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 ...

The following excerpt is from Angi Schneider’s new book Pressure Canning for Beginners and Beyond (Page Street Publishing, October 2021) and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. To Soak or ...

Strainer or sieve: Use a fine-mesh sieve or a basic kitchen strainer (the liner of a salad spinner also works) to rinse and sort the dried beans. You’ll use this same tool again when it’s time to ...