cutting out canned food: how to cook with tomatoes and beans

[Anonymous]

I buy Pomi tomatoes (they come in a box) and Eden Organic beans. Eden Organic uses BPA-free cans. They cost more than other canned goods, but it's worth the expense IMO. Skinning tomatoes and soaking beans overnight to then cook is a lot of effort!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use Pomi also. I don't buy canned tomatoes anymore, unless I can find Eden Organic. I do still want to have prepared beans on hand so I buy Eden Organic or Fig Food beans in boxes (similar to the Pomi boxes).

With dried beans, I find it's helpful to add salt and tomatoes (if I'm using them) later in the cooking process, to avoid toughening the beans. I usually use a quick-soak method.

I remember reading somewhere that Eden still used BPA in their tomato cans, but that they were trying to figure out a way to get rid of it. That was a while back -- don't know the current status.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use Pomi also. I don't buy canned tomatoes anymore, unless I can find Eden Organic. I do still want to have prepared beans on hand so I buy Eden Organic or Fig Food beans in boxes (similar to the Pomi boxes).

With dried beans, I find it's helpful to add salt and tomatoes (if I'm using them) later in the cooking process, to avoid toughening the beans. I usually use a quick-soak method.

I remember reading somewhere that Eden still used BPA in their tomato cans, but that they were trying to figure out a way to get rid of it. That was a while back -- don't know the current status.

I think this is still the case-- no one has found a BPA-free lining that's suitable for tomato canning, though a few companies do BPA-free for beans.

Pomi is good for tomatoes, and there are a few other brands that do glass containers. One starts with an "L" and is carried a lot of places. I get ours at Yes Organic Market, but Whole Foods has options, too.

[Anonymous]

Eden Organics still aggressively markets its cans as BPA-free so I'd be pretty angry if they do in fact contain BPA. I buy them by the case from Amazon. Much, much less expensive than at Whole Foods, esp with the subscribe and save discount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eden Organics still aggressively markets its cans as BPA-free so I'd be pretty angry if they do in fact contain BPA. I buy them by the case from Amazon. Much, much less expensive than at Whole Foods, esp with the subscribe and save discount.

They're all BPA-free except for any tomato products.

[Anonymous]

From their website:

Are Eden's canned tomatoes packed in cans with enamel lining that contain bisphenol-A?

Eden Organic Tomatoes are packed in steel cans coated with a baked on r-enamel lining. Due to the acidity of tomatoes, the lining is epoxy based and may contain a minute amount of bisphenol-A, it is however in the 'non detectable' range according to independent laboratory extraction tests. The test was based on a detection level at 5 ppb (parts per billion).

[Anonymous]

Hi -

I soak beans overnight - (black, pinto, kindney, white beans - any kind) and pressure cook them.

I just use fresh tomatoes as much as I can, but occasionally will use canned.

[Anonymous]

LOVE Pomi!