I was a snob about canned beans until last Tuesday

I always thought canned beans were a waste of money compared to dried. I bought a bag of dried pintos for $2 and spent 3 hours soaking and boiling them for a chili. They came out mushy and bland. A coworker brought in a can of store brand black beans that cost $0.89 and her tacos were way better than my chili ever was. Has anyone else tried both and actually preferred the canned ones?

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grace50811d agoMost Upvoted

Started out the same way honestly. For me the texture is what sold me on canned beans. Dried beans always end up either too hard in the middle or they turn into complete baby food paste because I cant get the timing right. Canned beans have that perfect firm but creamy thing going on every single time no matter what I do to them. And honestly I would rather spend the extra 50 cents than waste half a day simmering a pot that might turn out gross anyway. Plus you can eat canned beans straight out of the can if you're lazy like me and thats something dried beans can't do.

the_hayden12d ago

Nah I was the same way until I tried canned chickpeas for lunch one day. Definitely changed my mind, they're just way more convenient and taste just as good.

jamie_white10d ago

The last straw for me was a $1.39 can of black beans from Aldi. I had a bag of dried pintos in my cabinet for 2 months that I kept talking myself out of cooking because I knew it would take forever. The canned ones were ready in 2 minutes on the stove, no soaking, no worrying if they were done. My chili turned out way better with those Aldi beans than any dried batch I ever made. Texture was spot on too, not mushy, not hard. Pretty much stopped buying dried beans after that.