Black, kidney, navy, white, cannellini, baked, pinto — the list goes on. However, for all their benefits, canned beans do come ... that they're cooking — and that's where you can run into ...

And part of the reason why is that you don't need to cook canned beans before you eat them. Dried beans are usually soaked ...

Do not add salt when cooking kidney beans, as it toughens their skins. Allow about 55g/2oz dried weight per person: once soaked and cooked the beans will at least double in weight. Rinse canned ...