Canning pintos
Price of Great Value pintos beans per 15.5 oz can: 86¢.
Price of 4 pounds of dried pinto beans: $3.76.
Number of pint jars worth of beans you get from a 4 lb bag: 15.
That brings us to 25¢ per jar because I'm reusing lids. I'll test each jar tomorrow for a proper seal to see if any of the reused lids failed. But they almost never do.
If you have to buy lids or don't have Tattler reusable kids then it's going to cost 55¢ per can and after figuring in labor and electricity it's probably not worth it. But if you are paying ~$1.40 a can for name brand pintos in a can then it's still worth it.
This will become burritos, refried beans and other things in the future.
Price of 4 pounds of dried pinto beans: $3.76.
Number of pint jars worth of beans you get from a 4 lb bag: 15.
That brings us to 25¢ per jar because I'm reusing lids. I'll test each jar tomorrow for a proper seal to see if any of the reused lids failed. But they almost never do.
If you have to buy lids or don't have Tattler reusable kids then it's going to cost 55¢ per can and after figuring in labor and electricity it's probably not worth it. But if you are paying ~$1.40 a can for name brand pintos in a can then it's still worth it.
This will become burritos, refried beans and other things in the future.