Black Bean Throwdown: Canned vs. Instant Pot (365 Everyday Value, Aldi & Rancho Gordo)
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- Опубликовано: 28 окт 2024
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We eat a LOT of beans. They are a great source of whole food, plant-based protein and we love adding them to our salads, enjoying them in soup, blending them into hummus or even baking them on top of a pizza! But we have always wondered… are all beans created equal? Does it really make a difference if you use pre-cooked canned beans or cook your own dry beans? We set out to answer these questions and more with this Black Bean Throwdown!
For this throwdown, we decided to compare the following:
365 Everyday Value No Salt Added Black Beans (from Whole Foods)
Pueblo Lindo Black Beans (from Aldi)
Rancho Gordo Midnight Black Beans
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@MyRosie2007 LOL! It is so difficult to get them all cooked perfectly! We have found that even a minute less/more on the Instant Pot can make a big difference!
New subscriber here and turned my bell on,I was watching ur potato video 800 pound couple,i would never want too eat a potato again either,lol,great job guys keep up the great work,by the way you both look amazing
The thing for me is that if I buy the canned beans, I actually eat them. If I buy dry, I don't ever get to it.
I have both canned and dry at home, but have literally never made the dry ones.
Great topic, I love potatoes but noticed they were not even mentioned in this video, rare for Krocks In The Kitchen.
I tend to err on the side of overcooking the beans and always use a pressure cooker. under cooked beans are awful.
I find that if you can buy dry beans in bulk you can get organic and they are still inexpensive. I don't think most people would spend $5.99 a pound on a regular basis for the Rancho Gordo but dried bulk organic can be had for about $2 per pound if you have a Sprouts or other place to get bulk organic beans. Here is another idea for a bean video, how about comparing the taste after sprouting the beans for 2 days before cooking vs non sprouted. Sprouting is a pain, takes planning and you get a little white tail but I did find that when I was switching to a plant based diet the sprouted beans were much easier to digest (minimal bloating and much less flatulence). Also as a bonus consume a fair portion of sprouted beans one day (a bit more beans than you would normally eat in a day) and a similar amount of non sprouted a few days later and let us know if you noticed any difference.
Have you seen Dr. Gregor's pressure posting on how pressure cooking affects nutrition? Turns out that black beans cooked in a pressure cooker are more nutritious than canned - so cheaper, tastes better, and more nutritious!
Good to know.
We cook up the whole bag of dry beans then divide into 1.5 cup portions and freeze them. Cheap and convenient.
Have a friend that does this because the taste is worth it!
Great idea! We will probably do this... someday hopefully we can invest in a chest freezer for all of our batch cooking LOL
A stand up freezer is so much more convenient than a chest freezer!
Thanks! When you measure1.5 cups for freezing them, is it just beans? Then how much, if any, of the liquid do you add? Please. Thank you. 🧡
@@KrocksInTheKitchen I know. I keep running out of freezer space!
I'm a member of the Rancho Gordo Bean Club. They have so many varieties of beans that are worth trying. I make a pot using onion, garlic and spices and NEVER THROW AWAY THE POT LIQUOR. It's liquid gold!
I used to work for a bean company, the taste in black beans could easily be new crop vs. old crop also. I now work for people who grow them and I've had them right off the field. Huge difference :) Same with pinto beans. If you see them as a darker color, they are older crop. Look for nice white, (fresh) ones when buying dry. Nice channel, congrats on your success!
Interesting. 😀 I will have to keep an eye out for this. 😀
Soaked black beans only take 5_6 minutes in instant pot. With natural release. They will be done and hold shape.
Great video. Another plus for Rancho Gordo is the farmers that are being supported by them. Keeping heirloom seeds going is awesome for future generations.
The best part about using dried beans in the Instant Pot is that you can choose your own flavor profile. Adding your own seasonings and using different liquids makes such a huge difference! Love your videos, such a great motivation!
That's a good argument for not paying more than necessary for beans. They're always seasoned, even if it's just with a little pepper or cayenne. LOL.
We will definitely have to try out some different seasonings with these! You know Brian loves to experiment with his spices!
Any recipes you would be ready to share ?
