Just received an e-mail from Scottish Gas to let me know that energy rates will be going down from July. Nice to have something to balance the increase in the price of my beans - two weeks ago a small tin cost 50p - today they had shot up to 75p!
What type of beans? If they're baked beans, you must be buying some ruddy expensive ones! I pay £1.75 for 4 'regular' tins in Morrisons (but admittedly they were just 99p about 18 months ago!):
https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/morrisons-baked-beans-215660011
(They're very good, BTW).
Maggie, I think I might understand why you buy the small tin, but it works out so much more expensive than buying a large tin and splitting it between 2 days. I understand if you don't want to have beans for 2 days on the run, but even if you throw half a tin away, it still works out cheaper.
Where do you prefer to shop?
Barsel, Sainsbury's have started selling their small tins of own brand baked beans and spaghetti for half the price of the full price tins (22p cf 44p, I think).
Barsel, I prefer Asda but have a Lidl and a Home Bargains quite close too. Tesco and B&M 10 mins away but would have a bit of a drive for Morrisons or Sainsbury's. I buy the small tin because it is the perfect size for a baked potato but I suppose I could split a large tin and keep half in the fridge.
I buy the 'regular' (big?) cans and use a third of a can at a time, with the unused beans keeping for several days (indeed, perhaps up to a week) in the fridge without any problems.
Maggie/ Tesco large tin Branstons £1 ...£3 for four if you have Clubcard. Just read there will be a shortage of beans owing to poor harvest and Russia/Ukraine war so better stock up.
I knew someone would make a reference to the runs!
Maggie, I was just going to tell you about Tesco as I got some myself, but hazbean :-) beat me to it.
Awww sorry Haz. I had one many years ago and called her Tiger.
Still think about her and would love to have another but unfortunately, the Housing Association don't allow pets. :-(
Mine had been spayed when I got her and I didn't know if she had ever had kittens, so I got her a tortoiseshell kitten and called her Lola.
It never occurred to me that Lola would drive her mad, always wanting to play, and I think Tiger was too old.
Awww I'm welling up now.
Buy the UT size and get a can cover (they are usually sold for pet food but work fine on all tins).
We do this for both Beans and tomatoes. Keep easily for a week if you wipe the juice from the rim (carefully as its sharp) with a piece of kitchen roll. And of course dont double dip to contaminate the item.