Soaking Nuts/Seeds

[donnyandcathy]

I was going to try and incorporate some nuts back into my diet, and with my digestion issues I know I need to soak them for awhile before I eat them.

My question is, once I place the nuts in a jar, cover them with water, do I stick them in the fridge, or leave them on the counter?

Another question, is how long can I leave them in there to soak?
Once I drain them, and put them into a container, how long will they stay in the fridge?

Are there any recipes or reasons that I would not want to soak them first?
I want to make Cashew Butter tomorrow, so I put the cashews in water to soak tonight in a jar, with the lid on it, right?
I don't want to mess any nuts up by doing it wrong, they are too expensive to throw out.

Thanks!!
Cathy

[spicyfull]

Cashew and Mac's don't need to be soaked. They are soft Nuts and I don't find the need to soak them. Other Nuts I would soak at least an hour. You can soak them, then dehydrate them and they will store easily out of the Fridge.. They store longer in the Freezer.

[Humanist]

Try soaking sunflower seeds overnight and eating them for breakfast. No need to refrigerate them.

[ShantiLove]

I always soak cashews that makes them much easyer to digest. It differ depends on what book you read but most advise 8-12 houres max. otherwise they can start to grow mold or ferment. but minimum 2 houres. I have somtimes only soaked them for 20 minutes if I forgot to take out the nuts. But the result is way better after minimum 2 houres. 8 is even better (or over night). You can for 2-3 houres leave them out on the counter but for a overnight thing I would put them in the fridge.

If you have digestive issiues I would surgest that you blend the soaked and rinsed nuts with a little water. I have found that that makes them even more digesteble.

[donnyandcathy]

Thank you!!

I soaked them overnight in a glass jar, then I ran them in the dehydrator till they were dry.

I want to try some almond milk today, and then a dessert or two, so I can put some in the freezer to have on hand.

Once I dehydrated them I put them in a glass jar and then stored them in the fridge, is this right?

Thank you
Cathy