Problem with opening a large can of beans is you are under pressure to finish in a few days, that alone puts me off, so now i open, use a portion then put the remainder in 2 to 3 Tupperware containers and freeze, which can be defrosted at my leisure no pressure.

 

Any other great ideas?

58 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Any other great ideas?

 

I put a bit of cling film/shrink wrap  over the can top and keep it in the fridge

for quite a while..eventually the mould grows at which point I throw the lot out

freezing sounds like a good idea I'll try.

31 minutes ago, johng said:

 

I put a bit of cling film/shrink wrap  over the can top and keep it in the fridge

for quite a while..eventually the mould grows at which point I throw the lot out

freezing sounds like a good idea I'll try.

Deepseek suggested freezing, where they last many months, fridge only lasts a few days so forced to eat or bin

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Problem with opening a large can of beans is you are under pressure to finish in a few days, that alone puts me off, so now i open, use a portion then put the remainder in 2 to 3 Tupperware containers and freeze, which can be defrosted at my leisure no pressure.

 

Any other great ideas?

Yes, you can do the same with almost any food, from cans, self-cooked curry or spaghetti, or pizza, or pad kapow, or bread, anything!,etc etc.

On 10/23/2025 at 9:51 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Problem with opening a large can of beans is you are under pressure to finish in a few days, that alone puts me off, so now i open, use a portion then put the remainder in 2 to 3 Tupperware containers and freeze, which can be defrosted at my leisure no pressure.

 

Any other great ideas?

 

Does freezing them not reduce quality, make 'em mushy or whatever?

 

How long do they hold?

5 minutes ago, BusyB said:

 

Does freezing them not reduce quality, make 'em mushy or whatever?

 

How long do they hold?

I checked with Deepseek who was enthusiastic about freezing, I've defrosted twice and they taste the same, better in fact because I'm eating when i want rather than just to finish. Should be fine for months

On 10/23/2025 at 2:51 PM, scubascuba3 said:

Problem with opening a large can of beans is you are under pressure to finish in a few days, that alone puts me off, so now i open, use a portion then put the remainder in 2 to 3 Tupperware containers and freeze, which can be defrosted at my leisure no pressure.

 

Any other great ideas?

 

 

How the heck can 2 people bother to give you thumbs down for that post.....if they don't like your idea they should make a post.

 

You often mention Deepseek and I regret to admit that I hadn't heard of it....................is it a good source of enquiry?

 

 

(off topic but curious).

Do you then cook them from frozen or take them out of the freezer the day before?

Personally I stopped eating that kind of tinned food as a young teenager. I only ate it because I was still learning to cook and it was cheap. It was regarded as food for pensioners and by the looks of it, still is.

I thought that I was doing okay buying a beef curry in a tin.  Moved on a bit since then. Though to be fair, nothing wrong with egg and chips with baked beans. Don't eat it myself, but nothing against it.

28 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

How the heck can 2 people bother to give you thumbs down for that post.....if they don't like your idea they should make a post.

 

You often mention Deepseek and I regret to admit that I hadn't heard of it....................is it a good source of enquiry?

 

 

(off topic but curious).

They are negative stalkers, sadly you get them here. Deepseek is great, AI,  download the app and ask any question about anything, you'll get much better answers than on here, try it

9 minutes ago, JakeC said:

Do you then cook them from frozen or take them out of the freezer the day before?

Personally I stopped eating that kind of tinned food as a young teenager. I only ate it because I was still learning to cook and it was cheap. It was regarded as food for pensioners and by the looks of it, still is.

I thought that I was doing okay buying a beef curry in a tin.  Moved on a bit since then. Though to be fair, nothing wrong with egg and chips with baked beans. Don't eat it myself, but nothing against it.

Baked beans are very healthy. It's an easy breakfast on toast. I defrost 5 mins in microwave then high power 1 minute

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

They are negative stalkers, sadly you get them here. Deepseek is great, AI,  download the app and ask any question about anything, you'll get much better answers than on here, try it

 

 

Thanks.

 

Duly downloaded, I will give it a whirl.

3 hours ago, JakeC said:

Do you then cook them from frozen or take them out of the freezer the day before?

Personally I stopped eating that kind of tinned food as a young teenager. I only ate it because I was still learning to cook and it was cheap. It was regarded as food for pensioners and by the looks of it, still is.

I thought that I was doing okay buying a beef curry in a tin.  Moved on a bit since then. Though to be fair, nothing wrong with egg and chips with baked beans. Don't eat it myself, but nothing against it.

Make your own baked beans.

500g dried beans from Makro 55bht, 200g Rosa tomato sauce 25bht.

Result 1kg baked beans for 80bht

19 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Make your own baked beans.

