Why I switched to dried beans and never looked back! 😮
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Cooking beans from scratch vs. buying canned can save money… but how much? And is it any healthier to cook your own?
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I just realized that the savings in buying that one bag of black beans would pay for TWO instant pots*! Your video shows how clear, simple, correct and easy this is; *especially with your timing charts (for all sorts of beans/grains) from the plants prep cooking course! 😀 Plus the scratch cook means you control not both the sodium, and the "saltiness" which can effect a whole dish. There is so much sodium variation in "plain" (never mind the "no sodium ADDED" misleading label) some canned beans go from the tiny 35mg/can to almost 1800mg/can for the "same beans." WIth basic beans, it makes tacking nutrients easier in chronometer et al. 1. MONEY SAVINGS 2. FRESHER FLAVOR 3. CONTROL TEXTURE – (soft for hummus, firm for salads).
Maddie this is an awesome video demonstrating how to cook and store dried beans, and compare the cost savings! Information was supper clear, great visuals and you have a infectious positive personality. This video popped up on my feed and I'm glad I took the time to check it out, just subscribed and look forward to checking out other videos. Best of luck to you and hope your channel continues to grow.
I made the switch to dry beans a couple of years ago and also learnt to add Kombu, I'll never go back, also make batches and freeze – so convenient, tastier, healthier (no salt or preserves) and cost savings. Sometimes I'll 1 of the following or combination of bay leaf, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, carrot, celery, onion – It's whatever I have on hand of feel like or if that one sad carrot that has got to be used up 😉
I prefer to pressure can into mason jars for shelf stable beans that are ready to go. Just rinse and check them, place in the jars, add water, then pressure can. After it is done and sealed, they can stay on the shelf way beyond the guaranteed 18 months. Just check the seal anytime you open a jar.
I"m so happy I discovered your channel. Long-term vegan here (about 12 years). I buy organic bean cans at No Frills for $2.99 a can, and you just inspired me to make the switch! I make a new batch of hummus every 3 days so… savings! Thank you Maddie! 💗💞🌸🙏
My dogs were just a little bit overweight by 5:00 to 8 lb. I always hated just giving them bagged dried food even though it was of good quality not some cheap brand. I myself is plant-based so I decided I would start making homemade wet food for my dogs using lentils. I put a pound of lentils in my instant pot along with dehydrated rosemary which is beneficial for your dogs carrots broccoli and cook it for 9 minutes letting the instapot release by itself for about 30 minutes. I usually have to add a little bit more water even though I fill the pot up to the maximum fill line. I then take muffin tins and just fill the muffin tins with the mixture put it in the freezer and it creates these little lentil pucks. I put them in a bag freeze them and every morning I put them on a dedicated plate put them in my little toaster oven turn on the toaster part for maximum to defrost. After they're cooled and ready given about 10:15 minutes I add them to their bowl along with half of the dry food I give them. No problems with digestion they've lost their weight they are very healthy and active I have a 10-year-old pit that acts like 10 months old. I know what I'm giving them is good wholesome non-processed food from a can. They love it
This is a great video! Helping give me the confidence to batch cook beans! 🎉 I also want to batch rice so I stop buying the steam bags.
I use dry legumes all my life, I was raised using them❤
Thanks for sharing ! An older fashioned pressure cooker could also be used . Soaking cuts down cooking time drastically … factor in energy use too !😊😊
Unfortunately beans are frequently sprayed with glyphosate right before harvest and thus pesticide
contamination is high. To avoid this choose organic beans!
I'm vegan-ish (eating 50 g of chicken breast and 150 g of fish every day), but most of my protein comes from legumes – which really are the perfect food. For cooking lentils in my Instapot, I use 2 cups of lentils, 2 and 3/4 cups of water, and 1 cup of chicken broth, and set the timer for 65 minutes, which boils all the water away. I'll usually like to throw four chopped garlic cloves and a chopped small onion in there as well. That's it. No extra salt, and it still tastes great.
For other legumes, I've been buying Eden organic kidney beans, chick peas, etc., as I find they are cooked the best of all the canned beans. But it gets expensive. You've inspired to me finally start cooking them from scratch.
Why not try canning your beans ?
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Did you rinse your beans before freezing them?
Been cooking dried beans for more than 7 years now. Used to buy 4 lb bags of beans at superstore, but since Covid I switched to order larger bags at Costco, way cheaper. Instant pots are my life savers (own 2/6L, 2/8L) … I prefer soaking the beans overnight to shorten the instant pot time, only 15-20 minutes max depending on the type of beans.
Cool tip I learned – if you use a stainless steel scrub pad, you can get the bottom of your IP pot spic and span 'like new' again.
Excellent video – so much information in a short period of time without all the fluff. I have subscribed. Thank you for this – I will be buying dried beans from now on rather than canned. 😊
Canned food 🥫 is always good to have for emergency days , especially when food shortage will hit everyone worldwide…….. 🤔
Its good
Amazing
Lol as a Mexican-American I was raised on beans. My mom never bought canned, she prepared them herself. The same w my grandma, they do t believe in canned beans.
Good
Thanks for the tips
Why rinse the beans when done? Seems like you're just washing nutrients down the drain.
Canning them in mason jars is easier!!!
Im a vegetarian and ive found that using dry beans are so much more delicious!!
Be careful with quick releasing the beans because one time I did that and it shot foam out everywhere. so now I always natural release. I love this video because I already avoid canned. Seems like such a waste of packaging , money, And loss of flavor
When making hummus I notice the beans are soaked and ground without cooking typically. I thought beans had to be cooked to remove lectins? Similarly isnt the bean water full of lectins and to be discarded?
Hello ! Wanted to mention – check out if there is an Indian Grocery store in your area- you can get a variety of beans, lentils and chickpeas – in small and large quantities and prices are good as well !
Useful video -thank you ! Subscribed to your channel 😊.
It is not just cheaper it is also healthier because we don’t add any thing to it ! I don’t use any can period 🤷🏼♀️I use it in their juice , there is lots nutritional in that water 😏
Thanks for the video.
I use unsalted, dried pinto beans, black beans, and kidney beans to make homemade chili.
In your video, you soak, cook, and freeze each bean separately.
Am I likely to have any problems mixing my three dried beans and then soaking, cooking, and freezing them?
Thanks for doing the math!
Kg? Never heard that before. Always "kilograms."
Thank you, I love dried beans, can beans have no taste.
I, often cook two kind of beans together. Red kidney beans & black beans with rice, yummy.
OK, you convinced me to buy an insta-pot, lol..
Amazing savings but you will also need to add the cost of freezer, space and power it takes to store them.
Thanks for this video, really interesting! I just bought an Instant Pot.
Why is there no need to soak the beans? Aren't they cooked beans too? What is the difference?
And I will try to find Kombu here…never heard of it in Germany.
Quick, efficient, and knowledgeable. I subscribed.
Instant Pot is just a pressure cooker with some other functions as far as I can tell. People have been using pressure cookers for many decades. we have two or three. you can get them used very cheaply at thrift stores as others race to buy expensive Instant Pots.
Excellent video! I also love my Instant Pot for beans. I would add that soaking beans overnight also greatly increases the nutritional value of the beans and is worth the extra time.
Great Video!!