> Do they not do soaked beans? Leave them in water for 2 days and they shouldn't need a full boil I wouldn't think?

We'd definitely have kidney beans in chili and some other dishes, but I got the impression it was a hassle otherwise.

> Re: coffee, mixing concentrated cold brew with hot water makes a pretty smooth cup

Friend and I ran a weekly pop-up espresso bar and did a lot of experimenting over the winter. The USAP "house" beans are quite dark, but at least they're roasted within a year or two because coffee is always available and we go through a lot of beans every season. Except the decaf. That stuff is decades old.

People often bring down a big bag from one of the roasters in Christchurch. We personally shipped down a lot of specialty coffee, mostly made V60 and aeropress. The outbuilding where our telescopes live also has a Chemex and an automatic.

Even if soaked, beans still take hours to cook without a pressure cooker.