I didn’t realize mayonnaise brands were so regionally based.I also didn’t know that Hellman’s and Best Food’s were the same line of mayo. I have never heard of a few of the brands mentioned here, but Best Food’s mayo seems to be the popular brand in our area. I switched over to Vegenaise quite a few years ago. I am not a vegetarian but I like the taste better than mayo. It is way more expensive, but a jar lasts me at least 6 months so it’s not an issue.
I guess I’m the odd one that if I need mayonnaise I buy it without just a glance at the price to see what size jar to buy. The market has the larger size sometimes on sale and it is same price as the size down. I figure I’m going to buy it regardless of price if I need it. My H prefers spicy mustard and I don’t eat sandwiches at home. We use very little mayonnaise and I’d be surprised if we go through two jars a year.
Eggs I do check the prices. I eat a lot of eggs and if the price is somewhat reasonable I like to buy the range free eggs. I’ve learned from someone in the business that cage free while sounding more humane can still result in chickens being kept in very close confines.
Hate Miracle whip it makes the item inedible to me. I’ve had vegenaise on several occasion and I like the taste and if we ate more mayonnaise I’d consider switching.
@sseamom - we recently got a Grocery Outlet and I’ve found some great deals on organic items. The one thing I don’t like it they don’t have product consistency. For several months I found greats deals on large containers of plain Yogurt. Brands that at Whole Foods or our other nice market sell for 6 to 7 dollars a tub. Grocery outlet had them for 2.99. Last few times I’ve gone they only have had odd flavors.
@bookworm, Amazon is your friend! It’s more on Amazon than what I can buy it for, but if you don’t eat a lot of it it’s worth it (Sir Kensington’s). The dijonnaise and special sauce are also delicious.
We love Blue Plate, which is made locally. I like Duke’s and Hellman’s too but I like Blue Plate a bit better. They’re all available on Amazon. I need to rush out to the grocery later and compare prices!
Whole Foods also sells Sir Kennsington’s mayonnaise.
I use mayo to make salad dressing. But always full fat! The fat is what gives it the flavor; “lite” varieties have more sugar, at least relatively, and I can always taste that they’re sweeter.
Checked at Costco today - 64 oz of Hellmans is $6.99, one gallon of Blue Plate is $7.89! Hey, that’s only .062 dollars per ounce, lol.
In homemade mayo you use eggs, right? Not cooked, right?
Correct, so might want to pass if immune system is compromised.
About eggs, try using pasture-raised instead of free range.
I buy the $9.99 Primal Kitchen Avocado Mayo.
You could sous-vide your eggs to essentially pasteurize them if wanting to make home-made mayo. 75-120 minutes at 135F is the typical recommended range (less time yields a more runny yolk but there’s some sort of logarithmic function with regards to bacteria counts which technically says longer is very marginally safer). I do this when I’m making pasta carbonara because I always feel just a little bit dubious about my skill level in acheiving the correct combined temp of pasta and eggs for food safety.
That said, egg safety has improved significantly in the US in the past couple decades. Non-immune-compromised people probably have very low risk when it comes to raw/undercooked eggs.
http://www.douglasbaldwin.com/sous-vide.html#Pasteurized_in_Shell_Egg
I made a turkey and provolone sandwich today. I used Hellmann’s on half and Sir Kensington mayo on the other half. Hands down I preferred the Hellmann’s mayonnaise. The Sir Kensington’s mayo overpowered the sandwich, maybe with the vinegar? taste. Perhaps the SK would fare better with an aged cheddar or a black forest ham.
If I think the Hellmann’s needs a little more kick I stir in some chipotle, Dijon, or sriracha.