I tried getting into it.  Yeah, they suck.  It's the cuticle film on them that seperates off and never cooks down.  If there was an effortless way to take those off and get rid of them letntils would approach split pea level. Oh, also split peas are almost as cheap as lentils and have a lot of the dietary advantages so.. split pea.  Just do that.  Now it costs 24 cents and would be a killer meal.