It took me a lot of time to make the mayo.
By marguicha
@marguicha (215133)
Chile
May 1, 2017 2:54pm CST
Usually I make homemade mayonaise with the mini pimer. It takes a minute and it tastes wonderfully.
Today, for some unknown reason, I could not do it. The ingredients separated and as I had used a lot of oil, I wasn´t going to lose that oil.
So I started another mayo using my hands and beating the yolk while adding little by little oil until it got thick. Only then I started to pour also in drops, the mayonaise that did not work.
I did it! But it too me a long time. And after all the work, I did not want to eat the potato I had cooking. I ate it with butter and the mayo is in the plate where I fixed it and covered with a plastic wrap.
Do you "mend" kitchen problems or you just throw everything away?
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
1 May 17
Oh good you finally got it to work Marguicha. Wonder if it has to do with the weather? I dunno lol the humidity?
Oh no I never ever throw anything away I find a use for it somehow. Down to the very last.
Home made mayo must be delicious never made it.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
My aunt who was a lady from another generation told me never to make mayo when I had my period
. There were lots of rules to not follow back then
. There were lots of rules to not follow back then1 person likes this
@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
@TiarasOceanView THe other one I remember was that I should not cross a patch of watermelon in that condition either as the watermelon would be dry
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
1 May 17
I do try to fix the mistakes before I throw it away. Sometimes things are just unfixable though.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
True. But I, like you, try to save as much as I can.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
@Happy2BeMe And many times I just turn the mishap into something else. But the mayo would have to return to its shape and so I did it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
2 May 17
@marguicha most of the time it can be saved
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
1 May 17
Yes fix up what I can if its sort of gone wrong.
Not had fresh Mayo in a long long time but I love it really do.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
1 May 17
I also have Hellmans, but I prefer the real thing. And usually it is very easy to do it with the minipimer. Only this time it did not work and I had to do it by the very old method of fork and only yolk
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 True. And easier too.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
2 May 17
@marguicha
I would do that too but the Jar of Mayo is what Jorge prefers so that takes over the other natural one.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
1 May 17
I used my time and an extra yolk and I had it the way I like it.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
1 May 17
@rebelann I´ll have to think about doferent doshes with mayo now. It is way too much for 2 people.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
Then, after the things are fixed, there´s the pride for a job well done.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
@CRK109 As I love to cook I also have some kitchen problems. Noone is perfect
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
2 May 17
@marguicha Yes, it's a great feeling! I will never forget the first time Mom fixed something I thought I had destroyed. It was the beginning of a whole new life in the kitchen!
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
2 May 17
Wow i have never made homeade mayonaise but that sounds like it could come in handy
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
It is very easy to make. Most of the times, I should say as today I had a problem with it.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
@chrissbergstrom Check it online. If you have a minipimer, you should be able to make mayo in 2 minutes.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
2 May 17
@marguicha Might have to give it a try someday
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
1 May 17
I do try to save things in the kitchen sometimes. Making your own mayo - wow - I know no one who does that. It must taste fantastic.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
1 May 17
@marguicha It sounds wonderful. I'm a big mayo fan :))
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
1 May 17
@suziecat7 I have a couple of men friends who do not eat Hellmans. I usually ask their wife to do it but sometimes I give in,
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
1 May 17
I have made my own mayo since I was 14. My favorite aunt taught mr how. Later on I used Hellmans because it easier. But if I need a big batch (as when making potato salad for a barbecue) I make my own. Delicious and cheaper.
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@JudyEv (325248)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May 17
I would mostly try to 'mend' mistakes too but I know the mayo must have taken ages.
@thislittlepennyearns (58103)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
1 May 17
If I think I can really fix it then I will try, but if I feel like it's too far gone then I scrap it and throw it away.
@thislittlepennyearns (58103)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
1 May 17
If I think I can really fix it then I will try, but if I feel like it's too far gone then I scrap it and throw it away.
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@marguicha (215133)
• Chile
2 May 17
This mayo was left as good (or better) as new, But it took some effort.
@Slayqueen (918)
• India
2 May 17
sometimes I try to mend things and if that doesn't work I get frustrated and throw everything away..
