Bulk peanut oil

[Dryden]

So, we recently used up a 5 gallon jug of peanut oil that we got from who knows where, and trying to replace it has been darn near impossible, seems like everyone only sells little itty bitty jars of peanut oil until the 4th of july comes around. Does anyone know where to get some? We are in Manhattan and don't have access to a car...

Thanks!

[KennethT]

I get one gallon containers of peanut oil in chinatown - try Kam Man on Canal or the SE Asian place (I forget the name) on Mulberry a few blocks south of Canal.

[Jenni]

Are you looking to refill your jug or get a new one? Some health food stores have big things of oil that you can fill up from. Otherwise I second Asian stores.

You can also get big containers of oil online, but p&p on these can be a bit much as it's so heavy.

[weinoo]

Almost all the "supermarkets" in Chinatown sell large size oils - though 5-gallon may be pushing the envelope. Corner of Elizabeth and Hester there's one. There's another with an entrance underneath the Manhattan Bridge on Henry Street. I don't remember the names of most of these places, but it's either the Hong Kong Supermarket or Dynasty.

I wonder if you can just pop into one of the hundreds of distributors in Chinatown (like the one on Ludlow between Delancey and Broome - you can't miss it, it's just across the street from the municipal parking lot) and just pay cash for one. I see the big cans/buckets piled up on fork lifts day in and day out. And then grab a cab, because it's got to weigh 50 pounds.