INSTANT POT, SOAKED

1. Begin by rinsing your black beans, and adding to your instant pot.
2. Add 3 cups of filtered water for every pound of black beans. Spice if desired.
3. Close lid, and pressure cook on high for around 8 minutes for firm beans, and 10 minute for soft beans.
4. Once instant pot is finished, allow to natural release (around 20 minutes).
5. Remove lid, and enjoy!

INSTANT POT, UNSOAKED

1. Begin by rinsing the black beans, and then adding them to your instant pot.
2. Add 3 cups of filtered water for every pound of black beans. Spice if desired.
3. Close lid, and pressure cook on high for 25 minutes for firm, 30 minutes for soft.
4. Once instant pot is finished, allow to natural release (around 20 minutes).
5. Remove lid, and enjoy!

SLOW COOKER, SOAKED

1. Begin by rinsing your black beans, and add to your slow cooker.
2. Add water (roughly 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of black beans). Spice if desired.
3. Place on high for as little as 2 hours for soaked (check at 2 hours), up to 3 hours. Place on low for as little as 4 hours (check at 4 hours), up to 5 hours, or until tender.
4. Remove from heat, and enjoy!

SLOW COOKER, UNSOAKED

1. Begin by rinsing your black beans, and adding them to your slow cooker.
2. Add water (around 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of black beans). Spice if desired.
3. Place slow cooker on high for 3-4 hours (check for desired tenderness at 3 hours), or low for 6-7 hours (check for desired tenderness at 6 hours), or until tender.
4. Remove from heat, and enjoy!

STOVETOP, SOAKED

1. Begin by rinsing your black beans, and adding to a large pot.
2. Add water (a few inches covering your beans. I added 8 cups of water to 1 pound of beans to begin, and then added water as needed throughout the process). Spice if desired.
3. Cover with a lid, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove lid, reduce to a simmer, and allow to cook for 1-2 hours (check at 1 hour), or until tender, remembering to add water as needed.
4. Remove from heat, and enjoy!

INSTANT POT, UNSOAKED

1. Begin by rinsing your black beans, and adding to a large pot.
2. Add water (a few inches covering your beans. I added 8 cups of water to 1 pound of beans to begin, and then added water as needed throughout the process). Spice if desired.
3. Cover with a lid, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove lid, reduce to a simmer, and allow to cook for 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours, or until tender, remembering to add water as needed (mine took almost exactly 2 hours).
4. Remove from heat, and enjoy!