cost of OS. Not always worth it. Maths only here

Penelope_Penguin

ceridwen wrote: »

I dont really understand why people do that - having only earlier this morning read an aggressive comment directed at me...:rolleyes:. Still - I guess its a hobby to make that sort of comment to some people:cool:.

I honestly don;t see any aggressive comments here People on this thread have different opinions, and sometimes the lack of body language, coupled with individual sensitivities, can lead to people being offended.

ceridwen, have you reported the aggressive comment that was aimed at you personally? That's truly the best way to keep this a happy forum

Please can we get back to the topic of kitchen economics :T

Penny. x

geordie_joe

ceridwen wrote: »

So - to sum up: I dont feel an attacking comment on Kittie is warranted.

It wasn't an attacking comment, she said it wasn't worth cooking beans as she would be better off trading stocks and shares. My point was meant to show that you could say that about anything.

Why read a forum when you could be trading stocks and shares
Why watch the Tv when you could be trading stocks and shares
Why talk to your family when you could be trading stocks and shares

Zazen999

ceridwen wrote: »

Well - its given me a thought to ponder for the day: ie just why DO people throw in aggressive/unhelpful comments when they arent warranted? hmm.....puzzled....hmmm...

Firstly - those aren't aggressive in any way, shape of form.

Secondly - Because the OP started a thread on the economics of boiling beans......it was them that used the 'enslaving' word; not geordie joe. He was re-using the word to show that you can say that about anything - so if you make so much £ from stocks and shares then why are you even taking the time out to calculate whether you have made a saving of 32p from using dried beans.

geordie_joe

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Please can we get back to the topic of kitchen economics :T

Penny. x

Yes please, all I wanted to do was try beans. I don't care whether it is more economical/convenient to use tinned ones or dried, or that I could spend my time doing something more profitable.

I got the beans, and they are soaking, so I will use them and then decide if I like them and if the effort is worth the result.

Zazen999

Indeedy........may I recommed the Tomato and Bean soup on this thread...I lived off this during the 'hungry gap' in late winter.....

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/season-taste/bean-recipes-dried-beans_26962.html

champys

geordie_joe wrote: »

Yes please, all I wanted to do was try beans. I don't care whether it is more economical/convenient to use tinned ones or dried, or that I could spend my time doing something more profitable.

I got the beans, and they are soaking, so I will use them and then decide if I like them and if the effort is worth the result.

There are so many angles to this! When you use tinned beans, you are not only using beans, but also metal and paper (label) from the tin; You pay for that, too, and even though you may recycle the tin, it would be 'greener' to just buy the dried beans. Especially if you could buy them bulk somewhere in a brown paper bag :-)
You could also say that dried beans take up less storage space than tinned, and are relatively cheaper, so your stock is costing you less in space and funds tied up in stock.
There is also the angle that your supermarket might have a relatively bigger mark-up on the dried beans (because they turn over less quickly than the tinned ones, and because people don't notice it much on such products).
But for me, the important matter of buying dried beans even though I could easily afford tinned ones, is that I prefer the cooking of my food to be done in my own kitchen rather than in a big vat in a factory. I work in the food industry myself by the way. Other than that, your typical food processing plant will cut as many cost-saving corners as you do yourself, so maybe by using dried beans you start with a better quality raw material. I don't know that for a fact.
Last comment: have you ever noticed that on the continent in many countries cooked beans (and other veg) are packaged in glass rather than tins? That way you can see what is in there! I do think that in general, UK consumers place too much trust in the food industry. Not us OSers, of course!

sorry for long essay....... :-)

charliee_3

geordie_joe wrote: »

PS. I put a tea towel over the bowl, so the beans won't know it's not night time

maybe you can trick them like in 'big cook little cook' style by turning the lights off and on again and they will think its been night and will be ready!

lol.. BTW this will only make sense to Cbeebies-addled parents.. or maybe students...;)

geordie_joe

charliee wrote: »

lol.. BTW this will only make sense to Cbeebies-addled parents.. or maybe students...;)

That'll be why it was lost on me then

I did use the tea towel, but only because my mum did it when she soaked stuff. I added the comment because I imagined someone saying I was doing it wrong by soaking "over day"

ALWAYS_POOR

twiglet98 wrote: »

Am I the only reader who has never cooked haricot, or any other dried beans? I did put pearl barley in a lamb stew once, served it for lunch when extended family came, and they all left it. Too humiliating to repeat. Will explore beans...!

Me too - this thread has inspired me to explore beans - which I do use but out of tins! I bought a couple of bags of cannelini beans and borlotti beans once but they're still in the cupboard, I just use the tinned ones (for a delicious recipe using chorizo sausage, yum).

ALWAYS_POOR

geordie_joe wrote: »

PS. I put a tea towel over the bowl, so the beans won't know it's not night time

I love it!:D