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Pressure Cooking Beans

The instant pot is a great way to cook beans without having to wait a long time. To make some delicious, plain-ish beans that are usable for most purposes:

Throw 1lb of beans in instant pot with 7 cups water, and optionally add:

Then, cook according to times in following section.

Cook times by bean

Bean Cook Time (unsoaked, with natural release) Notes
Garbanzo Beans 50m None
Kidney Beans 70m Overdone?
Chiapas Black Beans 65m Overdone?
Royal Corona Beans 46m
Borlotto Magnifico Beans 46m Overdone
Alubia Blanca Beans 15m
Lima Beans (Large, Rancho Gordo) 22m Good recipe in Cool Beans p. 115
Ceci Picolli 22m
Rebosero Bean 42m
Bayo Gordo Bean 27m
Christmas Lima Bean 20m
Coco Bean 26m Overdone?