Pole beans can be harvested from July or August, depending on the variety and the time of sowing. You can do the soil by hand or with scissors. Here you can find out how to cut your runner beans and then process them in the kitchen.

For stringless runner beans, just cut off the tops

Cut or clip runner beans for harvest?

In principle, it is up to you whether you remove your runner beans by hand or with scissors or a knife. Snipping by hand is a little faster, but the beans can irritate the skin of sensitive people. Clipping the beans by hand with gloves is not recommended.
If you are going to trim your runner beans, make sure the cutting tool you use is clean and sharp.

tips

If you want to save time and work, you should cut the runner beans just below the cones that connect the runner beans to the plant. That hard part has to be removed before cooking anyway.

Cut the runner beans in the kitchen

Before cooking, you should cut your runner beans. Two things in particular are removed:

  • the cones with tips and stalks
  • any threads

Here's how to do it step by step

  1. First wash your runner beans thoroughly under clear water.
  2. Then, using a sharp, straight-bladed knife on a wooden board, cut off the stems and tips. Be sure to use a small board for this, otherwise you will surely cut your skin little by little.
  3. If your runner beans are stringy, pull off the string along with the tip completely on one side.
  4. Then pull the thread on the other side from the lower point.
  5. If your runner beans are very long, it makes sense to cut the beans in half.

tips

If you want to save yourself the hassle of removing those annoying strings, why not sow a stringless runner bean variety next year! Here is an overview of the most delicious varieties without strings.

Preserve runner beans

Harvested too many runner beans? Then make them durable! You have these options:

  • Freeze pole beans: blanch the beans briefly and then place them in freezer bags or boxes.
  • Boil runner beans: After boiling until soft, the beans are sealed airtight in jars.
  • Drying runner beans: Green beans can also be dried, either in the open air or in the oven. They can then be kept for several months

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