tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post1091559386386907097..comments2024-03-21T03:36:43.180-04:00Comments on Safely Gathered In: Bean Series: Dry Beans - Cost Comparison and Conversion (Guest Post)Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238065316512454176noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-79271789096951808672011-09-06T10:33:38.439-04:002011-09-06T10:33:38.439-04:00Thanks for this post! It is VERY useful.
The dr...Thanks for this post! It is VERY useful. <br />The dry beans taste SO much better! We love them! I cook them in my crock pot over night. I just fill my crock pot less than half way with the dry beans and then fill the crock pot with water all the way to the brim. I cook on high all night. They need water early in the morning, so I just add some more or change the water all together. They are usually nearly all the way cooked in the morning.<br />In the summer, or if I just don't feel like smelling the beans while I sleep, I'l put the crock pot in the carport.<br />Just be sure to NEVER exceed 1/2 of the crock pot full of beans. You'll have beans EVERYWHERE!! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618123039469432848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-32207788826913393862011-05-16T14:54:01.353-04:002011-05-16T14:54:01.353-04:00I switched to dry because of the high SALT content...I switched to dry because of the high SALT content of canned beans. I have a small crockpot which makes it super-easy: 1. SOAK 2.COOK, all in the same pot. It only takes a few seconds of prep time. <br /><br />First I soak the beans in the crockpot about 12 hours. 1 cup beans to 3 cups water. Usually I start the soaking before going to bed, and the cooking at some time in the morning. To start the cooking I just turn on the crockpot. Adding salt makes the beans tougher, so I don't. I don't add anything else, either. That will come when I use the beans in a recipe. Cooking time depends on the type and age of the beans, so I check every hour or two after the first 5 hours. When they're cooked I use them in recipes that call for canned beans, or cool and store in the fridge (in the same pot or a re-use large commercial jar). I use them within 3 or 4 days, as a main dish, or adding to soups, stews, salads, etc.<br /><br />Don't sweat the details! Beans can be left to soak anywhere from 12 to 36 hours, until cooking them fits your schedule. If it's going to be more than 12 hours, though, change the water. And if you leave them too long, they'll sprout!Odilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062097190991146797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-83372801600419227962011-05-02T12:03:02.981-04:002011-05-02T12:03:02.981-04:00Don't forget that if you purchase the larger b...Don't forget that if you purchase the larger bags the cost per cup is even less... and the good thing is that dried beans stay good "forever"... well not around my house because I use them regularly. <br /><br />Joanna, thanks for posting the link for Grace, I'm going to check it out too... <><Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618374156756637260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-75985129415738918822011-03-29T21:49:51.736-04:002011-03-29T21:49:51.736-04:00Thanks for giving us idea on where to save between...Thanks for giving us idea on where to save between dry bean and canned beans. I've been finding ways to save money in these times of economic crisis.Price Comparisonhttp://netshoppers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-4812684349596989472011-02-21T19:33:35.773-05:002011-02-21T19:33:35.773-05:00Organic dry beans vs organic canned beans gives an...Organic dry beans vs organic canned beans gives an even greater cost savings, plus don't forget the BPA in most cans that we should all be avoiding anyhow! A can of organic beans runs from $1.39 to $1.69 at my local store. A pound of organic dry beans is similar in cost, but buying bulk brings it down to around $.99 per pound or less.<br /><br />And don't you just feel good doing what you know is better for your family AND finances!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-54573351587519699902009-03-15T11:55:00.000-04:002009-03-15T11:55:00.000-04:00Wow! thanks... I have been wondering about that f...Wow! thanks... I have been wondering about that for quite awhile now :)elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525948248348643595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-53816159172956911622009-03-13T16:19:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:19:00.000-04:00Grace, I make a big pot of bean and then freeze wh...Grace, I make a big pot of bean and then freeze what I don't use in convenient 2 cup servings. It works really well for our family. <BR/><BR/>Also, like I mentioned on the last bean post, I use my pressure cooker (Presto) to make my beans start to finish in under 90 minutes, so it costs even less than the figures posted. I'd love to share the recipe--email me at jacquilyathotmaildotcom.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283340838736220084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-80078138701027439372009-03-13T09:47:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:47:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517391881751767390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-46824646241573096412009-03-13T09:42:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:42:00.000-04:00Store brand beans are $.67 a can here (on sale!), ...Store brand beans are $.67 a can here (on sale!), and dried beans are slightly more than $1.10 regular price. So dried beans are an even better deal for me. :)<BR/><BR/>Grace, here's a link for canning beans: http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_04/beans_peas_shelled.htmlJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13962194166485077183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-65182177395729320782009-03-12T21:42:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:42:00.000-04:00Hello, I have been checking out your site and I th...Hello, <BR/><BR/>I have been checking out your site and I think that you have some great information on here.<BR/><BR/>I really like this post because I have always been afraid to use my dried beans because I didn't know how to cook them or their how they compared to canned once they were cooked.<BR/><BR/>I do have one question though, does anyone know how to can dried beans once they have been cooked.<BR/><BR/>I would really like to know cause then I might use my dried beans more often because they will be ready for me to use. Even at last minute.<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/>GraceGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790700516350837729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-18550736463227126692009-03-12T17:48:00.000-04:002009-03-12T17:48:00.000-04:00I always knew dry beans were less expensive, just ...I always knew dry beans were less expensive, just not how much. Thanks!Tom/Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366107377744888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-42230891564411035272009-03-12T14:21:00.000-04:002009-03-12T14:21:00.000-04:00Thanks for the cost and cooking conversions> I...Thanks for the cost and cooking conversions> I had always wondered.a-andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971004240140250439noreply@blogger.com