Bean Storage and Bean Recipes
May 6, 2009
These are plastic Maxwell House coffee containers. When I buy large bags of dry beans these are good to store them in. I just label them with a piece of paper and tape. They stack easily. A good place to store long shelf-life foods is in the far corners under the kitchen counters.
They’re really good to store most anything, just be sure to label them so you don’t forget what’s in there. ;o)
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Beans!
When it comes to nutrition and frugality you can’t beat beans! Adding dry beans to your menu plan takes a bit of planning, but it is worth it. I am still learning about making the most of beans. One very important thing to do is soak them the night before to eliminate the gas they can produce.
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How are you getting the coffee odor out of the plastic? I would love to use this idea but afraid that my beans will taste like coffee. LOL! A year ago, I purchase some plastic food storage bins online, they arrived and they were originally used to store frozen egg products. The odor is in the plastic and will not come out. I tried putting baking soda in, i tried stuffing with brand new newspaper and changing daily for a week. Nothing is working. So had to purchase the ziploc big bags to put in the container then the food.
Dear Tawra,
One thing I learned about beans after moving to Brazil is that there are fresh beans and dried out beans. Because of that, Brazilians only use beans which are fresh and don’t store them for long periods of time. They do taste much better when they are fresh. The way to tell a fresh bean from an old bean is to indent the side of the bean with your fingernail. If they are too old, they will not indent. The bean juice is much more flavorful when they are fresh! I’ve been cooking beans for years, but you find things out when you move to a country where beans are a staple eaten at every meal!
Rebecca
Hi,
I do reuse my coffee cans for storage though. (I use the same brand as you-different flavor) I love new bean recipes!
I usually just leave them in the bag. They only last a couple of weeks! We eat a lot of beans
I found a great site for home-canning beans with better instructions than many, and pictures, which are great if you’re a visual learner like me. http://www.pickyourown.org/canningdriedbeans.htm
Thanks for these!
Thanks Natalia, that is my favorite canning site! I’ll add that to the post.
Great idea!