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In article >,
lid says...
> notbob wrote:
> > 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.
>
>
> But look for the really tiny label on the big box store version. I have
> never seen anything except blended oil in those carboys displayed by the
> turkey fryers.
>
> >
> > Is it just in my area or has anyone else noticed this disappearing
> > act?
> >
> > nb
>

Interestingly Home Depot of all places has 3 gallon jugs of peanut oil
for $23.99. And it wasn't a blend but ALL peanut oil.

That works out to nearly $8 per gallon, or six cents an ounce. So my
little 12oz. bottle had a cost of 72 cents. Yet I had to pay close to $7
for it.

What a world we live in.