Figured out I was ruining my beans by not soaking them long enough

I always threw dry beans straight into the pot and wondered why they took hours to cook and still came out crunchy. Last month I tried soaking black beans overnight like the bag said, and they were done in like 40 minutes. It was one of those moments where you feel dumb for missing something so basic. I usually buy a 2lb bag for $2.50 at the grocery near me, so this saves time and money. Do you guys ever skip steps on cheap staples just to save a few minutes?

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jesse_west1d ago

$2.50 for a 2lb bag? That's wild, I'm paying like $4 for the same size at my local store lol. Wait so you were just eating crunchy beans the whole time thinking that was normal? I've definitely done the "I'll just simmer them longer" thing with chickpeas and ended up with mushy weird ones. Soaking is literally the cheat code for beans man.

benwilliams1d ago

More power to you if soaking works, but I've been throwing dried beans straight into the pot for years and they turn out fine... you might be overthinking it a bit.

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