Which bottled peanut sauce is best?
I’m in the same boat: love peanut sauce, don’t like any of the bottled sauces I’ve tried. But if you haven’t yet, you might want to try the Taste of Thai Peanut Sauce Mix on that page you linked. It’s a powder you mix with a can of coconut milk on the stovetop, heat just until it starts to boil then reduce and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Yummy to use however you want. It keeps in the fridge at least 3 days, which is as long as I’ve ever been able to save any, and is good cold, too. It’s not that much harder than pouring it out of a bottle, and since they sell the powder in 24-oz tubs as well as the smaller envelopes it’s much cheaper (wait until you see a sale on coconut milk and then stock up on cans). Haven’t yet found a bottled sauce as good.
Another thumbs-down for the 365 peanut sauce. No detectable peanut flavor. I’ve used the Taste of Thai Peanut Sauce Mix (which comes in an envelope), mixed with a can of their coconut milk, and that is ok – better than any bottled sauce I’ve tried. And the good thing about the mix is that you can make it as thick or thin as you like by adjusting the amount of coconut milk you use. It’s still not quite there though. I’ve pretty much given up on satay at home.
