• llamapocalypse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    2 years 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).

      • satanmat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 years 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

          • satanmat@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 years 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

    • eek2121@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

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

  • BedbugCutlefish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    If you’re looking for cheap, dried beans are about 1/2-1/3 the price per serving over canned.

    They are more work, needing either a long boil, overnight soak in water, or a pressure cooker. But the cost saving is enough for me to buy mostly dried beans.

    • pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafeOPMEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Yeah, I really really need to get a pressure cooker. 🤦

      I’ve tried the overnight soaking method before and it didn’t work out at all. Maybe a pressure cooker with baking soda will.

      • LinkOpensChest.wavEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        My husband is great at cooking beans, and I’ve learned from him that if you follow the instructions on the package, the beans will always end up being undercooked.

        If you don’t have a pressure cooker, then you just need to boil them for hours to get them tender. He doesn’t even soak them – just boils them for hours and hours.

        • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          2 years 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.

          • LinkOpensChest.wavEnglish
            3·
            2 years ago

            That’s why you cook a huge pot and then freeze some. It definitely ends up being cheaper than those tiny cans.

          • baldingpudenda@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            2 years 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.

  • numberfour002@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    Based on what I’ve read and advice I’ve been given, skip the tuna. It should only be consumed in very limited amounts (if at all) due to the mercury levels.

  • mvirts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    Idk exactly how the price breaks down, but if you can have a chicken or two that’s laying it feels like you have infinite free eggs.

  • acchariya@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    Adjust these prices up by 30% for south Florida, except the beans. I can cook 5lbs of black beans for like $10 total.

    • bluewing@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I absolutely dislike edamame flavor. And beans are very common fare in our house because we just enjoy them as much as a good steak.

      My Wife suffers from celiac and so I need to cook a gluten free menu. And a lot of “gluten free” products contain various types of bean flours in their mix. I tried 3 or 4 different types of edamame products and the basic beans. None pass muster at the table for either of us. The edamame pastas were particularly vile.