• llamapocalypse@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I know pricing is regional but where I am I can often get whole chickens for < $2/pound, and dry beans are going to be better on everything except arguably time (and that only if you don’t plan ahead).

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      9 months ago

      Yeah, dried beans are the way to go. You can get a pound of beans for around the same price as a can and those will double or triple their weight when soaked. I’ve found you can skip the overnight soak (though its preferable) by cooking them in a pressure cooker for about twenty min with a pinch of baking soda.

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        9 months ago

        We’ve got an instant pot, and cook dry beans 2x / week… don’t need the baking soda, if you do them for a bit longer — 32 minutes for small (like black beans) and 40 for garbanzo beans.

        And yeah. A IP or any pressure cooker makes a huge difference for us not having to soak them first

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          9 months ago

          I’ll try that next time for sure. My last batch of fava beans got too soft, so I just blended em to thicken the curry, but I like the texture better when they’re whole.

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            9 months ago

            I’m not saying there’s a trick, but I’ve heard other people having issues if you don’t use enough water.

            2x water to beans works for me.

            Rinse the beans, to get any dust and crud off … if there’s an inch of beans then fill it so that an inch of water on top of that

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      9 months ago

      For me, nearly all the prices for those items are cheaper. Eggs, for example, cost $1.25/dozen here.