Can you finish a tin of baked beans in one sitting?

[faithfulbird]

It's a no from me. I'm the only one that eats them or had to eat them. We opened a can 2 days ago and it's only today I managed to finish them. DH nor DD (3) like them. We don't even buy them regularly. But every time I watch TV or a YouTube video, the person whom I'm watching is eating them with a spoon from the can and like spoons and spoons of them! I honestly couldn't even manage half a tin in one sitting on its own. Do u guys eat them on their own or as a side?

[amusedbush]

I don't eat them often but if I'm having beans on toast as a main meal then I'll have two slices of toast, a full tin of beans and a sprinkle of grated cheese on top.

[BayandBlonde]

Yes! Pour out the excess sauce, squirt loads on brown sauce on the cold beans and eat 😋

[Thisisnotnormal69]

Every time you watch tv or YouTube there’s someone on screen eating a whole tin of baked beans? Eh?! What are you watching?!

[BogRollBOGOF]

Two rounds of drippy, buttery toast, tin of beans with worcester sauce.
Bliss

[BarbaraofSeville]

I don't think eating them with a spoon from the can is normal though is it?

I'd say they do between 2 and 4 people as a side with other things or possibly like amused says as a big beans on toast meal.

If we have any left over they usually go in the freezer to end up in chilli.

[RoseMartha]

I will eat a whole large tin if using for a make do dinner for myself with toast and cheese. I never eat them cold though.

If we have them with a meal eg burger, I share the tin between me and the dc.

We dont eat loads of baked beans maybe 2 tins a month.

[Scbchl]

If we were having them as an accompaniment for dinner we'd usually have a tin between us. If I'm having them for lunch or dinner myself, il have the whole tin heated up with grated cheese stirred through till it melts..mozzarella is my favourite.

[MrsAvocet]

No. I use one can for 4 of us as a side. If I'm doing beans on toast I will usually use one large and one small can between us as that's plenty. Two large is probably cheaper actually but I am making a big effort to cut down on food waste.

[ReturnofSaturn]

Half a can with two pieces of toast for me on the rare occasion I have beans on toast.

[Noshowlomo]

@BarbaraofSeville what good idea! I often throw out half a tin!

But to answer the question, I have a whole tin, 2 toasts and loads of black pepper

[AlwaysLatte]

Only if everyone else stands clear!!

[TweetUsOnFacebook]

I could manage a whole can if that was my whole meal, but generally I have half a can on a slice of buttered toast with a heap of grated cheddar 😋

[LizzieMacQueen]

One can between 4 as a side is quite a small portion.

Beans on toast as a main meal would be one tin per person.

As a side then 1/2 tin pp.

And always Heinz.

[BarbaraofSeville]

Well if DP and I have beans as a side, eg with cooked breakfast or something like fish fingers and chips, there is always some left, so I assumed that a whole tin would be fine for 2 adults and 2 smallish DC.

I wouldn't have a full tin of beans for beans on toast, but I don't do the 'big main meal' thing, generally eating 3 or 4 smallish meals a day instead of one big one and 2 small ones.

We get Branston ones, Heinz are nasty.

[lazylinguist]

I could if I liked Baked Beans. Well... I mean, I could anyway, but I'd rather not.

[PilatesPeach]

No half a tin for me whether as a side or as beans on toast but with my beans on toast I usually have 2 slices of toast and put the beans on one and some sauted mushrooms on the other and often some grated cheese.

[Itsmemaggie]

Why don’t you buy the small tins?

[BarbaraofSeville]

Small tins cost the same or often more than big tins, and some supermarkets like Aldi or Lidl don't sell small tins.

However, a lot of these things that people say they waste, I either freeze or ignore the date and use them.

Things like bits of beans, canned tomatoes and peppers just go in the freezer and then every so often I pull them all out and just go in a big 'odds and ends chilli'.

[FinallyHere]

There are many different sizes of tins.


Not often keen on baked beans but breakfast this morning was a slice of toast and a whole, 150g tin of beans.

[99victoria]

My 2.5 year old grand-daughter can. She ate a whole tin for dinner last night - 3 helpings! :)

[pimble]

Can do here - one tin, a round of buttered toast and mayonnaise 😋

[CakeGirl2020]

Well I could but wouldn’t as I am not a huge fan of beans, so for example I’d have 1/2 the tin and a huge amount of cheese on my jacket potatoes and half a tin for toast as I don’t like the bread to be too wet if you see what I mean.

If you struggle to eat them buy the smallest cans surely?

[Reedwarbler]

I use those Heinz plastic microwave pots that come in fours quite often. Not the cheapest way to buy, but one of those between 2 is perfect as part of a full English. But yes, I can eat a whole can on 2 slices of buttered and marmite toast as a main meal.

[GinWithASplashOfTonic]

I can't polish off a large tin but I can eat a small tin one of those yoghurt pots they've started doing

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Straight out the tin with a spoon , Hell Yeah

Of they're hot , I let them cool a bit or my teeth go squeaky ,

Dry toast , no cheese and no butter .