George Shirley wrote:
> On 7/15/2010 6:22 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>> I recently tried Trader Joe's canned garbanzo beans,
>> and found them noticably tougher than my usual
>> S&W brand. As I recall, S&W (and presumably other
>> brands of canned garbanzo beans) are made from
>> dehydrated beans. I think I remember seeing that
>> on the ingredients list, in years past. I have
>> a recent can and I checked it, and that ingredient
>> is now called "prepared garbanzo beans" without any
>> indication of what preparation that might be.
>>
>> Canned garbanzo beans seem to have risen in price
>> quite a lot in recent years. I'm wondering whether
>> there would be a cheaper brand as tender as S&W.
>> I've thought about preparation from dry beans, but
>> I like the convenience of a can. If I have to
>> pressure cook them or something to soften them up,
>> that's not worth it. I'll buy the can.
>
> Heck, I use the Kroger store brand canned garbanzos and they're very
> tender. All I use them for is hummos but they are tender. Just went and
> looked at the label, they're made from dehydrated beans, maybe that
> makes them tender, all that soaking and cooking.

I have never seen "fresh" garbanzo beans. All I've ever seen is canned
and packages of dried. Do they actually sell fresh garbanzos?

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