Ok only two days since last I checked them but they seem ready. Rinsed the cacao off from the pulp and sorted out the beans. It took a few times rinsing them off to get the water to be mostly clear.There were a few that were not really developed. They were mostly just empty shell. A couple were spotty but cleaned up nicely so I'm not worried about it affecting the finished product. Tossed the empty ones of course and used a paper towel to clean off those that needed it.
Now I'm going to pat them with paper towels and spread them out. I'm not going to completely dry them this way but just enough to get the majority of goo off. Then placing them on a cooling rack I use for cookies and such. Thoroughly cleaned of course to make sure none of the odors transfer into the beans. As mentioned before they will soak up odor and flavors like sponges. This also means no heavy cooking since the spices will get into the air.
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