Pressure Canning Pinto Beans

A couple of weeks ago I took a stab at canning pinto beans at home. This was my first attempt at canning beans (although I have canned other items before). I found the canning process to be relatively simple (click here to see how I did it) and was delighted that it turned out to to cost me only $.41/jar (much less than they are sold for at the store, see my cost break-down below)! Most of all, I was thrilled with the taste and texture of the home-canned beans...de-lish!
Here's the cost of the home-canned pinto beans:

Dried Beans: $1.60
Dried Onions: $.38
Dried Minced Garlic: $.03
Ham Soup Base: $.60
Mason jar lids: $4.00

I made 16 pint jars of beans, sooo...

Total price for each jar of home-canned beans: $.41

I have found that 15-ounce cans of beans at the grocery store cost $.89-$1.59 each. The name brand beans do go on sale for $1 each and I have at times been able to buy them for $.50/can when I combine a store sale with a coupon, but coupons for cans of beans are rare.

Woohoo...another domestic success! I will definitely be canning my own beans now! The canning process was simple, the cost-savings are wonderful, and I love love love that I am controlling the quality of ingredients that go into the food I eat! I'll be using these in burritos, chili, soups, and as a side.

Click here to see how I canned the beans!