Ok, I'm making the Perfect Frijoles Refritos (https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-refried-beans) with dried black beans. I put the beans on at 7:30 and pulled them when I went to bed at 11:00 and they're just about crunchy, when I'm looking for "very tender."

Could be that I crowded the pot with a ham bone and maybe didn't stir/distribute them enough? I've refrigerated the beans and the liquid and I may just cook them some more tomorrow (don't need them finished until Saturday), but damn.

I dont know that over ever successfully cooked with dried beans, so happy for any insight.

Thoughts?