I tend to prefer black beans actually. For some reason kidney beans have this funny effect of dulling the flavour of the whole dish.

Just rinse them and they should be fine, imo. Kidney are the go to but not the rule.

Absolutely not.

Nah that’s fine, and the ratio is good.

No, it’ll be fine. It may change the flavor profile a little bit.

You may wish to look at some black bean chili recipes to check out the differences and see if you might wanna make some adjustments based on those. But it won’t be much of an adjustment.

Canned food has sell/us-by dates, because everything needs one…

Acidic food can get weird tasting, but you’re better off ignoring the date and caring about structure integrity of the can.

It’s not about if it ruptured, if it was canned correctly or not. If there’s any flex whatsoever in the can, don’t risk. Even if it’s on the grocery store shelf and a year from expiration.

So you can use whatever beans you want, but don’t feel like you “have” to use the can, they’ll last.

Are you worried about farting?

I find that with black beans, I need to add a bit more acid/spice to gat a good balance

I’m making chilli right now and put black beans in it. I like black beans in my chilli.

I exclusively use black beans in my chili, I like 'em better. I think it’s a good idea.

There is no such thing as too many kinds of beans in chili.

It we’ll make it different. It will not ruin it.

I never make chili without black beans and kidney beans…

You put the peeps in the chili pot and eat them all up
You put the peeps in the chili pot and make them taste… baaad

Nope

I love black beans in chili