Ive been buying beans grains and legumes in dry form since i got an instant pot a year ago. Much better for many reasons and the 15 to 20 min cook time will be over before you change after work and throw your salad together. Also consider how much less environmental impact dry beans have compared to canned.
Tip from a Brazilian who cooks and eats beans everyday (beans are the staples of Brazilian meals). 1) soak your beans overnight 2) cook on ipot for just 10 minutes or less depending on how intact you want your beans. Some beans can be cooked in only 5 minutes. I cook mine for 10 minutes with seasonings and do not drain the cooking water. Then serve it on top of rice. Delish!!! 3) canned beans haven't been soaked so the anti-nutrients are still there. They are pressured cooked in their individual cans. Sometimes you can taste de aluminum. 😒 I use them from time to time. But dried cooked beans are way better. 👍😃
Great video. Love your hubby's sense of fun!!! ❤❤❤❤ you guys are doing an awesome job sharing the plantbased lifestyle. 😘😘😘
Thank you for the tips!! We will definitely try that out. Brian is pretty goofy... I think my goofiness has worn off on him over the past 12 years LOL. It makes such a huge difference to have someone to share this journey with ❤️️❤️️❤️️
@@KrocksInTheKitchen it sures does!!! My husband joined in after a month and then the kids... Because mama here was not going to cook 2 different meals!!! 😂😂 four years later I got 2 growing teenagers that eat everything in sight without complaints and 2 more coming right behind! ❤❤❤ keep up the good work.
Loved this video 👍👏👍👏
Great experiment. I absolutely love Rancho Gordo Beans. Next time you make them you should taste the water they cook in. It is so rich tasting and delicious. That is actually my favorite part. My favorite bean of theirs is the Christmas Lima Bean. They cook up to be huge and they are so buttery tasting 👍I use them to make baked beans 😋
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️ We actually first heard about Rancho Gordo beans from watching your videos! When we saw them in the store, we knew we had to try them out. The water they cooked in looked SO delicious and as I was watching the footage of us pouring it out, I wished we had kept it LOL. We will definitely check out the Christmas Lima Beans! I plan on ordering some more beans from them soon to use for special fancy occasions 🙂
Yes, I was 😢 when I saw the bean jus go down the drain!
Jessica, you have an awesome collection of T-shirts.
I also admire your band shirt collection!
Thank you! I have a LOT of them LOL. Sooo.. I've actually been collecting them from concerts over the years... but usually I would buy them in random sizes that are too small for me (on purpose). So part of my "reward" for losing weight has been being able to wear them all now. 😀
I love how you guys get thinner in every video. Rock on!
❤️ Thank you!
As a bean lover I really enjoyed this video. I use Eden dried beans for the usual types, black, pinto etc. When I want something special and uniquely flavored I do the Rancho Gordo unusual beans. The Christmas Limas and the Mayocoba are my favorites. Just do a pound on the weekend, portion it out and freeze what you don't think you can eat in 5 days.Use square containers and it doesn't take up much room. Plus if you love beans you usually won't have any to freeze . Time to break out of your black bean rut. ; )
LOVE the contrast to Jessica's math skills. "I'm a drummer. Count to 4 and repeat." It would be sad (and likely boring) if you both had the same skills! Great comparison, BTW. keep 'em comin'!
We have vastly different skills in life. We really balance each other out. 😀
Love your videos. Just professional and clean enough, just real enough. Appreciate the effort that goes into them.
I absolutely love your bean economics! This was awesome. I almost always use canned, but I'm inspired now to break out the instant pot and make my own!
Or crockpot for non instapot owners
Thank you! We definitely need to get more use out of the Instant Pot!
@@Birdbike719 KROCK Pot??? 🤓
@@KrocksInTheKitchen 😂😂😂😂😂
I love the Rancho Gordo beans and have been using them for a very long time. Try the Yellow Indian Woman beans, they are delicious!
I am so glad I discovered this channel. I just love you guys and your videos. I buy the store brand supermarket black beans equivalent to your Aldi beans. You can always cook them in bulk on the weekend and freeze them in portions.
This is my favorite way to make black beans that I wanted to share with you. Try it over brown rice!
