden, and it was the perfect place to cook!
I bet that would be great for a pork shoulder or huge beef shank.
Yes, i have a pork shoulder from my neighbor's farm in the freezer, was thinking the same thing!
GardenFork Rubbed with red salt and liquid smoke. Then wrapped in banana leaves. Hawaiian kalua pork style. :)
i have to get a larger dutch oven for the shoulder, mbe one of my neighbors has one. not sure i can get banana leaves here, but i can get corn husks.
GardenFork A whole banana skin and all will provide almost equal flavor, but first try looking in the freezer section of any Asian grocer.
ok good, i live in a neighborhood with a large asian population, dim sum, ban mi, and pho shops nearby!
Field rock ate okay, creek rock can have water inside.
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This is how the California Gold miners cooked their food, Without the steel of course. They'd put their beans in one hole and their sourdough bread in the other. Then. They'd go off to work their claim. When they came back at the end of their day, their food was ready for them to eat.
The only problem with doing it in your raised bed is that the heat will kill all the bebeficial bacteria you have working for you in your soil and would kill your growing bed.
i see your point, yes, but its a small area and i'll be adding manure and compost to the bed before winter. thx!
so I have soaked my beans overnight.... before and drain that water
Same taste is still beans 😅
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THAT is reeeaal Slow-Cooking..... with cute Watchdogs :-)