Manda Ruby > wrote:

>On May 29, 5:17*am, notbob > wrote:

>> Soaking dried beans is a waste of time. *It's totally unnecessary and
>> physically changes the relative texture between the bean skin and the
>> inner pulp. *Unless you actually like a soft pulp in a tough skin,
>> just boil the damn things and be done with it.

>How do you soak and cook black beans?

Black beans are among the least necessary to pre-soak, but
one can go either way with them. What you truly don't
want to pre-soak is lentils -- green, brown, or orange.


Steve