vickie0326 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I've made homemade mayo twice before with the immersion blender and it's come out great. Today, I went to make it and it came out runny and thin. I thought it was because I may have added too much lemon juice, so I tried making a new batch. Measured everything precisely - one egg yolk, 1 tbsp water, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp mustard, 1 cup avocado oil, and a pinch of salt. The second batch started to come together, but when I started to lift the immersion blender out of the jar, it became watery and runny again. Help! What went wrong and is there any way to save the mayo? I saved the first batch for a salad dressing base, but I really want mayo! And now I don't have enough oil to make a third batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Try adding another yolk. This situation has been discussed extensively in the past on the forum. Google Whole30 mayo fail to get links to past discussion threads In the future, I would drop the water, increase the lemon juice to 2 tbsp, and use the whole egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickie0326 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Sorry. I had tried searching, but the keywords I was using didn't come up with anything useful - just a lot of similar experiences, but no solutions. I'll search more keywords next time before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickie0326 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 P.S. thanks for the advice. I'll try your suggestion of no water, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and the entire egg next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted October 3, 2015 Administrators Share Posted October 3, 2015 Here is an excellent thread with lots of tips: http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/30161-mayonot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted October 3, 2015 Administrators Share Posted October 3, 2015 Also this one....which is the one I was thinking of to begin with: http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/30788-failed-mayo-101/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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