i haven't but i have a friend that uses bulk foods.com for her garbonzos and
i think pintos, was either 25 or 50 lb bags Lee
"phaeton" > wrote in message
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> Some years ago, I was on some episode where I was eating rice weekly.
> Sometimes daily for days on end. I was always buying rice and always
> running out, so I finally started buying it in 25-lb bags from the
> Asian market. It worked out pretty good.
>
> After a few years that started to wane a little, but now I'm starting
> to get onto a bean episode. Beans are one of my favorite things to
> eat. I've never seen them in bags larger than 5 pounds, but I presume
> that they are available in 25-lb bags or similar. I like all kinds of
> beans, but pinto is the type I choose most often.
>
> Anyone ever purchased beans by the magnitude? Where does one find
> them- Whole Foods? Hispanic Markets? Is there an International Legume
> and Pulse Emporium chain of stores I've missed? Any cost savings (even
> though they're dirt cheap already)? Any major caveats- i.e.
> infestations, contamination, rot etc that they would be prone to while
> handled in this sort of packaging?
>
> In other words, is it worth it?
>
> Thanks!