How to Cook Dried Beans
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Canned beans are convenient, but dried beans win on flavor every time. Here's how to cook any kind of dried bean to perfection.

Cheap, high nutrition vegan-friendly superfood.

Article summary:

  • Step 1: Pick Through the Beans
  • Step 2: Rinse
  • Step 3: Soak, if Desired, Then Drain -- If you are using thin-skinned beans like black beans, black-eyed peas, split peas, or lentils, you can skip this step.
  • Step 4: Cook With Aromatics
  • Step 5: How to Know When Beans Are Done
    • CakeAndPie [any]
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      4 years ago

      I have to admit I usually eat canned beans, which in retrospect feels like bourgeois decadence. But I make pinto beans from scratch and they're delish, way better than canned and super creamy.

      I use a crock pot because that's what I have on hand. I wonder if pressure cookers are common enough these days that you can find them cheap at a thrift store.