Buying Bulk Beans and more.

[Sniper-T]

I'm just looking for some comparison prices for some of our mainstay staples. I know we're all over, but I for one, am interested to hear what you all are paying.

I bought about 5 pounds of each of 5 different beans at the cheapest place I could find (so far). And I based my choices on my current inventorry levels. There will be more to follow, and please feel free to add whatever else that you know. Additionally, if you can add a city and state, and the name of the store, that will be helpful too, but please don't risk opsec.

I am in the States a couple times a year, so if savings are substancial, I'll just keep adding small amounts until I make my next trip.

Since our currencies are pretty much equal right now, let's not bother with a conversion, but since I am drastically outnumbered by you guys, I'll convert to pounds.

Black beans: $1.28/#
Black eyed beans: $1.46/#
Red Kidney beans: $1.73/#
Moong Beans: $1.82/#
White Beans: $1.68/#


Plus I was thinking we could add some different rices, and...?

[Katrina]

Drat, Meijers had most dry beans on sale last week running about buck to buck and quarter a pound bag. Meijers are in Detroit area. If you get that way. We pay about 1.29-1.49 a# bag normally. Two lb bags rice runs about 2.79 for white rice . Brown runs a bit more. Not sure what Sam's prices are for 25 lb bags are If they have any. Our Sam's doesn't stock much.

[Taz Baby]

are you talking about bulk to eat or to plant? I planted some mung beans and dried black eyed pea last year. Paid 1.25 # Mung bean. BEP 2.50#.bought in Ms. While traveling.

[Sniper-T]

eating. storing.

[Taz Baby]

cheapest I found is at Dollar Tree. Dry kidney, lima, and rice $1.00 #

[rentprop1]

so if you really hate beans which bean would be the best to stock ?

[Sniper-T]

If you really hate them, why would you want to stock?

If you do, I've found the 'small white' beans to be pretty universal in application with very little flavour.

[realist]

Hay does anyone vacuum seal their beans with O2 absorbers? I like the idea of having smaller amounts than a five gallon bucket.

[rentprop1]

If you really hate them, why would you want to stock?

cause macaroni noodles will get old quick....lol

I have never been a bean fan, I need to find a few recipes and try a few varieties, but I figure what the hell why not put some away just in case , I guess if small round pieces of cardboard had nutritional value I might look to store some of those as well, almost makes me want to consider rabbit pellets as a staple, someone has to have tried that

[Sniper-T]

rabbit pellets??

do you mean the small round ones that go in... or the small round ones that come out? rofl

Do you like homemade soups? start by trying a 'soup-mix' blend of beans that you can add to any soup. might help innitiate you.