Comments on: Recipe: quick and easy homemade peanut butter

By: C Duran

C Duran — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:36:43 +0000

This sounds great. I buy fresh ground from the co-op, but I think I would like to try grinding it up myself. Thanks for the info!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:44:51 +0000

I have also tried making peanut butter in my food processor, and it worked just fine. I don’t think it would work as well in a blender, but others can correct me if I’m wrong. You can also make other nut butters in your food processor, but sometimes adding a few drops of extra oil is necessary to get the right texture. (This is the case with almond butter.)

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:17:29 +0000

So simple! So great! Thanks Jul.

By: Weekly Digest: March 14, 2008 : Elaine Vigneault

Weekly Digest: March 14, 2008 : Elaine Vigneault — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:58:47 +0000

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By: jason

jason — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:43:28 +0000

Unfortunately, peanuts are one of the more inferior items to put in a nut butter. They often, due to inappropriate storage or warm and moist soil, contain a fungus that produces a carcinogen called aflatoxin. You should look for a source that tests for aflatoxin and has procedures in place to prevent its development. Wild jungle peanuts have been certified aflatoxin free (but more expensive).

Secondly, peanuts and soybeans are often crop rotated along with cotton, which uses some pretty strong pesticides. So, if they are chosen, organic is always better.

A better choice might be a true nut, like cashews, hazelnuts, sunflower seed, or almonds. But check your almond source, inorganic California almonds might be pasteurized with jet fuel, also a carcinogen.