1 lb. dry back beans
2 medium yellow onions chopped
2 green peppers
4 cloves garlic
2 tsp Oregano
4 Tbs vinegar
1 tsp pepper
2 Tbs sugar, honey or other 4 chopped Medjool dates
1/2 tsp cumin
1 bay leaf
Soak beans overnight. Discard water the next day (or after 8 hrs). Cover them with water to 1 inch above beans and add all ingredients. Cook in a dutch oven until they reach the tenderness you like, which is about 2 - 2.5 hrs. Add more water if needed as you go. Add salt to taste (or I splash some hot sauce on them before serving which has salt). To me, these are the tastiest way to eat black beans and it's really easy. You could convert this to an Instant Pot recipe I'm sure. I hope you try this and like it! You guys ROCK!
Thank you so much for sharing that! It sounds amazing. We will definitely be trying it out and we will let you know how it goes ❤️
I'll try this recipe, thanks.
I cook up like 2-3 lbs of beans in my instant pot and bag them up and store them in the freezer for everyday use. I keep a total of two kinds of canned beans, refried beans for quick tacos, burritos and nachos and green beans. Lentils I don't bother cooking ahead because they are fast to cook. But makes a HUGE difference in cost when you eat beans every single day feeding a family of 5! Gotta buy dried beans and cook them yourself. And if you have an instant pot the convenience of a canned bean that ultimately adds to trash doesn't really add up.
If you have an asian or Mexican market you can find great dried beans for great prices.
Good luck and love your content.
Thanks for another great video! I have also heard that Rancho Gordo are the best, but the price... I usually buy organic dried beans in the bulk section at Whole foods market. Sometimes my local grocery store will have bags of organic dried beans for a better price like $1.99/pound bag, so I stock up on those. Honestly, the Whole foods beans are better and worth the price. But the value always gets me. I also eat a ton of beans and value definitely counts for a lot. I cook them in my instant pot either when I am preparing the rest of the meal or overnight on slow cook. There is definitely a learning curve to mastering the timing with pressure, but once I get it just right, I write it down and keep referring back to that.
You guys are just the best! I really love watching your videos and appreciate your sense of humor and editing. Not only are your videos helpful and informative and inspire me to get cookin', they also make me giggle and I look forward to what you two will do next! Thank you for making this channel!
Thank you ❤️ That means a lot! Brian works really hard on the editing and I think he has been doing a great job - especially since he hadn't done any video editing prior to us starting this project! All of those years of audio editing paid off :)
I’m not even vegan, but I love watching your videos!! Well done!!
Thank you very much for watching! 🙂
I always buy dry beans from bulk bins at Sprouts. I occasionally buy cans of beans for convenience but I find that they sit in the pantry for a long time. The Instant Pot is a game changer!
Hummus from cooked-from-dry garbanzos is so good, I put a clove of garlic in when I cook the beans. A grocer near me has pintos and mayocoba in bulk on sale regularly for ~$0.40-0.50/pound. I'll go across town once in a while to get other legumes in bulk at a good price, and where I know they go through inventory regularly. I like pressure cooking them as its not only cheaper, but I can choose to make them firmer or softer, or flavored, depending on my preference that week. I almost always soak them so the cook time is really short.
I also can beans sometimes to have for convenient meals, but that requires a specialized pressure canner and a bit of know how. But if anyone is into pressure canning, beans are a great item to stock in the pantry.
Do what I do with my dog's dry food. Buy all priced beans and mix them together to get a good average. You can have the best of all worlds that way. 🌹
The Rancho Gordo beans are fantastic. I got some recently and so far have only tried the Christmas Lima beans. Wow. Game changer! They are really creamy and have a chestnut like flavour. My hubby is a lima bean fanatic so he was over the moon when I made them in my instant pot. Can hardly wait to try some of the other varieties. This is a great company to deal with. Their customer service was top notch. They answered a bunch of questions for me and gave me good tips and advice. Sadly, I live in Canada so I only get them when I'm in the U.S.
I've watched almost every video of yours but for some reason I never clicked on this. My main reason: "what could possibly fill 16 minutes in a bean review??" But like always, you both provide such quality, informative, digestible, and somehow engaging and funny content (for real--HOW did you make black beans SO interesting?). Big props to you and of course, thank you for being so thorough and practical!
