07Beans can be frozen in a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid for several months until you're ready to use them.
08Pick over the dry beans and discard any broken or shriveled looking ones.
09Put beans into the slow cooker and add enough water to cover beans by 2 inches.
10Turn cooker to HIGH and cook beans until they're tender and cooked through, about 5-6 hours for unsoaked beans. (You can also cook the unsoaked beans on low, which would take about twice as long.)
11Drain beans. (You can save the cooking water if desired, but I usually don't because this liquid will have the undigestible carbs that make beans cause gas.)
12Two cups of unsoaked dried beans will make about 6 cups of cooked beans.
13Beans can be frozen in a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid for several months until you're ready to use them.