Tried dried beans from the bulk bin against canned ones for my chili, and the $1.79 bag won

Phoenix Brown · 2026-11-04T22:45:04.879576+00:00

Last weekend I finally did the test I kept putting off, soaking a pound of bulk pinto beans overnight and running them against two cans in the same chili pot. The canned ones cost me $2.38 total and the dried bag was $1.79, but the real gap was taste, the dried batch came out creamier and soaked up the cumin way better. I did have to start the night before and babysit a simmer for about 90 minutes, which is the tradeoff nobody mentions. So now I'm wondering if there's a shortcut I'm missing, does anyone here use a pressure cooker for this and does it actually save time without turning them to mush?

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Tried dried beans from the bulk bin against canned ones for my chili, and the $1.79 bag won | Budget Friendly Meals - Vivisector