From my own experience, beans come out best when soaked. The Rancho Gordo are nice for when you are making a bean centered dish. We buy our beans usually in the bins at our co-op as sometimes the bagged versions at the regular grocery may have been sitting on the shelf for a LONG time.
As for cooking in the IP, I would HIGHLY recommend the book Vegan Under Pressure by Jill Nussinow. Her charts (Jessica would love them) are spot on for cooking all types of beans, rice, grains, etc and her recipes are delicious. The only thing I dislike is the layout of the book. But you learn to get around that because everything else is so worth it.
I buy mine at my local Kroger in the bulk bins. If they are out in the bins I get the cheapest bag I can find. If I buy canned (usually good for when I work late nights) I usually get the simple truth organic no salt added beans or the Walmart brand no salt added. When I make my beans I always throw herbs and spices in so they are extra flavorful. I love doing bay leaves, smoked paprika, cumin, coriander, garlic cloves, and chopped onions(or shallots). I use them in taco salads, Rice and beans, burrito bowls, chilli, black bean soup, etc.
Thanks for sharing Megan! Great ideas! We definitely need to try out some different spice blends when we cook these in the instant pot! I can imagine they will make our apartment smell wonderful :)
@@KrocksInTheKitchen I bought a book for vegan instant pot recipes. I just alter them to remove the salt, oil and sugar. It's honestly how I learned to use my instant pot 😂
I just started using dry beans! Love to cook with spices. Also, they freeze well! Great video
Brian can't wait to try out all of his spices on them :D
We eat beens every day. We always cook a large pot of beans in our instant pot and put some in the freezer and refrigerator but keep can beens on hand.
I also soak the beans for a few hours in a little apple cider vin, and 1 tsp baking soda. Rinse, then add your cooking water. They come out soft and just have a good taste.
Thank you so much for doing this video! When you do explore Rancho Gordo beans further, try: Eye of the Goat, and Rio Zape. The lovely little Flageolet beans are great as a salad with lemon juice and red onion. Royal Coronas are a dollar more, but these giants make a great main dish when served with marinara sauce - you won't miss the pasta! You may find the pot liquor from the Rio Zape and Eye of the Goat beans to be delicious as a soup base.
I love Jessica's reactions! You guys rock.
Lol 😂 it is always fun when I go back through to look for screen grabs... I make some weird faces 😆
I'm the crazy person that buys dried beans by the case at Aldi's, I feed teenage boys, lol Best chili beans
I buy my beans at winco (I live in Washington state) and I pay around 79-99¢ per pound for black beans in the dry bulk section. I like the flavor of them way more than canned!
Damn this woman is smart as hell. That is amazing
I buy dried @ my local CoOp. Overnight soak, cook on stovetop. Took me a while to convince myself this is easy. Also, 🙂 One less can recycled.
I LOVED this comparison completely, from the taste/look/feel down to the price per ounce... really liked that you took into consideration the adjusted canned beans cost per ounce since they are already cooked! BRAVO Woohoo!!!!! I'd love to see more comparisons like this :) Also would love a video on comparing different types of potatoes at once, or different cooking methods used on one type of potato all at once.
I woke up this morning firing on all cylinders with ideas for future videos and then just read this comment and it gave me another 5 or so ideas LOL! Thank you... we definitely have some potato videos up our sleeve with the 1 year anniversary of our 2 weeks of potatoes just around the corner :)
Just found your channel! You guys are awesome. Keep up the good work! Please keep going and never go back to the SAD diet.
Just got an IP so I'm in the "honeymoon" phase, but already loving the ease of it. It has gotten me back to doing some easy "food prep", batch making quinoa & lentils, got some dried black beans (my fave!) last week, but was nervous how to make them, until this video popped up! Already had a batch in the pot before the video was done. Thank you so much for helping to bring me back to basics!
This may have mentioned already,but my MIL taught me to cook a big batch of beans and then section them out and freeze them. They thaw quite easy when needed fast for a quick dinner. 😁
The hidden costs of the non-can option are the value of your time, the electricity, and the time and water spent washing up afterwards. That can make the price differential shrink a bit.
For me, it's not just about the money. It really is the time and effort. Canned goods last a really long time, take no energy to store, and are generally tasty.
