I need a crock pot .I make beans in it. I put 4 cups of washed pinto beans and one 6 oz package of salt pork and water above beans 2 or 3 inches and cook over night next day they are ready by lunch I blot off the fat and put the meat from the salt pork in with the beans and discard the salt pork fat. The beans never get soaked because they cook over night.I keep them in my freezer all the time. and there are only 2 of us.