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by UncleEntity 1270 days ago
> Beans are great, but require time to cook that not everyone has, especially when very poor.

When I was very poor a friend of mine gave me a crockpot that got dented in shipping and Amazon sent a replacement. Throw some pinto beans in it in the morning and fire up the rice cooker (bought with an Amazon gift card from my sister for Christmas) when I got home and have the perfect cheap meal[0].

Once I figured out I could make cornbread in the rice cooker it was all over, $1.49 Jiffy cornbread box (think it needed an egg and maybe milk too so not all the time) with some beans thrown on top and I was in heaven.

Or sometimes I’d just make a giant pancake in the rice cooker which was also pretty awesome.

[0] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XcWhHJXgxgc