Peanut Butter

[buadhai]

OK, I'll take a stab at a post in this new forum.

I'm looking for peanut butter. Not those tiny little jars of Jiff or Skippy that you can get at Lotus and Foodland. I want a big vat of the stuff like I used to be able to buy, yes, even on Saipan. Ms. Buadhai and I have PB&J sandwiches every morning for breakfast and I'm tired of the non-peanutty flavor of Skippy.

We lucked out and bought a jar of some "natural" Thai PB at Villa last time we were in BKK, but it was a very small jar.

We're going to be back in Bangkok next week.

Where in Bangers can I buy a big vat of PB to satisfy our daily need for PB&J?

No need for nasty rejoinders from those of you who think that Marmite/Vegemite is/are superior to PB.

Waiting in anxious anticipation.

[Thetyim]

Make your own.

It is dead easy and you can have it just as you like it.

I know what you mean about the Skippy rubbish thats why I have been making my own for three years now.

[pluto_manibo]

What is the recipe for making your own peanut butter?

[Cheeky Farang]

What is the recipe for making your own peanut butter?

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1 cup roasted shelled peanuts

1-1/2 teaspoons peanut oil (can use any nut oil, if use sunflower oil use a 3rd less)

1/4 teaspoon salt (omit salt if salted peanuts are used)

Place ingredients in blender. With the lid secured, blend until mixture becomes paste-like or spreadable (3 to 4 minutes). If necessary, stop the machine and use a rubber spatula to scrape mixture from the sides of the container back into contact with the blade. Continue blending until desired consistency is reached.

For crunchy peanut butter, stir in 1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts after the blending is completed.

Yields 1/2 cup creamy or 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter.

[Thetyim]

The only thing I can add to Cheeky's recipe is that I always roast fresh peanuts myself.

Baking tray one level deep, 180 degrees, 12 minutes.

If you don't have an oven then you can microwave or stir fry them.

[lopburi3]

I don't believe you are going to find vat size PB here in Thailand but good luck looking. I find the Jiff extra crunch in 18oz jars from Lotus to be fine (although they do get used fast).

[BambinA]

We lucked out and bought a jar of some "natural" Thai PB at Villa last time we were in BKK, but it was a very small jar.

you can find homemade nuttybutty / sesame butter at

Lemon Farm

Pradit Manutam Road

Natural Food Store and Cafe. Juice Bar.

one branch is on Chaenwatthana Rd

vat size

excuse me ...what does it mean? (sorry for ignorant) mean big?

Edited December 8, 2005 by BambinA

[buadhai]

OK CF, I'm game. I'll need a blender, but that's no problem.

Question: where do you buy the roasted peanuts?

Bambina: a "vat" is just a large container.

In the US they sell peanut butter in five pound tubs. Lasts about a week.

Edited December 8, 2005 by buadhai

[BambinA]

Question: where do you buy the roasted peanuts?

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i think you can find it in local market (even blended roasted peanuts) Thai use it in Noodle ..but maybe u have to choose and ask the seller to make it new/fresh ..escape alfa-toxin

Bambina: a "vat" is just a large container.

In the US they sell peanut butter in five pound tubs. Lasts about a week.

thanks alot

BTW its a TANK of PB

[suegha]

I used to buy 'homemade' PB at a deli in Dublin. They would make it to the exact consistancy you wanted, delicious. I did find that I ate twice as much and could never eat the 'normal' stuff again.

[lopburi3]

It has been about 30 years since I last made peanut butter but believe you will need to eat it fast and make it often as I recall it was very hard to keep the oil from separating.

The alfa-toxin that BambinA mentioned might also be a consideration as believe it has been a serious problem here in Thailand.

[Thetyim]

You will need a decent blender.

Making PB is hard work for a small blender and it sounds like you will be making a lot

[BambinA]

You will need a decent blender.

Good Enuf ? Manual System ..

