best tin of black beans?

[Hal]

Just wondering what your all favorite brand of canned black beans is. The store i get mine is often out of my favorite.

Oh, and i confess to eating the thick liquid with the beans. The tins are no-BPA and there's nothing but beans and seaweed in the ingredients, but i thought i'd bounce it off the McDougall crowd as see what everyone thinks - the beans and liquid stirred in with chopped russet potatoes is great - it's almost like gravy, and that's probably just the seaweed giving it that texture, but is it OK to consume along with the beans?

[Idgie]

We like the ones from Costco when we don't make them from dried.

[patty]

I don't have a favorite. I usually just purchase what they have. I bought a large bag of black beans from Costco. I have some soaking today. Some of them I will make into re-fried and leave the rest as is. If you enjoy the liquid making your own really would be a gift. I remember someone sharing the habit of soaking a cup or so in a quart jar. She would do this once or twice a week or how often she used beans. I have the tendency to make too many at one time. Her habit was more like making a fresh tin, when needed.

Aloha, patty