OK......I have always been a Hellman's man, but I am willing to entertain the possibility that there are better mayos out there.

Any suggestions?

Also........I am talking mayo, NOT salad dressing.

Mayo=spreadable lard.

Blleecchh ! ! !

It sounds weird but I like the Kraft with Olive oil blend.

mayo has nothing to do with lard........it is oil (veggie usually), eggs, some sort of acid (lemon juice or vinegar), and spices!

#3.......that DOES sound odd.....I like olive oil, but I think it would be too strong for mayo.

I like the olive oil blend mayo (Kraft and Hellman's) a lot better than the basic mayo.

As far as I can tell, there isn't much flavor difference between brands. I think there is more of a texture difference. Store brands tend to be thinner (IMO) than "national" or "premium" brands.

IIRC Mayonnaise uses egg whites and hollandaise uses egg yolks.

hollandaise is different in that it is cooked gently (I make a double boiler out of two pans).

It makes sense that hollandaise would be cooked. I never thought about it before now. The times I've seen it served (which is very few) have been from what looked like a slightly larger vessel than you would see with cream for cofee. Is this a special "hollandaise vessel"?

Don't see Hellman's here locally. Kraft and Best Foods which are o.k.

Hint: Poor (or lazy) man's aioli is a bunch of garlic (use a press) into mayo. Really good for asperagus or cold veggies/meats...

I've tried to make aioli a couple times. Failed. Must have been menstruating.

Here in the South, all we use is Duke's. Sammiches, spreads and dips just don't taste right without Duke's.

Mayo has it's place, ie BLT, maybe with a turkey or chicken sandwich but I absolutely hate mayo on beef. Not on hamburgers, that's just gross.

Can I say that on your thread andy?

Hollandaise Sauce is as follows:

3 egg yolks

1/2 lemon, juiced

1 teaspoon cold water

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 cup butter

No oil like mayo.

BTW, Hellman's is best. Never had Dukes. Must try.

RE #6

Depedns on the recipe. Mayo uses egg yolks too.

RE #9

Big Chief - Hellmans and Best Foods mayo are the same product, the name is just different depending on what side of the Rockies you are on. Take a look on the side of the jar.

Anyway...

I agree w/ big chief that Kraft mayo is only OK.

Heinz makes a really good mayo product, but I don't recall ever seeing it in anything but single serve packets. I suppose it probably exists in food service size vat sized packaging too.

Trader Joes also sells a "Real Mayo" product that lacks all the thickening agents and preservatives of commerical mayo and only has like five or six ingredients (it is pasturized for safety though). It's pretty good, but it has too short a lifespan once opened, I used to buy it, but I was always throwing out jars that were 2/3 to 3/4 full when the flavor would turn, which allways occured long before the expiration date.

For mass produced commerically available mayo - Best Foods / Hellmans regular works fine for me. I've tried the olive oil mayos, the canola oil mayos, the lite mayos, from both Best Foods and Kraft, and none of them have the flavor I'm looking for. Best Foods / Hellmans regular has that flavor.

But the best of them all is Alton Brown's mayo recipe:

(tip: if you make it yourself, use the absolute freshest eggs you can find)

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/mayonnaise-recipe/index.html 

and his other mayo recipie:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/party-mayonnaise-recipe/index.html 

I'm not positive, but when I lived in RI my mom bought Hellman's.

Here on the west coast you can't find it, but Best Foods comes in the exact same container, same colors and it tastes identical.

Could it just be a regional name for the same stuff?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellmann 's_and_Best_Foods

A quick google search says yes, if you trust wikipedia for your info.

*shrug*

I hate mayo. Nasty stuff.

RE #15

Not going by what's in wikipedia. Going by what's wrritten on the side of the container in my refrigerator.

assuming you were even talking to me...

I was not. Your post wasn't there when I posted.

re 1

NO! well unless you are out west, then it's Best Foods, same stuff in the jar.

Sadly, there are not many things that don't taste better with some Hellmans or Best Foods.