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 ...

With the right preparation and cooking, beans can be a regular part of your diet without worrying about bloating and other digestive discomforts.

There is a lot of bean cooking lore out there. Some of it good advice, and some of it bad. From the ongoing debate about soaking beans, to whether adding salt to beans before they're soft makes them ...

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!

You might have noticed that some of the longstanding disputes in cooking are dualities, one side pitched as a better choice against one other: unsalted or salted butter, for example, or seasoned cast ...

Beans are a nutritious staple, but can cause bloating due to undigested carbohydrates. Soaking beans and discarding the water significantly reduces these gas-producing compounds. Thorough cooking and ...

Soaking chickpeas (chole) or kidney beans (rajma) overnight is usually considered essential. But many times, we forget to soak them, guests arrive unexpectedly, or a last-minute meal plan leaves no ...

The combination of red beans and rice is one of the southeast Louisiana’s defining dishes. Historically, Mondays were wash days, and red beans were the perfect thing to cook, utilizing the hambone ...