Cooking dried beans has this funny way of feeling like a complicated, daunting task, but once you find the method that works best for you, you’ll realize it’s mostly a hands-off affair. The main thing it requires from you is time — and exactly how much time varies from just an hour up to seven or eight hours, depending on which of these four cooking methods you use. They each have their merits and it’s important to know when to use which, so you can make beans in a way that fits your needs. Let’s take a look at these four techniques.
