I was just talking with a friend yesterday who had a bumper crop of black beans. She likes to can them, rather than keeping them dry. She has a new glass top stove (family said propane smells), so she was using the pressure canner,, needed for beans, on a propane burner outside while doing some lawn work. The burner was on the lowest setting.
She noticed that the canner looked odd and went to check it. The burner, even on the lowest setting, was too hot. All water had evaporated and the canner actually started to slump due to melting! One jar was cracked, some had beans burned to the bottom, all were ruined. As was the canner. She was, of course, quite upset. Loss of the harvest, her canner and her time.
I love all kinds of beans, but unfortunately, DH does not. Too much tummy trouble, regardless of what he tries.