"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:32:47 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 22:31:16 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>I know we had this discussion before. When I was a kid and young adult,
>>>>food
>>>>did not have an expiration date so there was no way to tell how old
>>>>those
>>>>dried beans were. I can remember cooking beans for 2-3 hours or more!
>>>>
>>>>But now? The cooking time keeps getting less and less. The last time I
>>>>cooked black or kidney beans, I cooked checked them earlier than the
>>>>suggested cook time on the package and they were overcooked.
>>>>
>>>>I just cooked small red beans. After an hour soak, they were done in 40
>>>>minutes. I could smell that they were done so ran to check them. Maybe
>>>>my
>>>>beans are just super fresh!
>>>
>>> I guess smaller types cook faster? I'm going to try adzuki beans soon.
>>
>>Those are hard to find here. I finally found some canned. They were super
>>expensive compared to other beans and they tasted just like some other
>>bean.
>>Black? Can't remember.
>
> I can get dried adzuki beans for roughly $3.50 a pound (converted to
> USD). Or $5 for organic. Australia being expensive and the US being
> cheap, they could cost half that for you. If you can find them of
> course.
>
> That's 30% more than black beans cost.

I have not looked everywhere but after trying the canned ones, forget it. I
usually buy bulk beans. I think pinto beans are the least expensive at 65
cents per pound with Mayacoba being the most expensive. Can't remember the
exact price. Black are around 83 cents per pound.

I have bought much more expensive, fancy looking beans at Whole Foods but
they didn't taste any better than what I already buy.