These are high quality, dried black beans. I like to make big batches and freeze them in portions for an easy side dish, or to use a part of a more complicated dish. They're always nice and clean, and I have never found any pebbles or anything else that isn't a bean in there. It's nice getting dried beans in bulk, & knowing Ihave them around. This size is a great compromise between little grocery store-sized bags, and the huge 50 lb bag, which is a little overwhelming unless you have a restaurant (yes, I'm looking at you, 40-something lbs of pinto beans in my laundry room).

We cooked 4lbs. Of black beans every other week, so we know about quality & price... and this beans from Sam’s are the best in the market and the lowest price too!

Purchased this for the Hurricane Melissa Black Relief Fund

Long shelf life

Plant-based whole foods- so healthy, nutritious and economical.

Black beans are very good for you. I try to eat some every day, either as the base of a smoothie, or included in a dish. I really prefer working with dried beans as they only require about an hour in a pressure cooker and they're cheaper and more nutritious than canned. (Read: less sodium) These arrived very clean, no pebbles or stones to be found, at least in the bag i purchased. That said, always wash and inspect dried beans before cooking.

These beans are just fine. They arrived quickly and taste great. I make beans all the time and saw these so decided to try them since the price for the quantity is very good. Twelve pounds is a lot of beans, but they don't really spoil and we eat them all the time!

A friend gave me an America's Test Kitchen Cookbook with a fabulous recipe for black bean soup made from dried beans. It's a summer staple for when it's too hot to cook & a winter staple for when soup hits the spot. With this bag of beans, I'll be making it often. These beans also work great in Calico Beans & Piccadilly.

This bag of black beans are very dirty with peeled skin, half broken ones. I have been buying Member’s mark beans and black and pinto. I have been very happy till this bag of black beans. I wouldn’t even give one star! Very disappointing!