August 26, 2022

Bean bardo

I own an Instant Pot for one reason: beans. It is too large for the amount of beans any rational being makes at once, but that doesn’t stop me. You throw some beans in, add water and a single bay leaf, and let it rip for 25 minutes. Strain and you have beans, essentially perfectly done, no soak needed. The goal is to reduce beans to the complexity of any other grain, from lentils to rice to couscous. My bean club membership would turn into a full-on crisis if not for this device.