Rant: I swore dried beans were too much hassle until my electric bill hit $210 in February

Alex White · 2026-10-01T12:00:04.345772+00:00

Spent 6 weeks fighting with a $12 bag of pinto beans (soaking, salting, still crunchy) before a neighbor in Amarillo told me to just simmer them 90 minutes with a spoon of bacon grease, and now I make a pound every Sunday for less than a dollar a serving, so what's the one cheap staple you gave up on way too early?

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