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Question about dried beans versus canned for chili
I picked a bag of dried pinto beans over the canned kind for a big pot, and it saved me about $3.50 total. Anyone have a good trick for getting them tender without a pressure cooker?
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mary_foster925d agoMost Upvoted
My friend's beans were rocks for hours.
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the_mary5d ago
Saving three bucks isn't worth the hassle. You have to soak them for hours, then boil them forever, and they still sometimes come out weird and mealy. A can is open and ready in two seconds, and the texture is always perfect. That time you spend babysitting a pot of beans is worth more than a few dollars. Why make cooking harder than it needs to be?
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