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Have you ever made homemade beans and ending up dumping the whole pot out? There’s a special kind of kitchen irritation in soaking beans overnight, simmering them for hours, and you've still got a pot full of wet beanbag stuffing.
If dried beans refuse to soften, check three things.
Very old beans may simply be too dry to recover.
Minerals in hard water can slow softening, so low-mineral or distilled water is worth trying.