Pressure Cooking Beans

To cut back on cost and to make them healthier, I have decided that I would only use canned beans for "emergancies." So I decided that I would have to prepare ahead or use the pressure cooker. Tonight was my first experiment with it. The beans cooked up well and took only about 45 from start to finish.

I found a website with great info on how to do it. I followed the directions that came with my pressure cooker, which is always best to go by. But if you don't have them there are some suggestions here:

http://missvickie.com/howto/beans/bean-cooking.html
http://missvickie.com/howto/beans/bean-cooking.html

Here are some tips about cooking with beans:
A pound of dry beans measures about 2 cups.
Beans triple in volume when soaked and cooked.
A cup of dry beans yields 3 cups cooked.
A pound of dry beans yields 6 cups cooked.
Use 3 cups of water per cup of dry beans for soaking.
A pound of dry beans makes about 9 servings of baked beans.
A pound of dry beans makes about 12 servings of bean soup.
A one-pound can of cooked beans measures about 2 cups