Found out you can pressure can dry beans instead of soaking them overnight and it saves hours

I got tired of remembering to soak pinto beans a day ahead for emergency meals. Tried pressure canning them dry in jars straight from the bag. Just added boiling water and salt, processed at 10 psi for 75 minutes. They came out soft and ready to heat up. No more planning ahead for chili or soup. Has anyone else tried canning stuff you normally wouldn't?

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danielhenderson1mo ago

Wait, so you're telling me I've been doing this whole "remember to soak beans" dance for years when I could've just canned them dry and saved my sanity? That's wild. I mean, I once forgot to soak beans for a camping trip and ended up eating cold chili out of a can with a spork while everyone else had gourmet foil packet dinners, so this feels personal. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like dry canning beans is a total game changer for someone like me who can barely remember what day it is half the time. I tried canning pickled eggs once and it was a disaster, like a science experiment gone wrong in my pantry, but this actually sounds doable. Honestly, I'm tempted to just pressure can a bunch of random dry stuff now, like oats or rice, just to see if it works, which is probably a bad idea but my track record's already questionable.

the_angela28d ago

Nah, gotta soak 'em or you lose all that flavor.

danielhenderson1mo ago

Life's too short to soak beans, honestly.