Beans

Ingredients:
1 lb	Dry beans
1 tsp	Kosher salt
1	Bay leaf
2-3	Sliced garlic cloves
2-3	Sliced dry chilies (optional)

Procedure:

Preheat the oven to 250°F.

Put a gallon of water on high heat.

Sort (remove stones and ugly beans), and rinse the beans. Put the beans into a large oven-safe pot along with the other ingredients. Once the water boils, pour just enough into the pot to cover the beans. Cover the pot of beans and place it into the oven.

Check every 20-30 minutes to verify that the beans are still covered with water. If at any time they aren't, pour some more boiling water over them. After about an hour and a half, start testing for doneness.

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled; all ingredient amounts increase linearly.