[jonik]

That's a solid piece of kitchen applience. Perfect for the angry gf after those long nights bender.

[Thetyim]

That's a solid piece of kitchen applience. Perfect for the angry gf after those long nights bender.

Is that a pile of severed willies then ?

[buadhai]

I tried to use one of those to grind coffee beans when the power was out. No need for any sort of weight training that day. But, the coffee kind of tasted like dirt....

[spacebass]

What a much needed thread! Commercial peanut butter is better than half the price in Penang, if you're going, and on the pack I bought there it says ingredients: Peanuts, Sugar, salt and Hydro. Veg. oil, so whats in there to stop it separating? Is it the Hydro oil?

Edited December 9, 2005 by spacebass

[penzman]

Be sure to keep it in the fridge if you re going to make or buy a large jar. It tastes like "old peanuts" if you leave it out for some weeks in hot weather.

[BambinA]

so whats in there to stop it separating? Is it the Hydro oil?

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somekind of emulsifier, methinks

[cobra]

... I know what you mean about the Skippy rubbish ...

Now dems fightin words, I grew up on Skippy

and we couldn't afford the fancy Chunky style either,

[Gary A]

The oil will separate from the peanuts. I too make it in the blender and you must use too much oil to blend it properly. After it sits in the fridge for a day or two the oil comes to the top. I pour off about half of it and use a spoon to mix the rest back in. Olive oil works just fine too and doesn't affect the taste.

[barryofthailand]

The best peanut butter I have found in Thailand is the Smukers brand. Not the best by far, but better than Skippy.

Barry

[Ulysses G.]

It is amazing what people talk themselves into.

Skippy/Smuckers and other commercial brands usually taste much better than home-made stuff because their peanuts are much better quality than the ones sold in supermarkets..

I just wonder how much hydrogenated oil is added as it is terrible for ones health, however, from what I've read, they only add a very small amount, but I wish that they would get rid of it altogether.

[Ajarn]

It is amazing what people talk themselves into.

Skippy/Smuckers and other commercial brands usually taste much better than home-made stuff because their peanuts are much better quality than the ones sold in supermarkets..

I just wonder how much hydrogenated oil is added as it is terrible for ones health, however, from what I've read, they only add a very small amount, but I wish that they would get rid of it altogether. 

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I'd suggest that the 'special' taste of the commercial brands has very little to do with the peanuts, but more to do with the SUGAR in them.

Personally, I don't think you need to add any oil if you have a proper grinder. Just a touch of salt in mine, please.

[udon]

Hi Ajarn.

Good to see you on the board.

Best wishes to you and your mob.

[Ulysses G.]

I'd suggest that the 'special' taste of the commercial brands has very little to do with the peanuts, but more to do with the SUGAR in them.

That proves it. Everything that tastes good has sugar in it!

[Ajarn]

Hi Ajarn.

Good to see you on the board.

Best wishes to you and your mob.

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Thank you, sir.

Happy Holidays to you and yours

[allexx]

The best peanut butter I have found in Thailand is the Smukers brand. Not the best by far, but better than Skippy.

Barry

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Agree Smukers is OK

[patsfangr]

I, too, was raised on 'Skippy'. I agree with Barry that 'Smuckers' is better. However, I'm using 'Skippy' or 'Jif' here in the USA now, because both have varieties with low carb count, and reduced fat, which keeps PB within my diet guidelines.

I'm going to bring several jars of the stuff with me when I move in April. I plan to bring a few food items to supplement what will be a primarily Thai food diet for me there. I love my wife's cooking, and Thai food in general. But I'll want a little American food "fix" now and then.

[spacebass]

Well I just found a jar of 'real' peanut butter in Friendship supermarket Pattaya, It is branded 'Mission Health Foods' and contains only:Roasted Peanuts 99%, Salt 1%. Based in Bangkok their phone no. is: 023916369 .

It costs 84 bht for 400gm about 30% less than the western type brands.