Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today is Episode 5 of our series "How To Plant Based" and we're showing you everything you want to know about lentils!
Before going plant based or vegan, you may not have used lentils very often, so today, we're discussing
✅ What Types of Lentils They are
✅ How to Cook Lentils
✅ Tips for Avoiding Mushy Lentils
and more!
Get all our Lentil Tips + Recipes
🌱Tips and Cooking: makeitdairyfree.com/how-to-cook-lentils
🌱Recipes: makeitdairyfree.com/?s=lentil
Timestamps
00:00 How to Cook Lentils
00:50 Why You Need Lentils in your pantry
01:10 How long can you store lentils
01:12 How much protein do lentils have
01:36 What are the types of lentils
02:05 How long to cook lentils and how to use each variety
3:33 Why should I sort through lentils before cooking
3:54 What size pot to cook lentils in
4:05 What is the water to lentil ratio for cooking
4:08 How to add more flavor to lentils
4:28 Why you don’t want to add salt before cooking lentils
4:45 Temperature for cooking lentils
5:00 Tips for cooking lentils
5:38 What to do with lentils after they are cooked
6:20 How to store lentils
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#Lentils #HowToCookLentils
Today is Episode 5 of our series "How To Plant Based" and we're showing you everything you want to know about lentils!
Before going plant based or vegan, you may not have used lentils very often, so today, we're discussing
✅ What Types of Lentils They are
✅ How to Cook Lentils
✅ Tips for Avoiding Mushy Lentils
and more!
Get all our Lentil Tips + Recipes
🌱Tips and Cooking: makeitdairyfree.com/how-to-cook-lentils
🌱Recipes: makeitdairyfree.com/?s=lentil
Timestamps
00:00 How to Cook Lentils
00:50 Why You Need Lentils in your pantry
01:10 How long can you store lentils
01:12 How much protein do lentils have
01:36 What are the types of lentils
02:05 How long to cook lentils and how to use each variety
3:33 Why should I sort through lentils before cooking
3:54 What size pot to cook lentils in
4:05 What is the water to lentil ratio for cooking
4:08 How to add more flavor to lentils
4:28 Why you don’t want to add salt before cooking lentils
4:45 Temperature for cooking lentils
5:00 Tips for cooking lentils
5:38 What to do with lentils after they are cooked
6:20 How to store lentils
🖤 Hey…have a good day, okay? We appreciate you🌈
Thanks so much for watching. We’d love if you could click the “Thumbs Up!” Button, leave a comment below and Subscribe to our channel!
Subscribe to our channel → youtube.com/makeitdairyfree
Make It Dairy Free Website → makeitdairyfree.com
Weekly Newsletter → view.flodesk.com/pages/5fea4d2629dbe863ff62b5e4
Instagram → instagram.com/makeitdairyfree
Facebook → facebook.com/makeitdairyfree
Twitter → twitter.com/makeitdairyfree
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Contact us → makeitdairyfreetoday@gmail.com
Private Facebook Community → facebook.com/groups/amazingveganrecipes
★Products That We Used For This Recipe★
*Affiliate Links for products help us make these videos. Thank you for your support.
Our Photography/Videography Equipment → amazon.com/shop/makeitdairyfree
*Berry Colander: amzn.to/3rHbUlv
*Black Utensils: amzn.to/3SIUfWu
*Cutting Board - amzn.to/2YtJZXY
*Food Processor: amzn.to/3fNdL5Q
*Kitchen Knife Block Set: amzn.to/2Yp2qMT
*Kitchen Towels: amzn.to/3SOF924
*Mason Jars : amzn.to/3V5y2nf
*Nutribullet Blender: amzn.to/3xXrD3y
*Vitamix - amzn.to/2XnBWea
-Note: Not all products are exactly as seen in video.
#Lentils #HowToCookLentils
