I used to use canned beans a lot until I tried fresh and preferred it.
Black eyed peas for instance I found to be much better from fresh. I have
found canned beans good when prepared in other dishes but less good as a
side dish.

I too have little problem with frozen casseroles. I'll cook up some beans
tonight and put some in a container and freeze them and see what it's like.



"Peter" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:42:30 GMT, "M Jones" >
> wrote:
>
>>Does anybody have any idea how best to store freshly cooked lentils and
>>beans for longer periods without damaging the texture / flavour too much?
>
> I've never tried storing just the cooked pulses, but I often freeze
> prepared dishes containing them. No problems.
>
> As an alternative, have you tried using canned beans? They require
> less preparation (ie, no soaking), and many people are quite happy
> with them. I've not used them myself, but it just struck me that that
> sounded like a solution to your problem.
>
> Peter.