Home-cooked beans are the sort of food that doesnt sound exciting until you know how incredibly good they can be. Not only do beans you cook yourself have a greater savory complexity than any store-bought kind, youll save a lot of money making them at home, too. How to cook dried black beans is simple. This method calls for a slow cooker, which does the double work of allowing you to skip the soaking step and to cook the beans hands-off while youre on the go. Try cooking black beans in an instant pot if thats what you have for similar results. What to do with your batch? Stir them into soups, spoon over grain bowls, or fold into tacostheres no shortage of delicious ideas