If I'm mashing them for mock tuna I'll remove the skins, otherwise I just leave them.

 

I use dried beans mostly... And when I cook 'em up, I remove EVERY SINGLE SKIN. They annoy me. And I'm AR.

 

I tend to pull them out (canned version) as much as possible. Today I mashed some by hand, pulled off the skins, then put the rest in a food processor. So yummy

 

I pull off what's obvious, but I don't go digging through them to get every single one or anything.

 

I always leave them be. More fiber

 

Wow. Never crossed my mind to skin a chickpea!

 

And if you do skin them, do they cry when you're doing it?

 

Never. I like the skins.

 

I know with things like apples the fiber is in the skin, anyone know if that's true with chickpeas too?

 

The skins don't bother me, I leave them on.

 

Wow, I cannot imagine skinning all those chick peas! That is some real patience!! I think when I've gotten them from a can, they seemed pretty much skinned already. I only notice the skins when I cook them from dry - I might take a few off if they're already hanging, but for the most part I leave them on. Don't bother me

 

I leave them. Sometimes they'll start peeling or whatever but I just eat 'em and it's fine.

 

no I dont whether I am throwing them in a soup or mashing them for sammies....never thought of it really!!

peace

 

I had never thought of removing the skins! I always eat them, they don't bother me at all.

 

I noticed that they only come off when you're mashing them.

 

I leave them all the time.

My favorite is to mash them with a potato masher when I am making garbanzo burgers, I finish the larger pieces with a fork. Then I combine diced ******* potatoes, onions, green peppers and jalapenos (or your favorite veggies) that have been sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, form into patties.

If I am really being naughty and could use the calories that day, instead of using a non stick spray like pam, I will use peanut oil and crisp both sides of the burger in a pan. Though I call them "burgers" I don't serve them on bread lol

 

Is this one of those threads about circumcision?

 

I really dislike the taste the skin adds, but damn, its way to much work to bother with. So the skin stays on.

 

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Is this one of those threads about circumcision?

 

like... one at a time? stuff that for effort. leave the poor skins alone.

 

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like... one at a time? stuff that for effort. leave the poor skins alone.

When you mash them, the skins typically come off in clumps. Dang, wish I had taken a picture. You can grab 5-8 at once. I never remove the skins if I'm eating them whole, but mashed up they just separate. I never know if I should toss them or just mix them back in.

 

I'd put them in big bowl of water, and rubbed them to force the skins off. the skins float, the peas sink. but really, takes like 10 minutes to do 2 cans and get most the skins off. not worth it.

 

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When you mash them, the skins typically come off in clumps. Dang, wish I had taken a picture. You can grab 5-8 at once. I never remove the skins if I'm eating them whole, but mashed up they just separate. I never know if I should toss them or just mix them back in.

hmmm. sounds weird. i'd mix them back in if i was you. no point throwing out food really- they add a bit of texture and fibre and stuff, and you could pretend they're tuna skin?

 

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Tuna. Bleh.

I toss half, mixed half back in.

 

no disrespect to your culinary skills at all, but thats not exactly an appetising image to unexpectedly find infront of me on a rather large scale- because while i'm sure it is very tasty, it looks like barf on a plate- as mashed up chickpeas and other assorted gloopy things are prone to looking.