"PeterL" > wrote:
> Mr Libido Incognito > wrote:
>>
>> So I was wondering how many 14 oz cans of navy beans I'd need to
>> equal the 2 and 1/2 cups of dried beans required in this recipe; as I
>> have a jonesing for bean and bacon soup that just won't stop. I'm
>> thinking 2.
>>
>
>
> Google is your friend :-)
>
> http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm
>
> 2&1/2 cups = 20oz
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>
>
> http://www.onlineconversion.com/
>
> has a *whole* range of things to convert.

I think there is more than one flaw in that plan. First, I'm pretty sure the can
of beans is by weight, not volume. At least that's true of all the canned goods
I looked at in my pantry (though no beans). Second, dried beans expand
considerably when soaked.

My Joy of Cooking cookbook says 1 cup of dried beans will expand to between 2
and 2-1/2 cups after soaking. The canned beans should be equivalent to soaked
dried beans. On a bag of dried navy beans I have, the instructions say that 1
cup of dried beans will make 3 cups of cooked beans.

2-1/2 cups of dried beans would seem to make between 5 and 7-1/2 cups of soaked
beans.

Though the cans are by weight, I'd think it's still roughly close to the volume
measurement. So the can might have 1-3/4 cups in it. So it would take between 3
and 4 cans of beans. I'd measure the beans as I opened a can and decide based on
that.

Maybe there's a flaw in my plan too, if anyone wants to correct it.

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