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Bean Cooking Chart

Type	Soaking	Cooking	Pressure Cooker	Pressure cooker
	(hours)		(soaked beans)	(unsoaked beans)
Adzuki	4	1 hour	15 minutes	20 minutes
Black	4	1 – 1.5 hrs.	15 minutes	20 minutes
Broad / Ful Nabed / Fava	12	3 hrs.	40 minutes	1 hour
Dals	–	30 min.	–	8 minutes
Garbanzo / Chickpeas	8	1 – 1.5 hrs.	12 – 20 min.	35 – 40 min.
Great Northern	4	1 hour	20 minutes	25 minutes
Kidney, Red	4	1 hour	20 minutes	25 minutes
Kidney, White / Cannellini	4	1 – 1.5 hrs.	15 – 20 min.	20 – 25 min.
Lentils, Brown	–	35 min.	–	12 minutes
Lentils, Green	–	40 min.	–	12 minutes
Lentils, Red	–	30 min.	–	8 minutes
Lima	4	1 – 1.5 hrs.	20 minutes	25 – 30 min.
Mung	4	45 – 60 min.	–	–
Navy (small, white)	4	2 hours	25 minutes	30 minutes
Peas, Black-Eyed	–	45 – 60 min.	–	10 minutes
Peas, Split	–	30 min.	–	10 minutes
Peas, Whole	4	40 min.	15 minutes	20 minutes
Peas, Pigeon	–	30 min.	–	10 minutes
Pink, Calico, Red Mexican	4	1 hour	20 minutes	25 minutes
Pinto	4	1 – 1.5 hrs.	20 minutes	25 minutes
Soybeans	12	3 – 3.5 hrs.	30 minutes	35 minutes

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References

Currie, Violet and Spicer, Kay: Full of Beans, Gordon Soules Book Publishers, 1993

Stone, Sally and Martin: The Brilliant Bean, Bantam Books, 1988

Vesanto, Melinda R.D., Davis, Brenda R.D., and Harrison, Victoria R.D.: Becoming Vegetarian, Macmillan Canada, 1996

Collins Gem Vegetarian Food,  pocket reference book

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