If the dried beans are past their prime but aren’t rotten, you can still use them as pie weights! How long does it take for dried beans to go bad? That depends on how you've stored them.

Dried beans need soaking for several hours before cooking, preferably overnight. Add a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda to speed things up. An even quicker method is to bring them to the boil in ...

Nearly all traditional cookbooks tell you to soak dried beans before cooking them. Modern cooking websites often say it doesn't matter. In a way, they're both right. Soaking beans can help improve ...

Baked beans on toast is a British staple, but you can very easily make it something ... make the soda bread. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Mix all the ingredients together and form into ...

In a world where there's no shortage of healthy snacks, roasted chickpeas might just give us all we crave in one bite. Here's ...

I routinely brine dried beans before cooking them. Brining improves their creaminess and flavor. Cooking temperature can vary between slow-cookers. Time adjustments may be helpful with subsequent ...

With good-quality fresh beans, you should have no problem cooking them, and you can skip soaking. There is one step you shouldn't skip with any kind of dried bean, however: "Even though soaking is ...