Mayonnaise Musings.

[worth1]

I haven't had Hellmanns in probably ten years.
The idea of a recycled plastic jar is a real turn off for me.
I also don't like their misleading labeling either.
Like with olive oil.
How much olive oil what kind of olive oil and so on.
The main ingredient is still vegetable oil.

[karstopography]

5% olive oil, 64% Canola. Such BS.

[JRinPA]

From the jar, ingredients
Soybean Oil
water
whole eggs distilled vinegar
egg yolks
salt
sugar
lemon juice concentrate
calcium disodium edta
natrual flavors


....tastes good to me!
I don't know how I could compare it to 10 years back...memories lie.

Head to head with Dukes about 2 years back, hellmans won in this house. But I bought dukes when necessary since the size was still 32 oz and the price a bit less. I think Sauer's was another one that was Ok. Can't stand kraft or various cheapies.
Think I heard of Blue Plate? but never saw it anywhere.

[Uncle_Feist]

I don't necessarily love one brand of mayonnaise over another now or if it has olive oil or not. I did like Hellmann's back in the day before they changed recipe but I wasn't loyal to it even back then. When I can get a bottle of mayonnaise with a busted cap for 50 cents no matter brand or oil used is how I make decisions.

[JRinPA]

Hey I'm that way too...with deers lol

I have certainly passed on the salvage store mayos in the past. I don't know if there even ARE any salvage stores anymore. Three I knew of closed with covid.

[JRinPA]

If theychanged the recipe since (this is dated best by Jun 24 but is of course just fine) then maybe I should stock up on old jars.

[karstopography]

From the jar, ingredients
Soybean Oil
water
whole eggs distilled vinegar
egg yolks
salt
sugar
lemon juice concentrate
calcium disodium edta
natrual flavors


....tastes good to me!
I don't know how I could compare it to 10 years back...memories lie.

Head to head with Dukes about 2 years back, hellmans won in this house. But I bought dukes when necessary since the size was still 32 oz and the price a bit less. I think Sauer's was another one that was Ok. Can't stand kraft or various cheapies.
Think I heard of Blue Plate? but never saw it anywhere.

That’s the ingredients for regular Hellmann’s. Hellmann’s markets a specific mayo at a higher price labeled with made with Olive Oil. True statement, it is made with Olive Oil, but evidently only a tiny fraction of the overall amount of oil.

Seems disingenuous and misleading on the part of Hellmann’s to feature a label splashed with the words Olive Oil and have so little actual Olive Oil as an ingredient, but maybe that’s just me.

Companies that look to deceive consumers like that aren’t going to gain much trust from me.

[Uncle_Feist]

5% olive oil, 64% Canola. Such BS.

I did look at the label and olive oil was the second ingredient water being first.

[JRinPA]

Yeah that's like calling it fruit juice when it is 5% juice. Or cranberry apple juice that is 5% cranberry and 50% apple. Clearly that should be apple cranberry, not cranberry apple.

I admit I don't bother with most youtube vids people post, I read the post and that title page on the vid but most things I won't play.

[Uncle_Feist]

....tastes good to me!
I don't know how I could compare it to 10 years back...memories lie.

Several of us out there that definitely know something has changed.
Some customers have complained that Hellmann's mayonnaise tastes different, and that the recipe has changed. Unilever, the company that makes Hellmann's, has responded to these complaints by saying that the recipe has remained consistent over time. However, others have noted that the ingredients look the same, but the natural flavors could be different. Some say that the mayonnaise from a bottle is denser than the mayonnaise from a jar. Others have said that the mayonnaise tastes unrecognizable and has gone off, and that mustard is no longer an ingredient.

https://www.akitachow.com/what-happened ... anns-mayo/

[worth1]

Blue plate says only egg yolks.
But they have sugar.

[JRinPA]

I know! Infuriating!

It’s like losing an old friend.

The Kirkland mayo at Costco is VERY good, but I have not seen it in YEARS!

Have you tried Duke’s? It’s good! Amazon Fresh carries it often.

-Renate

But that is from 2020...and hellman's proved better than duke's in 2022. By my tastebuds. Duke's was good and still slightly cheaper, but, hellman's was better.

There was another mayo that was good...10 years back. Was it a Mrs. Someone's. That was pretty pricey though even compared to hellman's, back then. Just did a search, I think it was Mrs. Filbert's. EDIT TO ADD I may be wrong about the pricey, maybe it just got hard to find. Doesn't seem like it is not made anymore.

[worth1]

I noticed the clear plastic rings my store brand soda comes in has that ugly grey recycled color to it.

[zeuspaul]

The Only Mayo Worth Buying, According to Stanley Tucci

Carissa Chesanek
Sat, November 9, 2024 at 3:00 AM PST

It's Julia Child's favorite, too.

Stanley Tucci is a triple threat, to say the least: He’s an actor, author, and lover of good food. In his recent memoir, "What I Ate in One Year (and Related Thoughts),” Tucci talks about his most memorable meals within a year’s timeframe, which includes this surprising dish that uses his go-to mayonnaise.

Stanley Tucci's Favorite Store-Bought Mayo

In the memoir Tucci admits that he often gets hankerings for tuna sandwiches, a craving that developed from when he'd search the streets of Manhattan for a “very hearty and affordable meal." According to Tucci, tuna salad and chicken salad are both classic comfort foods, which is why he wanted to recreate them at home. And what is chicken salad without mayonnaise?

When it came to making mayo from scratch for the recipe, Tucci tried using a method he had learned from Chef Aurelien. However, he was less than enthused about the results. The sunflower oil he used was “so potent that it tasted dreadful.” Tucci said he simply had to toss it, which was frustrating because he had "practically torn a rotator cuff" trying to emulsify the mixture.

What did the award-winning actor use instead? Hellmann’s mayonnaise. Why? Tucci says he went with this mayo brand because it's the one “I actually love.”

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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/only-ma ... 00236.html

[worth1]

The Only Mayo Worth Buying, According to Stanley Tucci

Carissa Chesanek
Sat, November 9, 2024 at 3:00 AM PST

It's Julia Child's favorite, too.

Stanley Tucci is a triple threat, to say the least: He’s an actor, author, and lover of good food. In his recent memoir, "What I Ate in One Year (and Related Thoughts),” Tucci talks about his most memorable meals within a year’s timeframe, which includes this surprising dish that uses his go-to mayonnaise.

Stanley Tucci's Favorite Store-Bought Mayo

In the memoir Tucci admits that he often gets hankerings for tuna sandwiches, a craving that developed from when he'd search the streets of Manhattan for a “very hearty and affordable meal." According to Tucci, tuna salad and chicken salad are both classic comfort foods, which is why he wanted to recreate them at home. And what is chicken salad without mayonnaise?

When it came to making mayo from scratch for the recipe, Tucci tried using a method he had learned from Chef Aurelien. However, he was less than enthused about the results. The sunflower oil he used was “so potent that it tasted dreadful.” Tucci said he simply had to toss it, which was frustrating because he had "practically torn a rotator cuff" trying to emulsify the mixture.

What did the award-winning actor use instead? Hellmann’s mayonnaise. Why? Tucci says he went with this mayo brand because it's the one “I actually love.”

<snip>

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/only-ma ... 00236.html

Everyone has their favorite mayonnaise.
Dukes is mine but I used Hellmann's for many years.
The kewpie mayonnaise is a different blend made here in the US compared to the Japanese stuff.
But I'm not paying the price.