Comments on: Chili poll: beans or no beans?

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:53:12 +0000

The problem with beans is that they can be used to mask bitterness and other unwanted flavors so a less skilled chili cook can improve the flavor of a bad batch of chili by throwing a bunch of beans into it. The unwanted flavors are masked, but a bad batch of chili is still a bad batch of chili and that is also one of the reasons why in most sanctioned chili cookoffs, beans are verboten because it allows badly prepared chili’s to judge much higher than they otherwise would without the beans which is really unfair to the cooks who know what they are doing and don’t use beans.

By: Donna Judy

Donna Judy — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:17:35 +0000

Definitely with beans except on hotdogs. I am always disappointed if I order chili somewhere and it comes without beans.

By: Doreen Sidor

Doreen Sidor — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:12:25 +0000

No Beans in Chili Have great recipe will send it

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:13:28 +0000

No beans… after all, that’s what chili is about.

I don’t mind beans in the “southwest-style thick chili powder meat stew”, though.

But it’s not just Texas. In New Mexico, they don’t want beans in their green chile stew, either.

If you are going to do beans, use black beans, they just taste better, and don’t get so mushy and ruin your southwest-style stew.

By: outraged.

outraged. — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:30:29 +0000

Charlie you are crazy! Chili without beans is not chili man!!

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:03:47 +0000

To take the gas out of beans: bring them to a boil in lots of water and let them sit overnight. In the morning, rinse & rinse – then cook as usual. No gas.

Also I have a chili recipe with black-eyed peas and breakfast sausage and it’s wonderful.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:15:23 +0000

My usual chili is made with a good portion of beans – but – at times I make a low carb chili with less beans and more diced tomatoes and lots of cheese on top

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:51:39 +0000

With beans! And we add bell peppers/onions/celery/chili peppers as well! Normally, my hot dog chili does not have beans, but I do like chili beans on hot dogs too.

By: crooked road

crooked road — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:12:30 +0000

It’s not that the packets of seasonings aren’t tasty, but rather that they do typically contain nasty ingredients like MSG, etc.

The thing is, for an equivalent price, you can blend your own seasonings, and actually own your recipe. The person who knows how to roast their own chicken is far more knowledgeable than the person who buys the $5.99 pre-roasted chicken at the grocery store. The same goes for the person who blends their own seasonings.

By: rhonda

rhonda — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:59:35 +0000

love my chili with beans. also love my cornbread sweet!!!! and after having chili and cornbread….for desert i have sweet cornbread broken up in a cup with buttermilk poured over top of it!!!! MMMMM makes u so thankful u are a southern girl! nothing like it!