Money saver for bean eaters
355026
We eat a lot of orangic beans at home. We were paying $1.50 per box/can. This is a must for saving money!
338586
I put this soup in my husband's lunch at least once a week. He really likes the taste and even takes it sometimes in the summer.

I like getting this soup here on subscribe and save. It really does save me. I end up paying almost half of what it costs me to buy it in the town where I live with the added benefit that they deliver it right to my door so I don't have to lug heavy cans home from the grocery store.
2599140
We have a Buddhist retreat center in Central Wisconsin and can over a thousand quartz a year. However, this wonderful device cans leftovers that would normally clog up freezer space and make great servings for one or two persons. Beans are put in dry covered with water and 45 min later are done... no watching.  Yogurt making is so easy now..this is one of our favorite kitchen appliances
639921
I love fava beans. I'm pretty sure I've been eating them since the day I was weaned. These Sahadi beans are a good variety. They're a really good price ($15.18 for 12 packs at the moment). The Sahadi beans are large, so if you're not a fan of larger beans, you may wants to go for a brand that's smaller (search for Al Wadi Foul Moudammas - a little pricier). Here's an Egyptian recipe I've always loved (sorry I'm not good at measurements):

1- Lightly mash the beans with a fork.
2- Cover and microwave on high for 60 seconds.
3- Mix then microwave covered on high for another 20 seconds if it's not hot yet.
4- Add a lot of cumin, a lot of olive oil, lemon juice to taste
5- Optionally add minced onions and/or minced tomatoes and/or minced roasted garlic to taste.

These beans are a little high in sodium, so keep that in mind and enjoy! A couple of the cans arrived dented, but nothing serious.
4046902
I purchased this grinder with the hopes that it was better value than a large expensive Burr grinder..  and it WAS ! It's used every day to grind for espresso and on occasion I change the setting for French Press coffee.  I have had no issues except that it does take a bit of effort to grind your beans. However, with that said, it has helped me determine the better quality beans.  For example, I used a local Fresh Market to purchase beans vs. local beanery and noticed quite a difference in the grind quality of the beans.  I could tell using the hand grinder that the older beans are tougher to grind than the better quality. This made it worth the effort. Who knew that the beans had different textures? I have always used a basic $20 Hamilton Beach coffee grinder and would have never noticed the different bean quality.  I love this little grinder.  It fits nicely in my coffee cabinet and it was very easy to disassemble and clean out.  If you don't have time to hand grind for a one-cup espresso, you're not taking time to smell the coffee. :)
1819848
Saves a lot of money crushing up peppercorns instead of buying them in the pre-packaged containers. Seems to work well, the construction and magnets hold solid.
147579
Bought this as an alternative to the $7.50 cans from the store.  I substituted this into the coffee maker without telling my wife and she didn't even notice.  I asked her how her coffee was and she said "Great".  A week later I told her I was using new coffee and she didn't even care, but I'll tell you my wallet did.  I get these on subscribe and save and it ends up being $5 a bag, which lasts a week (only my wife drinks this).  Thats $20 a month versus $30 for the premium store can.  That may not seem like a lot, but when you add up all the stuff I get on Subscribe and Save and the savings per month, it ends up being $50 or $60 combined.  The little here and the little there add up.
3601382
I wasn't sure if I would like raw peanuts, or wanted to mess with the roasting process, but with the price for those in the 16oz. jars getting over 3 bucks I had to give it a shot. Getting 15% off with Subscribe & Save also was a factor and hopefully Amazon won't drop them from the program like they did the Emerald peanuts I was previously purchasing. Anyway, the peanuts taste great and the roasting process is relatively painless. The only downside is getting the brown wrapper off but shaking then in a brown paper bag seems to be working pretty good. We found that grinding up some salt in our little coffee grinder and just sprinkling it over the nuts was sufficient to get them lightly salted and we didn't have to heat it as some have suggested. Since taste is relative I'm going with 5-stars because I like them and find it's a viable alternative to paying over 3 bucks a pound to have someone else heat them up and sprinkle some salt on... and with the savings of an additional 15% my last purchase was about two-fifty a pound. I'm stocking up because Amazon seems prone to raising the price on everything else I have subscribed to or deleting it from the program... I now have 46 items that I don't receive because of one or the other of these two reasons.
4756966
First I have to admit, we love trying foods from different cultures.  A couple of years ago I ran into a tasty looking recipe calling for Gigantes Greek beans.  Used a substitute, wasn't too impressed with the results.  Discovered the real thing on Amazon.  True, the price is outrageous- but after looking around realized that is the norm or this product.  After all, they are only grown in Greece and Spain.
So.  I buy several pounds at once to save some on shipping, and here's why: These beans when baked the Greek way are like comfort food.  Creamy texture and delicious flavor.  My kids love them, and they are not partial to beans.  Sure, they are as costly as steak, but a lot healthier!
644307
In These Times of HAVING to Stretch Every Dollar this is the machine for you. This machine is a little pricy for me, but after using it, it is worth every dollar, which you will eventually get back in the food savings you get. IF one is in a hurry, you can cook a bunch of meals on the weekend, vaccuum seal them throw them in the freezer and get one meal out at a time thaw or boil it and bam! you're ready to go. got leftovers, again the same thing vaccuum them up and toss them in the freezer. Goin to the market when they have a great buy on chicken thighs or a sale on whole somekindofmeat, cook it or not then, you can just seperate it into groups of what your family will eat, vaccuum it and take it out one at a time without worrying about freezer burn. I have thrown away more meat in the last decade to feed a small hungry nation, because I bought things on sale, placed them in freezer bags and got them out and thew them away months later when they have not been used and you can see meat that looks like tanned hides. You truly can't go wrong with this product. Especially when you can purchase the bags and stuff at a superstore.
2770739
How many times does a luxury actually save you time and money?  Not often enough.

