On Fri 29 Aug 2008 06:49:16p, Bob Terwilliger told us...

> Lin replied to Wayne:
>
>>> Momemade mayonnaise is a snap if you use a blender or food processor,
>>> and I've never had a failure. Having said that, I always have a
>>> container of commercial mayonnaise on hand. If I need specialty
>>> mayonnaise, I will make that myself.
>>
>> We keep jarred commercial mayo on hand as well. Neither of us are fans
>> of mayo, but it's nice to have for tuna and chicken.
>>
>> However, Bob makes a HEAVENLY mayo, and it's very easy. I understand
>> the gripes about having to clean a food processor (because I am the one
>> who gets to wash it!) and having to use the mayo before it goes south.
>> We do have a processor for small batch chopping and mixing that he uses
>> for his mayo. The bonus is that we get just the amount of mayo we can
>> use before it goes bad and that particular processor is MUCH easier to
>> clean. I think I recall him using an immersion wand blender that worked
>> quite well.
>
> In my experience, the food processor worked a lot better than the wand
> blender, but it might just be that I don't have the right technique with
> the wand blender.
>
> There are a couple places where homemade mayo makes a BIG difference:
> BLT's, and that pomegranate-chicken salad I invented last year.
>
> Bob
>
>

I agree. Homemade mayo can really contribute a special dimension to a
dish. I don't have a wand blender, so no experience there. Just the F/P
and regular blender, both of which I've used for mayo.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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