Everyone here is mentioning the "bean flatulence" effect that soaking apparently prevents. Adding my two cents: if you take the article's advice specifically fo

Everyone here is mentioning the "bean flatulence" effect that soaking apparently prevents. Adding my two cents: if you take the article's advice specifically for red kidney beans, you'll have bigger problems than gas. http://www.foodreference.com/html/artredkidneybeanpoisoning.html http://www.foodreference.com/html/artredkidneybeanpoisoning.... Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Ugh.