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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!

1. In a soup pot, combine the beans with enough water to cover the beans (do not use the measured 6 cups from the ingredient list). Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Boil for 2 minutes. Cover ...

Large dried lima beans are a good base for this simple dish. When cooked, the beans have a rich, almost meaty taste to them and enough heft to make this a main-course salad. Be sure to reserve some of ...

Large dried lima beans are a good base for this simple dish. When cooked, the beans have a rich, almost meaty taste to them and enough heft to make this a main-course salad. Be sure to reserve some of ...

You would think that deciding how to cook something as straightforward as a pot of dried beans would be easy. But it sure doesn’t appear so. To soak or not to soak? And for how long? Whether ‘tis ...