Guest guest Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Does anyone know what the dry bean equivalent (before soaking and cooking) for one can of beans would be? ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ .·´ -:¦:- Terri -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi Terri, Generally speaking, soaked + cooked beans have absorbed something like two times their weight in water. So to make a 16 ounce portion of cooked beans you could start with something like 5.33 ounces (152 grams or about one full cup) of dry beans, one third the final weight. I guess all different types of beans are going to vary. But if you weigh your results for your beans, you can compensate next time to get it exactly. , Terri Partyka <tpartyka wrote: > > Does anyone know what the dry bean equivalent (before soaking and > cooking) for one can of beans would be? > > ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) > ((¸¸.·´ .·´ -:¦:- Terri > -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 http://www.foodsubs.com/Beans.html Cook's Thesaurus says: Equivalents: For most beans: 1 pound dried beans = 2 cups dried = 4 - 5 cups cooked beans and also has listing for specific types of beans. hth, Diane , Terri Partyka <tpartyka wrote: > > Does anyone know what the dry bean equivalent (before soaking and > cooking) for one can of beans would be? > > ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) > ((¸¸.·´ .·´ -:¦:- Terri > -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 >>>> Does anyone know what the dry bean equivalent (before soaking and cooking) for one can of beans would be? <<<< It's about 1/2 cup dried beans per can of beans. One cup of dried beans yields 3 cups cooked, and a can is about 1 1/2 cups. Dried beans are really, really cheap! I cook up a few cups of dried beans at a time in my pressure cooker. Since it takes about 50 minutes on the stove from start to finish, including warmup time, it's cheap for energy use, too. Then I freeze beans in 2-cup portions. Great way to enjoy high quality foods from scratch while saving some moolah. Cheers, Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I love canned beans too. They are so handy in certain recipes and when you don't have time to spend in the kitchen. Donna Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile " wwjd " <jtwigg Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:41:20 Re: Re: dry bean equivalent Canned beans taste fine to me. I love them as much as I do, cooking up some dried ones. So depending on time, I use either one. The only except to me are the canned lima beans. I love to cook those from fresh beans or frozen ones. Judy - Kathleen Pelley Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:25 PM Re: dry bean equivalent I have been railing lately about how awful canned beans are. I am afraid I just estimate. I will not eat canned beans at home--they are awful, even the organic ones. They don't have the creaminess that the beans I cook @ home do. Restaurants usually use canned beans in everything--the texture is almost rubbery. How do they get the beans that way? Kathleen Eureka CA Does anyone know what the dry bean equivalent (before soaking and > cooking) for one can of beans would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 I have been railing lately about how awful canned beans are. I am afraid I just estimate. I will not eat canned beans at home--they are awful, even the organic ones. They don't have the creaminess that the beans I cook @ home do. Restaurants usually use canned beans in everything--the texture is almost rubbery. How do they get the beans that way? Kathleen Eureka CA Does anyone know what the dry bean equivalent (before soaking and > cooking) for one can of beans would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Canned beans taste fine to me. I love them as much as I do, cooking up some dried ones. So depending on time, I use either one. The only except to me are the canned lima beans. I love to cook those from fresh beans or frozen ones. Judy - Kathleen Pelley Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:25 PM Re: dry bean equivalent I have been railing lately about how awful canned beans are. I am afraid I just estimate. I will not eat canned beans at home--they are awful, even the organic ones. They don't have the creaminess that the beans I cook @ home do. Restaurants usually use canned beans in everything--the texture is almost rubbery. How do they get the beans that way? Kathleen Eureka CA Does anyone know what the dry bean equivalent (before soaking and > cooking) for one can of beans would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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