• grue@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    He doesn’t even soak them – just boils them for hours and hours.

    If the goal is to save money, at some point you’d need to start worrying about the energy cost of the cooking method.

    • baldingpudenda@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Cook batches for use throughout the week or do what I do and and any leftover beans get refried and used as a side, burritos, bolillo. I literally just put some cheddar cheese and hot sauce and eat it with a spoon. Your digestive system will thank you and you won’t have to blow out you colon.

    • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      9 months ago

      I’d be doubtful that energy costs are going to make a difference of even tens of cents unless you’re making a single portion of beans at a time. If I’m cooking beans, it’s going to be at least half a pound dried, so one to one and a half pounds cooked