Making mayonnaise versus buying it.

well better to make own than going out in that cold!

Wow making your own mayonnaise, I personally would just buy it at the store. If you have the time I say go for it, and see how it turns out.

I have made my own mayonaise too, but that was a long time ago. I do't do it anymore because you don't cook it and you use raw eggs. There is so much info out there about not eating raw or undercooked eggs because of salmenella poisoning. I just buy it in a jar now.

No problem. I think I would rather buy it. I am not sure if it would taste very good or turn out right if I tried to make it.

Well i only use Hellmans mayonaise so since i live alone & watch my weight,i tend to use more mustard that mayo,but i always keep Hellams on hand anyway..I also use extra virgin olive oil in everything...

If you only plan on making and using a small amount and don't use it every day, than making it might be better. But home made doesn't last like store bought ones and you do have to worry about the raw eggs....

Well for me it would just be to much of a hassle to make it since we rarely eat it. I buy the Miracle Whip Salad Dressing. We don't like Mayonnaise really. I would be afraid of the Salmonella poisoning that we might get from eating the raw eggs.

Whether it would be cheaper depends on a few things. First, how much do you pay for mayonnaise? If you buy name brand not on sale, it can cost up to $3 a quart here. I don't know which recipe you use, since there are several, so I don't know how much olive oil it takes. How big is your container of olive oil? You have to know how many cups of oil are in it before you can figure how much each cup costs. On the average, I think it's cheaper to make your own if you like it. I'm still looking for a recipe that makes mayonnaise that tastes the way I want it to!

I have heard it said more than once that homemade mayonnaise is the best. I have never tried to make it. Using raw eggs is one reason. The other is that I have used Hellman's mayo for so long that I wouldn't try to use anything else. But from a frugal point of view it would be the cheapest way to go if you were to make it yourself.

since you are good at making your own mayonnaise, i do not see any reason why you will be stopped by anything at all from producing the item from your very own kitchen. although it is true that there is a possibility that the homemade one will come out to be more expensive than buying from the grocers, i am pretty sure that the price differnce will not be much. in fact, at most times, we can cut on the expenses on food if we produce our own food needs. i can see that you are having doubts about this after having realized that olive oil is quite expensive. well, coming from me, it will be just go ahead and do it. there is joy in doing things our way once in a while.

No, we tend to use more mustard in our family, but we do use mayonnaise from time to time. We buy it at the store. We buy whatever is on sale--I've never heard of the extra virgin olive oil by Helman's we'll have to try that next time. It seems if you use it a lot it's best to make it yourself. And I have the recipe to make it, but we've never made it ourselves. Cheers! Pablo

if we count the work plus expenses,i rather buy than making our own.

i use to buy, because i dont know how to make a mayonnaise..you might as well share me the steps and ingredients...lol

That's a good idea. Hadn't done that in years. My grandparents, well grandma anyway, would make just about anything. There is a lot to be said about making things yourself. Some poeple don't think it's healthy, but look back some 50 - 70 years ago, they made their own everything and processed their own meat. I think it's a great idea, aside from the cold, but because we don't know what will be happeneing with our economey.

HI there. I think in the long run, making your own products ( and instead of buying them ) the one's that you can make will be a lot cheaper, and home made things i think tastes alot better than shop bought, because sometimes you can add just that extra ingredient or put a little more or less in what you are making, and i have tasted home made mayonnaise and it tastes beautiful, so my opinion, i would rather make my own mayonnaise. Hope this helps.

I would prefer buying it since I don't have enough skills to do it and enought time and patience. I think it would be less expensive to buy a ready made product than to do it myself. (c) ronaldinu 2009 - the more people I meet-the more I love my dog