I used to make my own fresh granola and store it in a spare refrigerator.  For the quality and price of the granola I'm accustom to making, Bob's granola is a solid deal.  I used to run to the local grocery and health food stores to pick up all the most healthful grains and non-sulfured dried fruits.  The driving, shopping, prep, and manufacturing time, made this a minimum one-day job. When the kids were young, I would get them to help stirring the ingredients in the very large mixing bowl.  It was always fun until the kids got older and none of us wanted to devote a day to granola, so we stopped.  We were a family with a need, but without a solution.

One day, I was buying bread-making ingredients on Amazon.  Just before clicking the Submit button, I stopped to recheck if there were other items I needed to add, when it hit me -- doesn't Bob make granola??  Sure enough!!  I quickly calculated the cost of buying Bob's granola versus making my own.  The numbers were good, so I found a few flavors we'd like and bought one case of each.  All met my criteria for ingredients.  I reasoned that the risk of ending up with packages of granola we wouldn't like or eat was low, and leaned on my faith in Bob's brand.  All the flavors are new family favorites.

Where I used to buy Bob's Red Mill grains for my granola anyway, we will now have Bob's ready-to-eat granola delivered.  I saved money not having to pay inflated grocery store prices for the ingredients, as well as the time, gas, and inconvenience of having to go to the grocery store to give them my money.  Bob's granola is a time- and money-saving luxury.

I want to finish this review my saying that as a work-at-home Mr. Mom, I spend a portion of my grocery budget on Amazon.  Instead of paying for faster shipping, or using the SuperSaver option and waiting a little longer, my Amazon Prime membership (which paid for itself in the first four months) increases my money savings and gets my orders delivered faster.  I hope you find this review helpful.  Thanks for reading.
1447524
Save a lot of cooking time and gas usage.  It took me only 15 minutes to cook a pot of bean soup.  Besides, the indicator is definitely the nicest feature I like, compare to the jiggling type indicator.
413041
This product is a must-have for iced coffee lovers who want to go on a budget. Using this avoids the sour flavor of cooling coffee, so it definitely replaced my trip of going to a cafe and ordering a coffee. I calculated how much I spend on coffee in a cafe vs. using this machine.

Overall, a year of buying coffee outside would cost me $1,200-1,3000, a huge number. Using this with ground coffee from the super market reduces the spending to less than $100, which is a a huge save.

I definitely recommend this product
4810454
If you can overlook the hefty price, this is a smart and reasonable way to feed two (maybe 3) people. I wish I had some personal seasoning to use to enhance the flavor but overall this stuff (Beef stew) is great as it is.
2696709
For my needs, I have four bean bags (chair-like shape).  To top off each of the  bean bags, I needed 2 of the two cubic foot containers.  For the price I paid and the free shipping due to my membership, to me it was worth it.  I ended up buying 8 of the bags.  These are the small round beans, which is what I was looking for but some of the other providers do not clearly explain what their product looks like, so I opted for this one and I am happy with my decision.  Someone had written in one of the prior reviews that some of his bags arrived ripped and some of the product was missing.  In my case, two if my eight apparently did rip somewhat but they were delivered at a later date covered with an additional plastic bag, by the USPS.  If I lost $1.00 worth the merchandise, it is not even worth worrying about it.  My bean bag did not notice the difference nor complained to me about it.
218183
Once I figured out that my regular coffee was a little to coarse (weak coffee), I  used my coffee grinder to get a finer ground and now I get a really good cup of coffee.  The EZ-Cup works perfectly.  I'm certain that my coffee expense has been greatly lowered.  Instead of paying an average of $.55/cup I now pay about $.10/cup using my regular coffee.  Somebody recommended this to me and I recommend it to my friends.  Great product!
3508071
I bought this as a gift for my son. He's a coffee snob and had been roasting his own beans in a pot on the stovetop. I'm not a coffee drinker myself, but my son and husband are delighted with the results. Of course, the results are also based on the quality of bean used, but for about $6 a lb. my guys claim they are drinking some of the best coffee they've ever had.