Can we talk about mayonnaise?

I’ll be up front here. I love mayo. I have a mayo obsession. I was raised on Best Foods brand; my family always bought the 30 oz. jar at the grocery store and kept it in the fridge until we needed a replacement. This went on until my dad decided that the 16 oz. jar was MUCH easier to get a knife into when the supply ran low (brilliant), so we started buying that size.

I did that as an adult, until I started paying attention to prices…the little jar costs almost as much as the big one. So I started buying bigger again. Then they came out with those great upside down dispenser bottles. They’re expensive, but boy do they work. I hate the container waste, though, because they don’t last all that long, and (especially recently) I have a hard time throwing away so many plastic bottles, even if they go in the recycling bin. So, nowadays, I buy the huge 64 oz. container at Costco, which is great when you need a cup or two at a time (salad dressing, or whatever), and I also use it to refill my upside down dispenser jar. Is that weird? :)

I was doing this tonight (the refill), when I realized how obsessed I am with mayonnaise, so I thought I’d ask you fellow Flutherites how YOU feel about mayonnaise, just about the world’s most perfect condiment. What brand do you like? What size do you buy? Do you ever make your own? How do you store it? What kind of oil do you use, and do you use raw eggs? So many things to consider.