Tips for Preparing Black Beans

Before washing black beans, spread them out on a light colored plate or cooking surface to check for, and remove, small stones, debris or damaged beans. After this process, place the beans in a strainer, rinsing them thoroughly under cool running water.To shorten their cooking time and make them easier to digest, black beans should be presoaked (presoaking has been found to reduce raffinose and stachyose type oligosaccharides, sugars associated with causing flatulence.)