The weird difference in my chili after I swapped canned beans for dry ones

I made chili every Tuesday for 6 months with canned kidney beans, then last week I used dry beans I soaked overnight and the texture was totally different way creamier. Cost me like 80 cents less per batch too, has anyone else noticed a big change switching to dry beans?

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abby1894d ago

Right, because the whole point of chili is beans that hold their shape like little rocks in a sea of meat. Forget about all that rich, starchy goodness that turns into a velvety broth, who needs that. I guess my taste buds are just broken for thinking the texture got way nicer and creamier instead of just... beany. But hey, you do you, keep those canned beans firm and proud.

holly_green824d ago

Canned beans actually get softer than dried. Dried keep more bite.

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tarajenkins4d ago

Yeah saying the texture was "way creamier" is a little misleading, dry beans actually hold their shape better than canned ones so they don't get as mushy and creamy in chili. They might feel firmer if anything, not creamier.