Making mayonnaise

Via the Amateur Gourmet, homemade mayonnaise:

Look at that creamy, dreamy concoction. Even the me of yesteryear might have to dip my finger in to taste. I think anyone who hates mayo should make it themselves; seeing how it works--how the oil emulsifies with the egg yolk and the lemon juice--makes all the difference.

I've had a similar mayonnaise reawakening: when I was younger, I absolutely hated mayonnaise, to the point that thinking about it made me gag. A couple of years ago, though, I started making homemade mayonnaise, and I never looked back. It's delicious, and fun.

(It still feels kind of gross to dip a spoon into mayonnaise and taste it, though.)

Comments

[Garth Webb]

I found this derivation on mayonnaise interesting though not my personal cup of tea:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/10/the-food-lab-meatonnaise-mayonnaises-mayos-bacon-lamb-duck-beef-fats-science.html

[Garth Webb]

I think ranch dressing is when you take mayonnaise to a ranch and leave it out in the sun. Or possibly you make mayonnaise using horse fat.

[Suvir Saran]

Nothing like homemade mayonnaise.
We have amazing eggs from our own chickens.
And they are so rich and buttery, that we need to add more oil, or do the whole eggs, or else the mayonnaise just will not get thin and to the right consistency.
I too am not a big fan of mayonnaise, but give me homemade mayonnaise, and I am happy licking it off from my fingers, and lick the spoon clean.

Do you have a favorite recipe now? What kind of oil do you use?

[Tami]

I was the same way. Mayo- gross, but that's because I never had the real thing. Now, if I'm successful at making I find as many things as possible to slather it on. And nothing goes better with a freshly cooked fingerling potato than homemade mayo!