INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The next day, put the beans in a colander. Let the water drain off, and then rinse them under cold, running water for a few seconds.

SUMMARY: Drain off the water from the beans when you're ready to cook them.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Both brass and copper develop a patina with age, usually green but sometimes other colors. If none of the original metal is visible, try brass cleaning techniques. These typically work for both metals, but to be safe you could use a commercial brass and copper cleaning product. If the metal is highly polished, you may see false colors due to reflected light. Look at it in sunlight or under a white fluorescent light bulb, not under a yellow incandescent bulb. Copper is a pure metal, and always has a reddish brown appearance. A modern US penny is plated in copper (and was almost entirely copper from 1962 to 1981), so this is a good point of comparison. The word brass refers to any alloy that contains copper and zinc. Different proportions of these metals produce different colors, but the most common types of brass have a muted yellow color, or a yellow-brown appearance similar to bronze. These brass alloys are widely used in machined parts and screws. Some brass has a greenish-yellow appearance, but this alloy, called "gilding metal," is only used for a few specialized purposes in decoration and ammunition. Many other common brass alloys can look orange or reddish brown, when they contain at least 85% copper. These types of brass are usually found in jewelry, decorative fasteners, or plumbing. Any hint of orange, yellow, or gold means the item is brass, not copper. If the brass alloy is almost entirely copper, you may need to compare it side by side with a copper pipe or item of jewelry. If you're still not sure, it's either copper or brass with such a high copper content that the distinction may not be important. Brass with high zinc content can look bright gold, yellowish white, and even white or grey. These alloys are not common, since they are not machine workable, but you may find them in jewelry.

SUMMARY: Clean the metal if necessary. Hold the metal under white light. Identify copper's reddish color. Inspect yellow brass. Learn about red or orange brass. Identify other brass.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Make sure you have a way of reaching your entire back. If you're using your hands, you may want to get the help of an assistant. Make sure all of the hair is covered. Have an assistant help you if you're even a little worried about not being able to reach the middle of your back — you don't want to miss any spots. You don't need to vigorously rub the cream into your skin. Just apply it gently over all of your hair. Wash your hands after your have applied the cream. The cream can irritate your skin if it's allowed to dry (not to mention that it will remove any hair on the backs of your hands it is allowed to work on). The cream's packaging will tell you how long to let it sit. Usually, this will be somewhere in the neighborhood of about three to six minutes. After waiting, use a damp cloth or towel to wipe a small area of your back. If the hair does not come off easily, wait another couple of minutes. When the hair comes off easily, use the damp cloth to gently wipe it off. Again, if you can't reach the center of your back, get an assistant to help. This is a quick, convenient way to rinse all of the cream (and the dissolved hair) off. You can rinse your back with water from a towel, but it's much easier to miss spots and allow the cream to sit for too long this way.

SUMMARY:
Apply some of the product to your hands or a long-handled brush. Evenly distribute the cream over your back. Let the cream sit for as long as directed. Remove the hair. Rinse off with warm water in the shower.