My canned beans always came out mushy until I read the label wrong

I've been making cheap bean tacos for dinner for months, dumping a can of pinto beans straight into the pan and heating them up. Last Thursday I grabbed a can of black beans instead and noticed the label said to wash them first. I tried draining and rinsing my beans before cooking and now they actually hold their shape and taste way better. Has anyone else missed a super basic step like this for way too long?

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lee.drew15d ago

My buddy Ted ate crunchy pasta for years before learning you have to boil water first.

the_anthony15d ago

Wait, is that even possible? Crunchy pasta sounds like he was basically eating hard crackers with sauce on top.

jessica_robinson2315d ago

Had to laugh at @lee.drew mentioning that crunchy pasta story, because I actually read somewhere that a lot of people don't rinse their canned beans at all. There was this whole thing on a cooking blog I stumbled across where the lady said rinsing cuts the sodium by like 40% and keeps the texture firm. Made me think back to all those times I just dumped beans straight into chili and wondered why they turned to mush. Your mileage may vary, but since trying it myself, I'm a believer now.