Originally Posted by sew_southern
I've been cooking dry beans in my slow cooker for 10 hrs., making baked beans. I haven't used dry beans in a few years so decided to try them again. I soaked them overnight and they've cooked in my sauce all day, they are as hard as they were this morning! What is the problem? Do beans go bad and not cook right? At this point we'll be having tonights dinner tomorrow night.
Have never tried to cook beans in slow cooker BUT I do know that you should not add the tomato products until the beans are soft. For some reason Tomatoes keep the beans from getting soft. Always add them at the end of the bean cooking time.
MNM