Dried beans in Pressure Cooker

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Is it necessary to precook dried beans that are going in a pressure cooked meal? I’ve had a pressure cooker for quite a while now and I’m not really getting the most out of it. If I’m cooking a casserole, chilli etc I’ve been cooking the beans first and then adding the rest of the ingredients and cooking again but the beans are mush by the end. Can I just soak the beans overnight and then cook them all in with the other ingredients?
(I’m a bit scared of dried beans so have gone back to buying tins but I bought the pressure cooker to help save money so I’d like to get the hang of it)
(I’m a bit scared of dried beans so have gone back to buying tins but I bought the pressure cooker to help save money so I’d like to get the hang of it)
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I only buy tinned red kidney beans in chilli sauce or occasional tins of cannellini beans.
I would part cook the beans in the pressure cooker and then add the meat and veg, bring back to pressure and continue cooking.
@Wicked_Lady - it's only kidney beans which need to boiled vigorously for 10 minutes prior to cooking other beans are OK just being pressure cooked.
In regards to cooking them in a meal it "depends" on the meal and what else you are cooking, i generally part cook them before they go into a meal purely because even in the pressure cooking they need more time than most vegetables. If i cook the "whole" pan the same amount of time then things like carrots, potatos etc end up mushy before the beans are cooked.
Really you have to consider them the way you consider other things... they need the most time to cook in general. So methods i usually use are ....
1) I pre-cook beans and freeze them. I do this all the time i can then throw the frozen cooked beans in at the same time as the rest.
2) Part cook the beans first.... once they have had about 10 minutes (Depending on the bean) i crack open the pressure cooker, drain the water and add the rest of the ingrediants with stock. (I don't re-use the bean water)
It's really all to do with timing and making sure all the items in the pot have the right about of cooking time.