Cookbook author Joe Yonan busts a common myth — and shares how to cook an excellent pot of beans any day of the week.

It's an age-old dilemma and a point of hot debate: to soak or not to soak? Here's what the experts say. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas Even as a culinary professional and avid home cook, there’s ...

We love our Instant Pot for its ability to quickly and easily cook dried beans with no pre-soaking! We all know dried beans are way cheaper than canned, but they take forever to cook. Not anymore!

There's nothing difficult about bean cookery since it is only a question of time. Before cooking, all dried beans need to be rehydrated by soaking. The 10- to 12-hour overnight soak is the easy and ...

Soaking dried beans isn’t always necessary, since it saves little cooking time and can even diminish flavor in some varieties like black beans. Instead of soaking, a quick five- to 10-minute boil ...