I do not like baked beans...

[crankybuzzard]

People think I'm strange because of it...

Where I grew up, we always had "red beans", pintos, when we made BBQ.  We had them a lot actually, even without BBQ, sometimes just with cornbread...

Still love those, just can't do baked...

Any others understand this one?

 

[cmayna]

I've never been a bean lover but for sure baked beans have always been below the bottom of my list of likes.

 

[browneyesvictim]

Its surprising how many different flavors there are in beans. I mean baked beans from a can like Bushes or Van De Camps are so much different from home made ones and how they are prepared.  Even amongst them -Pintos, Navy, vs  red/kidney vs Garbanzo or Black Eyed Peas, Refried beans, or even Lentils. Surely you cant say you don't like ALL baked beans???

 

[cmayna]

Well to be honest, it's the reaction my wife's body has after eating beans that well......U know.  

 

[bmudd14474]

People think I'm strange because of it...

Where I grew up, we always had "red beans", pintos, when we made BBQ.  We had them a lot actually, even without BBQ, sometimes just with cornbread...

Still love those, just can't do baked...

Any others understand this one?

CB you know you could of stopped with " People think i'm strange" because yes we all know that. LOL :yahoo:

Carry on. :sausage:

 

[gr0uch0]

I think it's a TX thang, CB:  I'm the same way.  Give me pintos all day long with my barbecue--borracho beans with Shiner Bock in the mix are nirvana for me--else, give me red beans and rice.  In fact, HEB has (or at least they did) have their own canned borracho beans with Shiner, if you've got a hankerin' and not enough time to do them from scratch.  I don't like the sweet, sugary baked white/navy/northern beans that come to my mind when baked beans are mentioned.  My $0.02.

 

[crankybuzzard]

 
Its surprising how many different flavors there are in beans. I mean baked beans from a can like Bushes or Van De Camps are so much different from home made ones and how they are prepared.  Even amongst them -Pintos, Navy, vs  red/kidney vs Garbanzo or Black Eyed Peas, Refried beans, or even Lentils. Surely you cant say you don't like ALL baked beans???

IMO, beans shouldn't have any sweet flavor to them.  When I see a suggested recipe for beans with sugar, syrup, or mollassas, I skip over it.  Now, I've TRIED many different variants of baked beans in MANY different states, I haven't found one yet that I like.  Wife and boys, they have a few that they love...

CB you know you could of stopped with " People think i'm strange" because yes we all know that. LOL

Carry on.

Well, yeah!  Now and then I just have to prove it!  

 
I think it's a TX thang, CB:  I'm the same way.  Give me pintos all day long with my barbecue--borracho beans with Shiner Bock in the mix are nirvana for me--else, give me red beans and rice.  In fact, HEB has (or at least they did) have their own canned borracho beans with Shiner, if you've got a hankerin' and not enough time to do them from scratch.  I don't like the sweet, sugary baked white/navy/northern beans that come to my mind when baked beans are mentioned.  My $0.02.

Those sound good.  No HEB close to me though, but I do get down to Houston several times a year, and my BIL is coming up from there in a couple of weeks, maybe some can be obtained!

 

[browneyesvictim]

As long as there's no damned LIMA BEANS in it! What a tasteless pastey useless bean! Now that... Ill bet there's a Lima Bean haters club for that one!

 

[gr0uch0]

Another option that comes to mind--albeit more of a Mexican spin--are charro beans.  Google "Pappasito's charro beans" for the recipe:  love these also.  I'll throw them together,  then let go on the smoker for several hours.  Pappasito's has a location on Central Expressway near you, CB:  north of 635 in Richardson, I believe.  I bet you could swing in and pick up a quart or 2 for a quick fix.  Otherwise, they're on Amazon also (pricey--have your BIL bring some up instead) and recipes if you search "Shiner beans".  Love that toot fruit!

 

[crankybuzzard]

 
As long as there's no damned LIMA BEANS in it! What a tasteless pastey useless bean! Now that... Ill bet there's a Lima Bean haters club for that one!

My boss and I just laughed VERY hard at this one!  I'm with you, consider me member #2 in the haters club!

 

[browneyesvictim]

Now black beans, I think my favorite and are probably the most flavorful of all the beans.  Check out Feijoada (Brazilian Black Beans). They are savory, with lots of  Smoked meat in it (such as hocks and bacon). No sugars, so sounds right up your alley.

 

[crankybuzzard]

 
Now black beans, I think my favorite and are probably the most flavorful of all the beans.  Check out Feijoada (Brazilian Black Beans). They are savory, with lots of  Smoked meat in it (such as hocks and bacon). No sugars, so sounds right up your alley.

I may have been misunderstood, I love beans, just not with a sugary sweet sauce.

Now black beans are a main staple for me!  A lot of my employees call me a Rednexican due to my love for Hispanic foods and frijoles.

 

[daveomak]

Hey CB....  I'm sort of with you.....   I won't eat baked beans that are warm...    I eat Bush's vegetarian cold out of the can....   Now white beans with bacon or ham hocks...  that's a different story...  I can eat them right off of the stove.... 

 

[noboundaries]

Never gave much thought to the way beans are cooked.  I'm not a big fan of sweet baked beans, but my wife likes 'em so they get made.  We just cut the stuff that makes 'em sweet.  We both love pinto and pinquito beans, made a bunch of different ways, all with BBQ or Mexican flavors.  Sure are gassy though.     

Black beans are DEFINITELY our favorite.  They actually have very little of the enzyme that causes gas, which is a GREAT reason to like black beans.  I threw together a mock refried black bean recipe last night for tostadas.  Liked it so much we're doing it again tonight.     

 

[SmokyMose]

So what brought this declaration out?
Is this a "Crown" epiphany?
Point for "coming out" on a BBQ site about not liking baked beans...
:rotflmao:

 

[seenred]

I don't mind some versions of baked beans occasionally, but I'm with you Cranky...My favorite beans are those red beans your talking about that seem to be more abundant down Texas way. I think they're about the same pinto bean recipe my mother used to make. She called them "Ranch Style Beans". A really savory, slightly spicy bean dish in a red(ish) sauce.

Also pretty hard to beat a simple pot of pinto beans simmered all day with a big ol ham hock. Serve me up a bowl of those with some corn bread and I'm a happy man!

And I with you guys on Lima beans...nasty things!

Red

 

[h8that4u]

I was just down in Texas for 3 months for work, went to a local BBQ place and ordered brisket and Baked Beans, that is what the menu said... they where not baked beans as I know them, they where more of a red bean in a thin juice. Did not even try them as I am not a big bean fan but do Love Dutches Baked beans with minor adjustments, and then green beans are about my limit.

Will say the brisket I had was pretty good while down there, and also found that in the area I was in WINCO grocery stores had the best meats, got three tri tips to bring home with me.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Baked beans are supposed to be sweet? I knew most recipes call for tons of sugar but didn't know it was a must . I cook my own version of beans (no sweet ingredients) - always called them baked b. I can't stand the sweet version.

 

[weev]

It all depends where you grew up and what your used to because everyone I know likes them sweet and I haven't heard of half of the beans you guys are talking about

 

[sqwib]

I'm with brownseye, Lima beans are nasty.
Baked beans I can eat all day long, cold, hot, straight outta the can, love 'em.
I like pintos and other beans in chili but sparsely.