What kind of dried (or canned) beans do you use?

[Morning Glory]

What are your favourite dried or canned beans? My personal favourite is black beans 'cos I love the colour and earthy, vaguely smoky taste. But I use many other kinds as well, both dried and canned. Since son turned vegan I'm using more beans than ever! What types do you use? Do you use them in salads as well as hot dishes?

 

[GadgetGuy]

Canned; green beans, baked beans, kidney beans, black eye beans.

Dried; Pint beans, lima beans, kidney beans, split peas, black eye beans,

 

[flyinglentris]

What are your favourite dried or canned beans?

Black beans for Burritos or Chili, Lima Beans, Kidney Beans or Lentils as a side to meals, Lentils in Soups or I like to do those many bean soups which can have up to 15 different types of beans. If black beans aren't available for Burritos or Chili, I'll opt for Red Beans which are usually what I'd use for Frijoles or Re-fried Beans.

I only use canned beans when too lazy to take those hours to boil up and soften dried beans.

 

[Masticator]

Have a plethora of dried beans..for whatever purposes..kept in mason jars.
My fave lately is frozen edamame (soy bean pods) ..boiled a few minutes & tossed with salt & sesame oil..great TV snack!
You don't eat the entire thing, just sort of bite & draw the beans out..while savouring the salt & sesame oil..then toss the pod casings in a communal bucket

 

[ElizabethB]

Canned black beans for my black bean salad/dip/salsa. Dried beans and peas for soups. I have mixed bean soup and white beans in the freezer. I have a package of split peas in the pantry. Ham in the freezer - time to make split pea soup.

 

[ElizabethB]

@Masticator - love edamame. Have some in the freezer.

 

[medtran49]

Dried: Black beans if we want to take the time to make them from scratch. Red beans for red beans and rice. White beans, cannellini mostly, for various dishes.

Canned: Black beans that we doctor up for Cuban dishes or refrieds.

 

[Morning Glory]

I only use canned beans when too lazy to take those hours to boil up and soften dried beans.

Canned beans are pretty good and they are really cheap here. I'm not sure cooking dried beans from scratch tastes that much better - and if I take into account electricity or gas then I'm not sure they are cheaper either.

 

[Morning Glory]

@Masticator - love edamame. Have some in the freezer.

They are very pretty - a lovely vibrant green. I certainly use them because I love the visual effect. But do they really taste of much? I don't find that they do.

 

[Morning Glory]

Black beans if we want to take the time to make them from scratch.

I use some good tinned black beans but I do sometimes make from scratch. Do you think it makes a difference or is it that you can't get tinned black beans?

 

[Morning Glory]

No one mentioned black-eyed beans or fava beans (ful medames). I use both quite a lot.

 

[medtran49]

I use some good tinned black beans but I do sometimes make from scratch. Do you think it makes a difference or is it that you can't get tinned black beans?

See the second paragraph.

And, they are called black eyed peas in the States, not beans.

 

[Yorky]

Canned baked beans for toast, dried mung beans for dahl.

 

[buckytom]

Canned beans for just about everything. I mostly use Goya brand. Well, I buy other brands for refried beans, and baked beans. I haven't had Batchelor's in so long now.

About the only dried bean or pea that I use is green or yellow split peas.

 

[Morning Glory]

See the second paragraph.

And, they are called black eyed peas in the States, not beans.

Oh - I see @Shermie mentioned them in the second post (he called them beans) - can't spot any other mentions? Yes - black eyed peas is the commonly use US name. It aways used to confuse me! But then, we call mung beans 'beans' when they are in fact peas!