I grew up eating retried beans in TX and quickly discovered as a young adult that buying Old El Paso was worth it - every time. Other brands have never compared. Tonight, I opened a 31 oz can of the traditional retried beans I’ve purchase for 20 yrs+…. I usually drain them, and then place them in a bowl (generally still in the can shape, beginning to settle) and add a few pats of butter. Tonight, I couldn’t drain them without “the beans” pouring out of the can. Tried my best to eliminate liquid, added a bit of butter. After heating, mixing and allowing to cool - they are practically liquid! What in the world? I’ve bought these so many times over the last 2 yrs and have never experienced this…. Maybe in 2021, I’m just now getting to the cans of 2019 revamp??? That’s just crazy. Why in the world are they so watery? The taste is week. This has zero to do with customer input… no one would ask for less taste and more water… these won’t even “set” to build my dinner items. Ruined a meal we’ve relied on for years and years.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Old El Paso traditional refried beans has been a staple on the table every Taco Tuesday at our house over the years as the family grew up over the years. The beans are always consistent, delicious and tasty. Always a family favorite

Used to be my favorite brand of retried beans. Today they had a very strong offputting metallic smell and had a chemical aftertaste. Since this seems to be something everyone is experiencing lately possibly bc of the new recipe, I will be switching to a new brand and never buy this again

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] These beans are delicious & easy. We like to place them into a small casserole dish, add salsa & cheese, even some diced onion, and bake them at 350 degrees until they are bubbly. Our favorite is a double deck taco. A soft shell, smeared with these beans, add a Stand & Stuff shell and all the goodies. Fold it up, and you can have the crunchy corn, and soft flour taco, all in one. (Bonus: It doesn't fall apart!)

We buy this product often and normally 5 stars, but this time around the beans were very watery.

Good stuff.

Great product

Good

Will throw away unopened cans. Too gross to give away

These frijoles taste like someone dumped a packet of taco seasoning in them. Bring back Rosarita's....,...they taste like authentic frijoles.