Although you don't have to add baking soda, if you have the pantry staple around, even a small amount can help tenderize your ...

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 ...

Canned beans are a marvel of modernity, cutting down on the hours it takes to make beans from scratch. That said, most chefs and traditional purists will always opt for dried beans over canned.