It's so sweet how you guys wait on each other to take the first bite! Unless one of you tells the other to go ahead! It's those unspoken lil things that make a couple strong:)
How have I missed this video? I was wondering the same thing. Today I mixed with my immersion blender, some cooked black beans and (homemade)salsa. Put it over lettuce...Lunch! Hope you all are enjoying your break.
To me the big advantage of Instant Pot (black) beans is the simplicity of 1) soaking 2) cooking exactly the same time as brown rice, 22-24 minutes. Saute whatever aromatics one has patience for, use some sort of stock and other flavoring base such as tomato or soybean, spices, maybe a little meat if that's your thing, and then just let the Instant Pot do the cooking with heating up, cooking, and natural release taking about an hour. Even better, I am getting dried beans and brown rice for free because people where I am just don't like them.
The trick to good looking, no-wrinkle beans is pre-soaking. I just throw the water and beans in a covered pot overnight, cook them in the instant pot the next day. For pre-soaked beans you need only enough water to cover them in the instant pot, and less water helps keep the color darker.
I get my "common" beans (black, pinto) from the grocery store, and the rest from Vitacost.com. Vitacost has competitive prices on beans, and for some reason the varieties that aren't used as commonly (garbanzo beans, navy beans) taste a lot better than those from my local store.
Thank you for sharing that info! Very useful! We will have to check out Vitacost.
Love my instant pots. Black beans are awesome. But potatoes turn out so creamy in the i-pot and are delish. 🤤👌🏻🥔
cooking your own beans you can add bay leaves, onion, garlic. flavor that you won't get in a can. also crock pot beans slow cooked much better flavor.
Listen, I'm latin, I've been eating beans literally my whole life. There is nothing like homemade, beans from dry. Curious to see what you decide. :-)
Use canned but with this video changing to dry beans. Have an instant pot. Like you will keep canned on the shelf for convenience. Thanks and love your style. Classy and educational!!
You guys are hilarious and awesome! I love the humour! So glad I stumbled upon your videos.
I think if you batch cook the beans in the instant pot at the beginning of the week then the Aldi beans should win the convenience catagory as well! Plus you can add a better flavor profile with your own seasonings that way. Great video! Thanks!
The Rancho Gordo Bean Club is an awesome way to sample a lot of their beans--and get a discount on others. Canned beans go in our salads--just like you said, you don't really taste them specifically. I always use Rancho Gordo when we just need a bowl of beans and greens. They are worthy of eating on their own.
OMG there's a Bean Club?? How did we not know about this? Definitely need to check that out!
I love you both, and this was such a great video. So helpful and informative. Just recently subscribed, and so appreciate the work and commentaries that go into the videos. Glad I found your channel!!!
Thank you so much for the kind words ❤️️ It does take a lot of work, but we are really enjoying making these videos. We are blown away by all of the comments ❤️️
I prefer to cook my own beans because of the huge reduction in packaging. I can buy a 2kg (4.4lb) bag of beans for about $5. I store my own cooked beans in a pot in the fridge, which lasts for almost a week. I also freeze some cooked beans (especially chickpeas) in re-usable storage containers, without the liquid, then use them to sprinkle on the salads I take to work. This keeps my salad cold, but is defrosted by lunchtime. Cooking beans from dry keeps down the amount of garbage/recycling tremendously.
What was the store in KC? I’m in Wichita and get up there on occasion.
I totally love cooking my beans and always have a pot in the fridge of pintos. Then I take them out heat them up and add a sprinkling or two of Natural Grocers dried refried beans and I stanly have no fat refried bean so cheap. When I cook my beans this is what I add- powdered onion and garlic powder, cumin, a tad smoked paprika and chili powder, a little liquid smoke. If you not salt free smoked salt.
Also I notice I get my beans at Walmart and noticed the lighter the pinto the fast they cook and they get mushy which I like. I do soak them over night or during the day. Hoping you do a post on my recipe and adding those instant refried beans. I sure enjoy you both.
