Xanthan Gum 11.25 oz

This is a great product! I was looking for something to thicken uncooked homemade salad dressings. Just a tiny bit (1/4 tsp.) does the trick: it is tasteless but thickens salad dressing to have a slightly more gelatinous consistency that sticks to lettuce and other vegetables, rather than running straight to the bottom of the bowl. While it starts to thicken within an hour, it will continue to set up over the course of a day, even when refrigerated. (I first didn't think it was going to work, so I added more fairly quickly -- that was a mistake! Allow a minimum of 24 hours before deciding whether to add more.)My husband likes vinaigrette but is leery of trying new things. However, I suggested we add a bit to his dressing, too, and he reluctantly agreed to try it. That night at dinner, without any further reminders or prompting, he immediately noticed how much better his dressing coated the lettuce leaves of his salad without changing the taste. He held up his salad bowl with amazement and glee to show me that, instead of a large puddle of wasted dressing at the bottom, his bowl was virtually clean!The package opens completely across the top, making it easy to dip in a measuring spoon, and reseals, making it very convenient to store. Although the price may seem high, since one uses such a small amount each time, it is really quite economical and will last a very long time.It arrived quickly and securely packaged from the seller. I am very satisfied.

I've recently been cooking some gluten free items for a couple of members of our family who recently discovered may have problems with gluten. I found some great gluten free flour at Sams Club, but you need gluten or a replacement for it when making bread. I won't say this is a perfect replacement for gluten, and it is more expensive, but it does get the job done and it makes a very acceptable product at a lower cost than some of the other alternatives that are out there.It wasn't until after I got this however, that I discovered what a great thickening agent it is. I used to be strictly a flour and cornstarch cook, but have switched over to arrowroot and now have xanthan gum as an alternative. While it does an amazing job in thickening things like gravies, it's not a perfect replacement for flour there either. But it's a different product so I don't expect it to be exactly the same either and it makes it no more deficient than stevia is deficient compared to sugar. It's just different and has some amazing properties of its own.

After years of hearing about Xanthan gum I finally broke down and tried it. And honestly, I have no idea how I have ever survived without this stuff. First - a little goes a looooong way. This little pouch will last about a year, maybe a wee bit less if I go crazy with baking. I use this for baking, smoothies, gravy and stew thickening agent. And it is GREAT! No smell/no flavor just thickens without clumps or unnecessary gluten. I'll never go back.I even made a beloved frozen frappe for my husband and he loved it. Made it so smooth and creamy without added calories or ingredients. It's now a kitchen staple in our house.

Excellent! We got this instead of another popular name brand, but this was cheaper. It's just as good, we love it for our gluten free recipes.UPDATE: Just a note, hopefully the manufacturer will see this, the bag this is in isn't very good. I've taken one star off because of this (the Xanthum gum itself is still 5 stars). I was looking at the bag and noticed some pinholes in it. In the end, I discovered dozens of pinholes in the bag. I think anywhere the bag gets folded or crinkled, it gets a tiny hole. The sides and bottom especially.

The joy of saving money by making things at home is made even sweeter when the final product turns out better than the commercial version available at the drive-thru. In this instance, the Xanthan Gum came in handy for binding together the ingredients of a homemade frappuccino. The benefits of these powdered binders, thickeners, and emulsion stabilizers cannot be overstated. They help to make the final product of homemade recipes such as my frappuccino, flavored infused syrups, and other concoctions, look and act as they should. This Xanthan Gum, for instance, helps to bind ingredients together in a blended drink that would normally separate without constantly being stirred. It only takes a tiny amount blended into a recipe to work. The 15 oz. package I bought will last me quite a long time.

Judee’s products are IMO always high quality

Worked perfectly in the recipe I needed it for.

But my problem is that I could not bake with this product because the package has a 1/2 slit in the top of the package and the powder is spilling out.. I have no complaint about the quality of the product or the company who sells it, but I do request that this item be replaced even thought it is noted that it cannot be returned. This I believe can easily be resolved.