In their last ever bean blog, Staff Bean Czar Leah Mensch conducts a science experiment to see if an 1989 LA Times article — which claims beans can be cooked in the microwave — is accurate.

Suppose I were to begin by telling you that dry beans — cooked from scratch — are far superior to canned beans.

Refried beans are an art. Staff Bean Czar Leah Mensch makes them exceptionally well.

The art of bean burritos seems simple, and it can be, but if you put time and care into your beans and craft, the bean burrito tastes much better.

At this point in the pandemic, beans are the only thing keeping me tethered to reality.