Hey Susie! It was actually a store called The Better Cheddar (in Country Club Plaza), but we found that they have a ton of spices, vinegar, teas, sauces, preserves, etc. It was interesting looking for vegan specialty products in a cheese store 😯 I am extremely intrigued by these dried refried beans... I just asked Brian if he's every heard of that. Will have to check it out for sure! Thanks for all of the insight and for watching ❤️️
I have been really wanting to try the Rancho Gordo beans. I usually by my beans in bags or in bulk but I’ll keep a few cans on hand for “emergencies.” I prefer the taste of instant pot beans and usually cook up about a pound at a time and freeze some in smaller containers in the cooking liquid to prevent freezer burn. I like to soak before cooking (usually) and season them after soaking to give them different flavors based on the type of beans. I almost always use a teaspoon or two of better than bouillon, liquid smoke, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and smoked paprika. For black or pinto I like to make them more Mexican flavored so I will add chili powder and cumin as well. They are so good right out of the instant pot. You can also blend them up with a bit of the liquid to make “refried” beans like you did in one of your videos. I like using homemade chickpeas for hummus because I can cook them longer and they are softer and blend even smoother. I’ve also recently tried making air fried falafel which called for soaked (uncooked) chickpeas. Those were really good.
Thanks for the great video. I love math too. 💙📚🤓
If you are looking for more video ideas and not trying to keep this info private, I would be interested to learn more about you guys like how long have you been married, have you always been so supportive of each other’s diet and lifestyle choices, what does Jessica do for work and how many band tees does she own? I don’t think I’ve seen a repeated shirt yet.
Thanks for the amazing tips! I was wondering if leaving some of the liquid in might help when freezing the beans. Thanks for all of the seasoning suggestions. I'm going to save this info for Brian to use next time we make beans since he is our "seasoning expert" LOL. We have some dry garbanzo beans on hand, but have never actually cooked the dry ones yet! I definitely want to make hummus with them and see how it compares. Since we use some of the "aqua faba" from the can for our hummus recipes, I wonder if using the cooking liquid from the Instant Pot would be the same or if it is less concentrated... we have a lot of testing to do! We are working on putting together questions for Q&A videos right now actually, so I will add these questions to our master list 🙂 I have been very deliberate about not repeating a band tee LOL. I'll definitely have to share more about why I have so many.
Really good to know that the dry beans tasted better, I wouldn't have guessed.
We've BEAN (see what I did there? 🤓) curious for so long, so this was a fun one!
I love these videos where you do the intros that sound like a wrestling announcer. It's the black bean throwdown!!!!
I buy Rancho Gordo beans online, they are my fave. Nice video, thank you!!
Rancho Gordo’s Yellow Eye Beans are yummy! They taste like black eyed peas but are larger😃
Soaking them not only allows you to cook them faster, but also makes them easier to digest, since it starts an enzymatic process.
Pressure cooking (with or without IP) is great for softening the beans in a shorter time than on the stove.
Now, if you like stewed beans (lets say, a black bean chili), you first (pre-)cook them in the IP, and THEN slow cook them with the veggies and seasoning (what in Venezuela is called sofrito, and in Indian food recipes “masala”). It is longer, but the results are totally worth it.
Brilliant video guys , And my husband has just ordered an instant pot for us so it would be great if you guys did more videos for the instant pot 🙏🏻 Thankyou
You guys are awesome. I love your Channel, thank you for sharing with us a part of your life. Also I would like to thank you for inspire me to start the potato diet. I started the last tuesday and I've lost 5 pounds this morning. Your videos are very funny, Im a big fan of your sense of humor. And Brian, you have a beautiful radio voice! A big hug from Spain!!
I’m in total agreement with your black bean analysis.
Thanks for watching!!
I find rinsing cooked beans (dry beans) really helps with digestion issues.
I found my Publix store brand is inexpensive and better quality. I also buy the 12 lb bags of black and pinto beans at Sam's Club. Your hummus would be so much tastier if you cook your chickpeas in the IP with onions and cumin. I cringed when I saw you throwing out the cooking liquid! The cooked beans will absorb a lot of the liquid if you put them in the fridge for 24 hours before you freeze them. I personally prefer to cook my beans very tender similar to canned so I cook for extra 10-20 minutes in the IP...around 40 minutes. If you store with the cooking liquid you also have the option of making a fast soup by reheating with some veggies. Great video!
I keep both canned and dry beans of all types on hand. I usually use dry beans since they taste better but for lazy days I'm glad to have canned on hand.
