Comments on: How to Cook Black Beans (From Scratch!)

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:56:50 +0000

Made this recipe this week and wow! Delicious! This goes into our rotation, and there were plenty to freeze (just two of us) and wonderful meals this week! Love the options you provide as well. Much appreciated!

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:40:21 +0000

I sprouted the black beans first, then followed the recipe exactly, except that I doubled it. By the time the beans were fully cooked, only about half the water was absorbed, if that. I had to pour off at least a quart. I don’t know what went wrong. The beans were fresh when I bought them – not bagged – at an organic foods co-op, but were stored in a glass jar in a cabinet for several months before I cooked them. This may not be the fault of the recipe so I hesitate to give it a star rating.

By: Sherry Sinacori

Sherry Sinacori — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:48:19 +0000

These scratch black beans are delicious. I have made both soak and not to soak prior to cooking.. I love not to soak as the beans hold their beautiful color. Cook time was about 1 hr 10 minutes. Followed exact recipe. Everyone loved them. Heart warming good. Thank you.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sat, 30 May 2026 18:20:56 +0000

After two failed attempts to make black beans from scratch I returned to the internet and found your recipe. WINNER! Your tips about fresh beans and filtered water helped I’m sure. LOVE the flavor and thickness of the broth. I can confirm that the recipe is failproof as I even made a few mistakes (cilantro too early and crushing garlic too early) and it’s still perfect. This will be my black bean recipe forever. Thanks for sharing!

By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:21:10 +0000

In reply to Olga. Hi Olga, I'm gald you were able to add the veggies! Thanks for taking the time to rate and review.

By: Olga

Olga — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:48:17 +0000

I forgot the sofrito!
I wanted to try your recipe exactly. But I did miss the sofrito.
After its all finished, fry up sliced onions and bell peppers over medium high heat for 5 minutes in olive oil and some salt. Then add to the black beans or serve on the side. You can’t do this before pressure cooking them, or they will disintegrate.

By: Shante Henderson

Shante Henderson — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:02:40 +0000

Amazing dept of flavors! I’m actually eating them cold from the fridge right now with a spoon! This recipe will be on repeat in my household

By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:44:14 +0000

In reply to Rebecca Sunshine. Hi Rebecca, thank so much for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoy the recipes adn find the website easy to use.

By: Rebecca Sunshine

Rebecca Sunshine — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:43:43 +0000

Thank you so much Kate. At 75 years I’ve been a vegetarian for 55 years. I love your recipes. I don’t sign up to have you send them to my email because my email just gets so uncontrollable for me. So whenever I’m looking for a recipe I go online and check yours. I usually like very basic recipes.
Besides your great recipe guidance I also appreciate very much the way you make your formate so it’s always easy to print to my printer. Some other people offering recipes online seem to try to make it difficult to do that. So I appreciate your generosity in that way also.
All my best to you dear one :)

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:43:09 +0000

I love these beans, I make them weekly for burritos and bowls, they’re so tasty and so easy to make. It’s a simple terrific recipe for my favorite bean! Thank you Kate!