Best bean for baked beans

[Lisasbolt]

I want to stop buying Heinz, so want to find a good bean to "bake"!

Any recommendations and where to buy also would be greatly appreciated

[Spunky]

You'd need a load of beans Lisa, why don't you want to use Heinz?

[Alison]

I prefer to make my own too (much nicer and self sufficient) and find that any of the bollotti types work and have used the large runner beans a bit too (can't remember the name but got them from Real Seeds, massive white beans).

[WendyC]

Can't help I'm afraid as I think baked beans are the devil's own food, despite my family trying to persuade me otherwise. Hope someone gives you a better answer!

[Alison]

Can't help I'm afraid as I think baked beans are the devil's own food, despite my family trying to persuade me otherwise. Hope someone gives you a better answer!

Homemade are much nicer than the tinned ones

[Hazel at the Hill]

You'd need a load of beans Lisa, why don't you want to use Heinz?

Might not be as easy/cheap to get hold of tinned baked beans in Spain, Spunky.

[lottie dolly]

Any saved bean seeds,they taste more or less the same regardless of size,if it's the smaller size and color your after,the nearest i can think of are,blue lake,yellow french climbers,cobra and some of the dwarf bean seeds,cheroke trail of tears are smaller but dark brown,

[WilliamD]

Cannellini are pretty close to the tinned beans. And easy to grow.

[skeggijon]

I usually use borlotti beans

[Potstubsdustbins]

I cheat and buy Heinz

[Kleftiwallah]

Baked beans.

Devils food and only edible with buttered toast below and a fried egg above.

Cheers, Tony

[kris1960]

I prefer to make my own too (much nicer and self sufficient) and find that any of the bollotti types work and have used the large runner beans a bit too (can't remember the name but got them from Real Seeds, massive white beans).

I think they are called 'gigante'- I have got some but am not sure when to sow.

[Alison]

I think they are called 'gigante'- I have got some but am not sure when to sow.

Sow them the same time as normal runners and Frenchies, in my case that's in about a months time.

[Coopers]

I think haricot beans will be the closest.

Though are you attempting to replicate heinz or make something similiar. I often attempt similiar. This then means i can grab any random bean of my fancy and spruce it up however i fancy at the time.

[Nicos]

We use haricot beans too.
Homemade are much less sugary and more tomatoey ....really yummy with finely chopped red peppers too!

I stopped buying Heinz a few years ago as my sweet tooth isn't so sweet anymore since being out here.
When we do buy baked beans , I actually much prefer Te$ co's value beans these days.