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Bean Cooking Guidelines
Copyright © 2002  by  Amber Lee.  
1 part dry beans
3 parts water

  1. Soak dry beans in water for 6 hours or overnight. Drain and rinse soaked beans. 
  2. Put soaked, drained and rinsed beans in a pot and add water to cover beans. Bring to a boil and cook for about 2 hours or until beans have reached desired tenderness. 
  3. Drain and rinse beans again, then proceed with recipe. 

Equivalences:
3/4 cup dry beans = 15 ounce can of pre-cooked beans
2 cups dry beans = 1 pound of dry beans

Notes:  
Peas and lentils do not need to be soaked before cooking. 
Refrigerate cooked beans up to 5 days or freeze up to 6 months.