Duke’s mayonnaise is garbage

Dude, there are people who eat pussy. You’re worried about MAYO?

It's really that bad?

I used to love it but the last couple of years something has changed. Im back to Kraft real mayo .

You gotta have Hellman's.

I'd agree, but not as garbage as mayonnaise debates.

For me, it just has too much vinegar. I like to control that, so I prefer Hellmann's.

Southern brand JFG is the best.

What's that Japanese Kewpie mayo like?

It's Hellman's or nothing.

Dukes is Hellmann’s with a bit more vinegar and without the sugar.

DUKES Soybean oil, eggs, water, distilled and cider vinegar, salt, oleoresin paprika, natural flavors, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor. Contains: Eggs

HELLMANNS Soybean oil, Water, Whole eggs, Distilled vinegar, Egg yolks, Salt, Sugar, Lemon juice concentrate, Calcium disodium EDTA (used to protect quality), and Natural flavors.

Duke’s is too bitter. If I want that I’ll eat a pickle. It’s just gross. I guess if you were brought up on that shit you’d enjoy it.

r10, really? Have always assumed that it's loaded with sugar, like Miracle Whip. Never tried it. Funny, our local high-end, organic, worker-owned supermarket chain featured a table featuring Duke's near the entrance. I almost got all Karen and wanted to talk with the manager for selling MAGA Mayo.

As most here know, Hellmann's is called Best Foods west of The Rockies, rumored to be named so for the goyishy West Coasters.

Have told this story here before, but it's been a while. Eons ago, I had a part-time job working in the Microbiology lab at the Best Foods factory when it was South of Market in San Francisco. I called it "The Mayo Clinic". It was owned by a mid-west company called CPC International (Corn Products Company) and corn oil was the main ingredient. I would sample all of the raw ingredients from the warehouse as each batch arrived, then put them in culture in the lab to see any bacteria or other bugs grew. I also had to run around the factory on cat walks to samples at every step of the process, ie. when pipes of vinegar shot into the vats oil. From a scientific perspective, the job was boring since there was rarely any contamination, and none found were dangerous pathogens.

Have remained loyal to Best Foods (only use it for tuna salad or salami sammiches) but hearing now that Duke's has less sugar is intriguing. Never in my life have I ever seen it in stores before last week.

This was settled decades ago on DL. Duke's won. No need to relitigate.

Lol, @ r13, but that's not the outcome I recall.

This fight has come up as much as those Russian campers and I think OP was just stirring it all back up.

OP, you were clearly not raised right.

try 'fixing' store bought mayo by adding a few drops of olive oil and lemon juice. It seems to help brighten the flavor.

Blue Plate is best.

NYT wirecutter just did best mayo article.

R18 is right, plus they have the most beautiful label.

California gay here. It's Best Foods or bust for me.

Best Foods = Hellman's, west of the Rocky Mountains. Same mayonnaise, different brand names based on region.

Oh look, another Duke's mayonnaise thread.

It always got such raves here, I was eager to try it but Duke's wasn't available in my area until about 10 years ago, When I finally tried it, I was surprised to find it wasn't anything special at all. My favorite is Kraft mayonnaise but if that's not on sale, I'll just get the store brand, unless Hellman;s is half-price or something.

Kraft?!?? 🤢🤮

[quote]our local high-end, organic, worker-owned supermarket chain featured a table featuring Duke's near the entrance.

Which supermarket is this?

What is the consensus on Blue Plate?

Another vote for Blue Plate as best.

My ranking:

1. Duke's 2. Kraft 3. Hellmann's

I'm a later-in-life convert. My favorite in childhood and beyond was Hellmann's. Kraft is now my choice when I want something mellower, Duke's for more tang and just all-around.

I heard Duke's is best in potato salad?

I eat it straight out of the jar.

Do you rinse your mayo and is it a rescue?

I agree with R6. Duke has too much vinegar for my taste. Team Hellmans.

FAKE NEWS!!!

True DLers don't buy store-bought mayonnaise and have their own recipe.

Soylent green is people!

R1 Eating pussy isn’t so bad.

Use to like the Hellman’s canola oil mayo but they don’t seem to stock it in my area anymore

Homemade mayo is the best. Easy to make and much cheaper than buying it

I have been meaning to get on the homemade-mayo train. It looks so easy.

Why would anyone buy nasty low class jarred mayonnaise when making your own is so quick and easy? You just need 3 simple ingredients (eggs, cream, sugar) and an immersion blender.

r37 How long does homemade mayo keep, assuming one pasturizes the egg yolks?

(Egg yolks are easy to pasturize in the microwave)

R29 = Brendad Ickson

Miracle Whip for me, since I was a child. Tried the others - never liked them.

R40, it keeps for a day or two, if it even lasts that long. We devour the entire bowl in one sitting.

R39 - that is NOT how to make mayonnaise. Eggs, oil, salt, white pepper, some white vinegar or a bit of lemon juice and some Dijon mustard. Sugar? Non!

^ unless you’re making Miracle Whip.

R41 No. If it was BrendaD, it would have been potatoe salad.

Probably paywalled, but Wirecutter doesn’t seem to allow gift links

Kewpie. You can get a giant bottle of it at Costco

Kewpie's is the best and worth the price.

From Wirecutter:

HELLMAN'S. Perhaps not surprisingly, Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise was a standout in our lineup for its balanced and bright flavor. It’s the only one of our picks that contains lemon juice, but that aside, it didn’t strike us with any revelatory flavors. That’s exactly why it rose to the top of 25 contenders — it’s an ideal example of what classic mayo should taste like.

Hellmann’s mayo has a pleasant creamy color with an aerated texture that almost sits up in the jar. “It looks like fluff,” one tester noted. Though relatively gelatinous, it spreads beautifully on bread and becomes smooth and creamy when stirred. Its thicker consistency also makes it a great vehicle for adding other flavorings — whether you’re stirring in sriracha or lime juice, it won’t become too runny for dipping.

Unlike our other picks, Hellmann’s mayo lists water instead of eggs as its second ingredient, and it uses both whole eggs and egg yolks (Duke’s and Kewpie use only egg yolks). All of this may account for the mayo’s slightly milder flavor, but we still found it satisfyingly rich and nowhere near bland. The extra water likely helps the mayo emulsify, which may be why it’s more structured than our other picks.

DUKE'S. Duke’s Real Mayonnaise is shiny and plush, with an aerated texture that’s similar to Hellmann’s mayo but a bit less gelatinous. It tastes sharp, distinctly of cider vinegar, with a subtle eggy flavor. But despite being a bit more acidic than Hellmann’s, it’s still well rounded and nowhere near as intense as Kewpie mayo.

When eaten on its own, some testers found it to be too salty and reminiscent of bottled vinaigrette (though it actually contains less sodium than Hellmann’s). But its slight zing makes it a great dip for fries, and it gives tomato sandwiches a nice punchy flavor.

Unlike our other picks, Duke’s mayo contains paprika extract (listed as paprika oleoresin, an oil-soluble extract from the peppers used to color or flavor food), but we didn’t notice distinct paprika flavor in our tasting. Like Kewpie mayo, eggs are listed as the second ingredient — and we confirmed with a representative from Duke’s that it uses only the yolks, which may account for its pale yellow color.

We devour the entire bowl in one sitting

😯 Homemade mayonnaise is [italic]that[/italic] good?

[quote]You just need 3 simple ingredients (eggs, cream, sugar) and an immersion blender.

You're confusing mayonnaise with custard.

Nice pick up R52. Bravo.

r25, Oliver's in Sonoma County, CA.