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Eric Wynkoop - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Chef Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to Ask Anything – from cooking techniques to co… Read More.
Question:
Would the water used to cook the dry beans work as well as aquafaba from canned in dishes?
— Larry Shearer
Answer:
Okay, in, in dishes, uh, the quick answer is yes. Uh, the longer answer is that, uh, it is, it's typical that when we cook beans ourselves, um, that the, uh, the, the, the sugars and the proteins in the water that, that make up the aquafaba are diluted just due to the quantity of, uh, water that we use. So you can, after strengthening the beans out, put that in a pan, just reduce it, and you can concentrate all of those constituents in that liquid, and you can come up with aquafaba that, uh, will be suitable for you. So it's a little more effort, um, but it is possible. Give it a try and see if all of that is, uh, gonna stand the, the test of time for you.