That is definitely the way to go! They each serve their purpose :)
I use vegetable broth in my instant pot when I make my beans. Tastes so much better.
I was thinking about doing that! Will have to try that next time for sure!
I loved this video :) I used to buy canned beans exclusively and now I dabble in dried beans. I follow Lily Koi Hawaii's recipe for the best black beans ever and pressure cook them in the instant pot. So good!
Just looked up that video! We are definitely going to have to check that out - looks delicious! Thanks for the tip.
@@KrocksInTheKitchen Yay! You're gonna love it! Thanks for all the great videos :)
Thanks for the video! The question that I have about beans in general is whether you guys have noticed that they slow down your weight loss. For me they definitely do. I lose much more easily when I center my meals around starches a la McDougall.
I would never get the expensive beans. Like you guys, I use both inexpensive dry beans and canned beans. Good info, though! Thanks for sharing this!
Yeah, Jessica! Right after the drum roll! Awwww harmony!
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I buy canned for convenience but I buy dry Goya brand or Aldi beans when I have time to cook on the weekends.
Love the Aldi's dry bean collection which I can prep in my Instant Pot over the weekend. Not only black beans but also kidney, chick, and pinto beans. Gotta add that I do keep a supply of canned beans in my pantry as well which includes navy beans and others. Dried lentils are an incredible addition to a meat-free diet, are good, and easier to prep than other beans. AND very cheap.
I buy my beans from the bulk bins at our natural grocer. Then I can choose the amount I want. Cooked beans freeze beautifully. Also, chickpeas cook nicely in the instant pot. I also like eating cooked black soy beans. They are worth trying.
I value taste over all other categories
Very helpful! Thanks
I've never cared for canned beans, expecially garbanzos, but boy did the Instant Pot come to the rescue!! After soaking 4 cups of garbanzos overnight, I heat up some onion, garlic, and dried Japanese peppers in the pot, and add my beans and water along with some veg bouillon... BAM!!!
That sounds delicious! We haven't actually cooked any dry garbanzo beans yet, but we have a bag on hand!
@@KrocksInTheKitchen I should clarify that you add at least 3 inches fresh water above beans cuz broth is amazing, at least half onion, 4 cloves garlic, 5-7 dried peppers (optional), and favorite bouillon to taste (a couple tbs pre- and a couple post- cooked). 28 minutes. We eat it like a soup. The broth of cooked garbanzos is called aqua faba and is pretty amazing stuff and worth looking up.
I agree!
Thanks for watching :)
You guys are great! I tried the potato diet.... I cheated!!!!
I really did try though! And I did great for the first 2 days. But when my Co-Worker ordered pizza I completely FAILED.
But I'm going to try again. My favorite potato was the Sweet Potato. I tried what you guys did and air fried the potato the night before. I agree, The taste is FANTASTIC! But it was kind of rough... thanks guys for your awesome videos! I always enjoy watching however I rarely comment - ( I'm more of an observer). Rock on guys!
*BIG THUMBS UP FROM DANKY!!!*
I failed the two weeks as well! What's worse is, there's video evidence of my fall from grace!!! 🤣😭 Best of luck with Take 2, really wishing you the best of luck :)
Pizza is tough... LOL. On the very first day of our two weeks of potatoes, I actually left our apartment and walked to a nearby grocery store that sells freshly made pizzas... and was seriously considering getting a few slices. I felt like I NEEDED that pizza. And that was after ONE meal of plain potatoes. Somehow I resisted the urge and walked back home... but it was rough. Then, during the first day at work while on the potato diet, someone brought in lunch for the entire office and it was fried chicken... 😏 I ate my plain potatoes like a weirdo while they all enjoyed their chicken lol. The funny thing is, I actually really like it now when people bring food that I can't have to the office, because every time I am able to resist it, it makes me stronger, knowing that I have the will power to choose not to eat it. It's like being tested and it feels really good to succeed. But over time, I sort of became immune to people eating stuff like that around me. I don't even really want the stuff anymore, because I enjoy the food I get to eat. Keep us updated - we loving hearing about what everyone is doing :) Thanks for watching! - Jessica
@@MartintheGreatPotatoMage Should I sing them my song? LOL 😂😂😂
@@KrocksInTheKitchen are you sure the world is ready for your talents???
