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!

Always discard the soaking water, rinse, and cook in fresh water without any salt (which toughens the skins). When bought canned, the beans are already cooked and only need draining and rinsing ...

While many Cuban black bean recipes call for a ham hock, this one is vegetarian. Start with dry beans (no, you can’t substitute canned beans this time). Some bean devotees say soaking is ...