Why Pressure Can Dried Beans

I’m the girl who’s not in love with canning. I much prefer to preserve my garden produce by dehydration or lacto-fermentation because both methods do a much better job of preserving nutrients.

Canning does have its place, and I do can tomatoes and sauce, and maybe a few jars of applesauce.

And I can dried beans (legumes). That may be surprising, since storing the beans dried is so easy. Here’s my reasoning – some days I just like to have something available that’s fast and easy. And cooking dried beans is anything but fast.Continue Reading