500g dried beans from Makro 55bht, 200g Rosa tomato sauce 25bht.

Result 1kg baked beans for 80bht

 

How do you make 1 kg of beans out of 700 gram of ingredients?

 

Anyway , 2 cans of Ayam beans is 118 baht, 850gram net, of which 480 gram is beans, and no hassle.

 

20 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Make your own baked beans.

500g dried beans from Makro 55bht, 200g Rosa tomato sauce 25bht.

Result 1kg baked beans for 80bht

Do you add anything for flavor? 

24 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

How do you make 1 kg of beans out of 700 gram of ingredients?

 

Anyway , 2 cans of Ayam beans is 118 baht, 850gram net, of which 480 gram is beans, and no hassle.

 

I put a sprinkling of chilli powder and a finely chopped tomato in with one of those English recipe tin of beans, after heating I drain off most of the sauce...

1 hour ago, CallumWK said:

 

How do you make 1 kg of beans out of 700 gram of ingredients?

 

Anyway , 2 cans of Ayam beans is 118 baht, 850gram net, of which 480 gram is beans, and no hassle.

 

Dried beans is the clue

On 10/26/2025 at 3:20 PM, hotandsticky said:

How the heck can 2 people bother to give you thumbs down for that post

Sadly there are some on here I'm convinced get their jollies by reacting with the thumbs down. Simple trolls with simple minds.

3 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Sadly there are some on here I'm convinced get their jollies by reacting with the thumbs down. Simple trolls with simple minds.

I'd like the system to go back so we can see who leaves reactions, in particular who the negative losers are

On 10/23/2025 at 2:51 PM, scubascuba3 said:

Problem with opening a large can of beans is you are under pressure to finish in a few days, that alone puts me off, so now i open, use a portion then put the remainder in 2 to 3 Tupperware containers and freeze, which can be defrosted at my leisure no pressure.

 

Any other great ideas?

Buy small tins..... not big ones..

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I'd like the system to go back so we can see who leaves reactions, in particular who the negative losers are

Indeed. I've said many times if they got rid of the anonomyzer the thumbs down trolling would virtually be non-existent. 

1 hour ago, CallumWK said:

 

How do you make 1 kg of beans out of 700 gram of ingredients?

 

Anyway , 2 cans of Ayam beans is 118 baht, 850gram net, of which 480 gram is beans, and no hassle.

 

The beans are dried, when you rehydrate them the weight increases.

17 minutes ago, brian69 said:

Buy small tins..... not big ones..

Larger tins are standard in Thailand, have you been to Thailand?

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Larger tins are standard in Thailand, have you been to Thailand?

 

Have you ever been to Thailand, as they have tins half the size as well in every supermarket, but of course they may cost 2% more by weight.

 

 

Thanks for letting us know

3 hours ago, transam said:

I put a sprinkling of chilli powder and a finely chopped tomato in with one of those English recipe tin of beans, after heating I drain off most of the sauce...

 

Yes I also drain off the sauce, as there is too much sugar in it.

I also by the red kidney beans in brine from Mica, at 49 baht a tin, as they are easier to drain and add your preferred sauce 

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Larger tins are standard in Thailand, have you been to Thailand?

Try looking, Big C have small tins and also small tins curry flavor. I have lived in Thailand 20+ years sonny boy, did you just get off the plane ?

8 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

Have you ever been to Thailand, as they have tins half the size as well in every supermarket, but of course they may cost 2% more by weight.

 

 

At least now you understand how dried beans get heavier 555

A million housewives every day pick up a tin of beans and say....beans means Heinz 

 

HP Baked beans they`re the beans for me....HP Baked beans I,ll have them for my tea 

7 minutes ago, petermik said:

A million housewives every day pick up a tin of beans and say....beans means Heinz 

 

HP Baked beans they`re the beans for me....HP Baked beans I,ll have them for my tea 

Millions of 'home cooks' just get the dried bean, and start from scratch, or, get the cooked beans, doctor them to taste, or, simply rinse off all the crap sauce (as I used to), and start from scratch.   People simply don't have time, though if planned, really isn't that time consuming.

 

Meal prepping larger batches & freezing makes quick meals once stocked up with the basics in the freezer.  So much healthier, and a lot cheaper.   Fills in those boring days, whether it's beans, bread, pickles, sauerkraut, and many other items, that are so silly  priced.    You can save enough money to buy a whole slab of Archa beer. 

 

Obviously doesn't work for retirees without a full kitchen or larger fridge / freezer space.  Some can barely hold left over pizza and a few Archa beers.

I like adding cheese to the sauce.

 

Ayam baked beans; did you know they have several varieties, include pizza baked beans, curry flavour and cheesy baked beans?

Mainly sold in China, but you can buy them on Lazada if you search carefully.