When I said they have to taste better, I was comparing them to the ones you buy in the store. I have never rehydrated dry beans, not enough time in my days to do that, so I usually buy the canned and use them. I also am all about convenience. If I can whip up a good meal in 1/2 hour - instead of spending 2 hours in the evening cooking and then cleaning up the kitchen, I am all for convenience.
I will be trying beans in the dead of winter, as my cousin who works for Penndot informs me that we are going to have one &$@! of a winter this year, with record snowfall! That will give me something to do while I am snowed in.