about 60 minutes or until tender. drain, rinse and use as you would canned beans. they also freeze beautifully after cooking. just place in an air-tight container and pop in the freezer for when you need some that are already cooked. waste. that was emergency food service, now the food bank helps people survive day to day. the food bank has gone from providing emergency food to a small number of people – to a resource that one in eight of our neighbors rely on for help with food. 