@@MartintheGreatPotatoMage Probably not 😂
I make dried beans then freeze them in serving sizes. About 1.5c. 15 min in IP
One lb. of dry black beans costs $0.93 at Walmart. I use those in the instant pot and they’re delicious!
We buy a bulk pack of black beans at Sam’s Club! I want to start making the dried ones in the instant pot, but it’s so nice to have cans of black beans on hand!!
I always soak my beans overnight and find this gives a better end product. You won't need to cook them as long in the instant pot. Change the water before you cook them though. Some people (live foodies) like to soak them 2-3 days with water changes each day to make them sprout first, that's totally optional.
Awesome comparison! Super helpful and fun to watch! I'd recently bought 2 bags of Rancho Gordo beans online (one of chickpeas and one of rio zape) and, even though the bags themselves were a good price, the shipping (to NH anyway) was about the same exact same price as the two bags of beans - $12! My order ended up costing $24 for only 2 bags of beans. I was looking forward to trying them, so I bought them anyway. The taste of the beans was very good, but I'm not sure if it was worth the price for me. I've been buying the Westbrae Natural No Salt canned beans at my local grocery, but they're about $2 a can. Ugh. (Especially since I usually go through one can of beans a day.) I'm definitely going to switch to either the Aldi dried (if I have time to cook them) or the 365 Whole Foods brand. Thank you for such a fantastic video, guys!! :D (Jessica, loved your math! I love math, too...that's why I got my degree in it! lol)
Thank you! We definitely want to try some more of their beans! I was actually wondering about the shipping costs, etc. and thinking our $9 may not have been as terrible after all since we bought them in person! Glad you liked my math 🤓 I've always loved it, but had no real use for it... but believe me when I am walking down the aisle of grocery stores I get my phone calculator going to make sure I'm getting a good deal LOL. Learned that from my mom :)
I buy dried beans for less waste to go to landfills. But the convenience issue probably has me making/using them a lot less.
since i got my IP i buy all my beans in bulk. the IP makes the best beans in my opinion and i freeze them in 1.5 cup freeer bags for quick thawing and reheating. YUM!!!
Great idea! I was thinking about freezing the rest of the Aldi ones (we have a ton of beans in our fridge right now LOL) to see how they freeze.
Rancho Gordo beans may require significantly less cooking time than normal beans because they are generally much fresher. And you definitely want to keep the aquafaba (bean juice) and not rinse and drain it away. For some of their varieties, the aquafaba is the main attraction.
Good morning! Found you just yesterday- great video! To answer your question I buy canned, we have a local store that put random cans of basic beans(brown,black,kidney etc) on great sales and I will stock up on them and buy several cases at the time. But having said that I do buy dry as well I buy pintos in the 50# bag and black beans in my area I can only seem to find in 8# bags so I buy several at a time as well as white northern , dark kidney (my fav for salads) , garbanzo. I do can some myself so it just depends on my mood lol. 💕
Great video! Thanks!
Honestly I just think bagged dry beans are the best overall. Because even if the flavor isn't as spectacular as the more expensive dry beans, you can spice them up however you want anyways.
We buy our beans organic canned in bulk at Costco however, bagged are always less expensive!
I want to check out Costco! We don't have one super close by, but we have a Sam's Club... I'm always curious if they'd have a lot of the stuff we buy.
Why would you throw the bean water out? Couldn't you drink that at a soup (to wash down the dry beans)? 🌹
You can batch cook and freeze beans. That way you always have them on hand and you don't have to make them so often. I freeze them in 1.5 cup portions which is the equivalent of a 15 oz can. My hubby always knows when I've used canned beans vs dry beans that I've cooked. You can really taste the difference. If you soak them overnight they come out better in the instant pot then when they aren't soaked. But in a pinch you don't have to soak them.
#question. Have you made a black bean burgers video? I love black beans with corn and tomatoes.
We have not made black bean burgers before. It is on our list of things to try. 😀
Chickpeas made in the instant pot, soaked or unsoaked, or cooked on the stove top taste SO, SO much better than canned! They really are yummy. please try them if you haven't
Very helpful!!!!