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Default Pressure cooking dried pinto beans

In article >,
The Cook > wrote:

> On Sat, 04 Dec 2010 10:14:50 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >How long do you cook them at 15 psi?
> >PC manual says 4-6 minutes (but they indicate that time for "colored
> >beans"); another online source, Miss Vickie, says 12 minutes. I did
> >them for 9 minutes and am still waiting for the pressure in the pan to
> >drop.
> >
> >Whaddaya say?

>
> My Mirro cookbook says 10 minutes at 15 pounds pressure. That is
> after pre-soaking.


Thanks, Susan. I wonder how much quantity has to do with timing. I had
2 cups dried (3 cups soaked) beans that were plenty done in 9 minutes.

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