Haha, I had cooked beans and rice no problem at all at sea level for twenty years. Then I moved to 5500'. Even a year after moving in, I once ruined three con

Haha, I had cooked beans and rice no problem at all at sea level for twenty years. Then I moved to 5500'. Even a year after moving in, I once ruined three consecutive (same afternoon) pots of brown rice. I ruined a couple of 15 (or whatever) bean soups, too. Got to soak ahead of time. Now I never fail. I use a pressure cooker on the bigger beans. You just have to pay attention to the time/result and calibrate your cooker.