3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans

3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans ~ Specifically how to cook Hurst’s Beans!

Have you ever wondered what to do with dried beans? Have a bag or two in your pantry just waiting to be used? If so, this is the post for you! Today I am sharing 3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans so you can skip the can and make use of beans in their most natural state- dried!

Did you know there were 3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans? Over the last several years I have heard from several readers about how they cook dried beans from soaking and boiling to soaking and tossing in the pressure cooker. Today I will share my top 3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans. Please share below how YOU cook YOUR dried beans!

First- watch this quick tutorial video and post I created to help you

understand how to store and soak dried beans.

Now that you know how to store and soak dried beans you are ready to cook them!

 Use one of the 3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans below:

Dutch oven: 

Cover with water by 2 inches

Bring to a boil for 2 minutes

Place lid on beans, remove from heat, allow to sit for 1-4 hours or until soft (beans vary)

Use in your favorite recipe

Slow cooker:

Cover with water by 2 inches

Cook on low 6-8 hours or until soft

Use in your favorite recipe

Pressure cooker:

Cover with water being careful to only fill bowl half full of beans and water

Add 2 tsp of olive oil to prevent foam from clogging pressure valve

Heat on high pressure 15-20 minutes

Use in your favorite recipe

So how do YOU cook your dried beans? Using dried beans, specifically Hurst’s Beans, is the cheapest and healthiest way to eat beans for a healthy diet.

Do you use one of these 3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans?