tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post930819006138637937..comments2024-02-25T09:32:00.063+00:00Comments on The Frugal Cook: Bargain beansFiona Becketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-53195598463368886572008-11-17T17:32:00.000+00:002008-11-17T17:32:00.000+00:00Actually I've already managed to burn myself on it...Actually I've already managed to burn myself on it so maybe embracing it not such a good idea<BR/><BR/>You're right about beans. Once they're incorporated in a dish like chilli it's hard to tell the difference but you do get a lovely mealy texture in beans that have been cooked from scratch<BR/><BR/>11p a tin is certainly mega-cheap though sometimes these cheaper brands have a lot of liquid in them and rather fewer beans or pulsesFiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362152498675364583.post-74369131141703225542008-11-17T13:28:00.000+00:002008-11-17T13:28:00.000+00:00Aww... don't dread your Aga, embrace it ;) ( ok, n...Aww... don't dread your Aga, embrace it ;) ( ok, not LITERALLY ...ouch ! ) You will get used to it :)<BR/><BR/>Hmm. I'm with you about pressure cookers * shudder*, and I did many moons ago used to cook dried beans from scratch... but I have long sacrificed that for the convenience of tinned beans. I will have to try a taste vs convenience test again I think, as as far as I remember unless they were cooked with various forms of flavouring I couldn't tell the difference taste wise ( texture wise, yes ).<BR/><BR/>The cheapest tinned kidney beans you can get are Tesco's value at 11pa 400g can 2.8 per 100g. No idea what they taste like tho ( i boycotted them years ago). And oddly enough their organic tinned kidney beans are cheaper than their " normal " own brand ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com