"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!