$6.99 for a jar of Helmans Mayonaise

Discussion in 'Economics' started by vanzandt, Nov 5, 2022.

  1. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    :vomit: :vomit: :vomit:
     
    #211     Nov 7, 2022
  2. Overnight

    Overnight

    I am here to either ruin your night, or make it better. And I am all out of better.

     
    #212     Nov 7, 2022
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  3. If we are going to talk about chicken this man must be present.

     
    #213     Nov 7, 2022
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  4. Overnight

    Overnight

    Man, I cry uncle. That was even weirder (and cooler) than Evil Chikin.
     
    #214     Nov 7, 2022
  5. TheDawn

    TheDawn

    So sorry for that experience. That must be traumatizing.
     
    #215     Nov 8, 2022
  6. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    hahahah
    to this day i don't crack an egg without thinking about that... friggin nasty.... all gooey and kinda of furry, and you could see blood. :vomit:
     
    #216     Nov 8, 2022
  7. BMK

    BMK

    I've never cracked an egg that had an embryo in it. I'm sure it would not be pleasant.

    But most store bought eggs are produced at factory farms where the chickens live in utterly horrific, inhumane conditions. If you ever visit one of those farms, you'll probably never eat any eggs ever again.
     
    #217     Nov 8, 2022
  8. cesfx

    cesfx

    The egg with small chick in, is actually a very popular street food in the Philippines, called, Balut. It's cooked and it tastes like chicken/duck, although is sad and gross to look at.

    It's not really a bad thing to see nature doing its course with food.

    You should worry about the eggs that don't turn into chicks, the flour that never makes larves and butterflies...

    Regarding price/quality, there is some speculation on the value items, but when the ingredient itself is expensive, price can make a difference on quality.
    There is level that is too low, when you consider ingredient and production costs.
     
    #218     Nov 8, 2022
  9. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    One of my first real jobs was in Maritime industry and in an oversight capacity had experience of seeing unrefined sugar down in rusted out ship holds. The rust was the least of "ingredients" that might turn you off eating anything with sugar in it. Think ships crew and stevedores down in the holds (just 4 sided square boxes) umm taking a bathroom break, rats stuff, etc. :vomit:

    But don't fret, of course it is all cleaned, bleached and refined once it gets to Domino Sugar etc.

    :)
     
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    #219     Nov 8, 2022
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  10. d08

    d08

    Since mayonnaise is all the rage on ET today, I decided to make some.

    Procedure:
    1. Add one cup of sunflower oil to a container. Do not use olive oil, it turns bitter when blended. Good quality rapeseed oil is another option.
    2. Crack in 2 raw eggs.
    3. Insert handheld blender to the bottom of the container and let it rip for about 15-20 seconds. Don't move the hand of the blender much or you can ruin the process.
    4. Add 5 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of American mustard, a small pinch of salt. Blend briefly for about 6-7 seconds, just enough that it's all mixed in.
    5. Optionally include a bunch of fresh basil and cilantro or even dill into the last step to make the final result tastier and most importantly, fancier.
    6. If care was taken, you'd have mayonnaise with good consistency. If it's too liquid, you screwed up, better luck next time.
     
    #220     Nov 8, 2022
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