r/Beans

Just got back from my Irving, TX Tom Thumb. 1lb of dried beans, pinto or black, store ‘Signature’ brand, was $2.49. WTF? They were $0.99/lb not that long ago. Is this from some crop failure or drought?

Pretty much the title. I already like beans, but since I'm super extra broke, I'm upping my intake. My favorites are black beans, chickpeas, and lentils (I think they count as beans? Idk but that's what I'm gonna go with). Open to exploration. The only beans I know I don't like are black-eyed peas.

Give me all your best recipes! Especially cheaper ones, but if I eat enough beans I might be able to afford a few nicer ingredients every now and then.

Trying to eat more beans. I don't really have access to heirloom varieties, so I would be grateful if you kept it to things I can find at the grocery store (US).

Hi everyone!

I love to cook. I do it all the time. I love all kinds of cuisines and flavors, but one thing I don’t love… is beans. Their texture is weird to me, and I don’t enjoy their flavor. That said, I’m greatly interested in their health benefits, so what can I do with beans to make myself love them? Any cool ways to disguise them in a recipe, or can one pulverize them until they’re unrecognizable? Enlighten me, beautiful bean people of Reddit.

I don't have room to hold a lot of varieties of beans, on my counter, but this mix is a no-brainer. I soak some the night before (or from the morning) and just cook it for dinner the next night. I get the variety and 1/4 Cup dry is about 18g of fiber.

How much do dry beans cost when you aren't buying them online from a bespoke beanery? Who has the best selection?

Back in my day we would buy them from bulk stores where there were huge barrels of dry goods lining each aisle and you'd pay by the pound. I don't know if those exist anymore since COVID.

I would like to start buying them dry to save money and be able to cook them better (my last couple of cans of cannellini beans from Wegmans seemed... almost too firm?) and the sources I see people raving about online might not be much of a savings beyond canned.

Cannellini is one of my favourites and I'm also trying to get a line on some dried butterbeans or gigante beans.

I mostly do dried beans, and today the garbanzos boiled over and the foam dried out before I cleaned it. It was light, like a meringue cookie. I was surprised to say the least.

I'm looking and finding tons of recipes that use the canned bean juice, but I do dried.

How can I accomplish the same consistency and uses as canned bean juice?

TIA.

I can't make tasty beans.

I've been cooking beans for a month or 2 (more for health than taste) and can't seem to make them taste delicious. They're just okay.

I used homemade chicken stock once and it didn't make much of a difference. I usually add peppers, onions, garlic, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, salt, pepper, a little cinnamon, and cumin after 2 or 30 minutes of cooking. Maybe some other stuff too.

Sometimes I use twice as many spices than the ones listed, too much seasoning, or not enough. (I also add an acid like lemon juice and salt at the end).

Please tell me how you go about cooking your beans.

(I know people might add bacon, bones, or some kind of animal fat, but I don't really want to do that)

edit: I cook dried beans

edit 2: I'm not replying to every comment, but I'm reading all of them. Thank you all so much for your suggestions and recipes!