Ridgerunner
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I agree with this. Some people think chili should not have any beans in it. Nothing wrong with that as long as they are talking about what they eat. Some people tell you what spices or herbs you have to use or you can't call it chili. I just might use something a little different. We all have different preferences.You can probably use almost any kind of bean you want to make chili. A good bean mix would probably due also.
If you do a search on chili bean recipes (I searched on chili beans, not just chili) you will find recipes where they call for pintos, others call for red kidney. I just saw one where a mix was mentioned. I haven't tried it (at least I don't think I have) but I'd think Black Turtle beans would work really well. I remember someone using navy beans, those were good.
Ducks, I don't see it as something where there are rules that you have to follow or civilization as we know it ceases to exist. I'm certainly not the person that is going to tell you that you have to do it my way or else I'll hold my breath until my face turns purple. Try something. If you don't like it, try something else.