On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:22:56 -0400, "cshenk" wrote:

"kilikini" wrote
Sheldon wrote:

No disadvantage whatsoever... and dried beans ain't so cheap anymore
(typically over $1.25/lb in those one pound bags)..

My husband has been rather upset at the price of dried beans, lately.
Didn't they used to be about $.69 a bag? Now they're $1.25 to, in some
stores, $1.79 and the selection is really limited. Even in the Mexican
market it's the same deal.

Yup, they have gone up but not quite as much as that here. I think what is
going on is the stores see a cheap food and added a higher profit margin to
that one, so the overall other prices can stay a little lower?

You're absolutely correct about the canned beans. Save yourself some
money, time and energy and just buy those.

The cooking time on a stove is too much for me. With a crockpot, I still
like making my own but agree that in many recipes it's just sensible to use
a can. As Sheldon says, the small amount I *may* save isnt worth the time
and depending on your cooking method and energy costs, may be more expensive
in the long run to do dried!



for me, it depends on what i'm making. bean soup gets dried, chili
gets canned. (maybe i should try chili again with dried; i had tough
beans once, but maybe they were just old.)

your pal,
blake