Bean Cooking

Dry or Canned?

If you use canned beans as a subsitute for dry beans, use three 14oz cans for every 1 lb of beans.

Soaking

You do not need to soak lentils or split peas. Rinse all other types of beans in a strainer with cold water, then cover with 3-4X thier total volume in water (6 cups for every 1 lb of beans). You can either soak them in the fridge overnight, or bring the water to a boil, let simmer 10 minutes, then cover and soak on the stove-top for 2 hours.

Bean Cook Times by Type

blacks beans, kidneys, peanuts, black-eyed pease, pintos, and soy beans.	2 hours stovetop, 20-25 minutes in pressure cooker.
Mung beans, small red beans	3 hours stovetop, 30-35 minutes in pressure cooker.
Garbanzos (aka chick peas, ceci beans)	4 hours stovetop, 40-45 minutes in pressure cooker.
Lentils and split peas	1 hour stovetop, 10-15 minutes in pressure cooker.

Seasoning Beans

Bean sauces
Bean soups