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Peter A

In article >,
says...
> Seems like all of a sudden ...or maybe I just wasn't paying
> attention... peanut oil has become the ******* stepchild of the
> cooking oil world. Used to be buying a 32-64oz bottle of peanut oil
> was no big thing. Always a couple choices amongst the usual
> korn/canola/safflower and plain ol' veggie oil choices. No more! Now,
> there is not a single offering of peanut oil from the big names, or
> even house brands, on any of our major 3 supermarket chain's shelves.
> The last one I saw was a 16oz bottle of Albertson's house brand. That
> was 2 mos ago. It's now gone. All that remains are 12-16oz bottles
> of a couple boutique brand peanut oils for the insane price of
> $5.50-6.50 each. This is especially baffling when you consider the
> large number of Asians who live in the SFBA and recent trends toward
> Asian cuisine. Sure, I can buy peanut oil all day long at the
> numerous all-Asian markets that dot The City and a couple other
> places. Even Costco and Lowe's sell it in turkey fryer quantities.
> Not at my local supers.
>
> Is it just in my area or has anyone else noticed this disappearing
> act?
>
> nb
>

I have been hard pressed to find peanut oil in supermarkets for a while.
CostCo carries 5 gal containers. I like to get it at the Asian markets
because their peanut oil tastes better - has a slight flavor of peanuts
to it. But with the recent stories about food impurities in stuff from
China, I wonder.

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Peter Aitken