Who doesn't love the humble, delicious red kidney bean? The rosy legume is a pantry staple, used in soups, spicy slow-cooker chili, and salads. It is hearty, flavor-rich, and inexpensive, especially ...

Strainer or sieve: Use a fine-mesh sieve or a basic kitchen strainer (the liner of a salad spinner also works) to rinse and sort the dried beans. You’ll use this same tool again when it’s time to ...

There is a lot of bean cooking lore out there. Some of it good advice, and some of it bad. From the ongoing debate about soaking beans, to whether adding salt to beans before they're soft makes them ...