Grab your instant pot and get ready to roll

Rinse the pinto beans and pick out any stones or unwanted beans

Add the water, beans, the onion and bay leaves to the instant pot

Set the Instant Pot to manual and cook on high pressure for 25 minutes. Be sure the vent is set to sealing. Feel free to adjust the cook time based on how you like your beans - I always go with al dente, so if you want softer, add 5 minutes

Turn off the Instant Pot and let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, release any additional pressure and remove the lid

Drain the beans and stop the cooking with cold water

Enjoy the beans in everything from a salad to chili to Mexican dishes

You can make any beans with this method - just change up the cooking time as follows: Black beans - 20 minutes large lima beans - 25 minutes Garbanzo beans - 35 minutes Small red beans - 20 minutes