Customer Reviews

Instant Clear Jel, 1 lb.

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Thank you for selling this product in a smaller size to allow customers to try it for the first time at a reasonable price. The Clear Jel came quickly in the mail and the quality fresh. It makes perfect homemade cashew mayonnaise - just the right consistency. Exactly what I was looking for.

Product received was as advertized.I would do business with this vendor again.I thought the shipping charges were high.

Important to follow directions. If not mentioned on recipe, make sure jel and sugar are mixed together, than added to fully cooled ingredients.
Best strawberry pie I ever had!

I have been looking for Instant Clear Jel for about a year. I finally found it at Berry Farms. The Instant Clear Jel works just like the recipe says it will. (I made Almond Mayonnaise with it - healthy, with no fat except the almonds). Very happy to find the Instant Clear Jel.

It was about 3 weeks after I placed the order before I received it.

I'm so glad that Barry Farm Foods carries this product because it is not an item that I've been able to find at any of my local stores or health food outlets. This is the only thickening agent to use if you don't want separation of liquid from thickened product. There is no better thickening agent to use for making fruit (especially berry) pies. The pricing on this item is the most reasonable I've found online-- the only caveat being that I find it very aggravating paying the same or more for shipping than the price of the item (like when I order this item). This product is worth it though, so I've ordered it several times. As the unused Clear Jel seems to last a long time in my dry climate (with no clumping etc.), I usually order 4 lbs. at a time so I don't have to pay the shipping charges very often.

works great but be sure to mix with sugar and then add liquid because it is very hard to incorporate without lumps

I cannot say how sorry I am that after 45 years of pie making, that I only discovered Clear JelŽ this year. I consider myself a good cook, and my pie-making skills top notch, but I've had my fair share of pies turn out soupy or way too stiff with whatever I chose to thicken the filling with - flour, cornstarch, tapioca flour, arrowroot and others. Sometimes the amount I used was too much, sometimes too little, and sometimes the thickener "broke" after being refrigerated. I've made a half-dozen pies now using Clear JelŽ for the thickener and, honestly, it seems to be foolproof. The first time I used it I made a picture-perfect marionberry pie that tasted as good as it looked. The filling didn't budge an inch after cutting the pie - it was firm without being stiff, but had a soft and smooth mouth feel. Most important, not a single drop of juice ran. With no watery juice, the crust did not turn into a layer of purple mush; instead it remained a distinctly separate layer of flakey goodness. The vacant spots left on the pie plate after removing some slices were bare and dry - just a few crumbs from the crust. Where in the world has this stuff been all my life?

The "instant" variety of Clear JelŽ thickens without cooking, but that's not to say you can't use it to thicken something that gets cooked, like a pie. But if you plan to thicken something, say pie filling, and then preserve it by canning it in jars or freezing it for a long time, it's my understanding that the regular version is the one to use for that. The regular version achieves its thickening in the cooking process, but the instant variety thickens without cooking. There's plenty of good information about Clear JelŽ on the Internet, so you can learn all about it there.

King Arthur sells Clear JelŽ in an 8-oz. package with their own label, and it's available on their website. I was able to find it at my local co-operative grocery store, but will get it here in the future, as it's a better deal (with an Amazon Prime membership).

If you're concerned about the safety of this "modified" corn starch, "modified" in this case means "pre-cooked" or "pre-gelatanized." Nothing in the starch has been genetically modified. Made by National Food Starch, their GMO statement is available to read on their website - briefly, it says they use only non-GM regular (dent) corn products to make this starch.

There's also a good recipe book for using the instant version here: Merrilyn Lloyd's Instant Delite Recipes. It's a small paperback book, but loaded with great ideas for using this amazing thickener.

This stuff is Great. Love that unlike corn starch it incorporates into sauces faster. Makes great fruit glazing. Would recommend.

What I love most about this product is that it is flavorless, odorless, disolves without lumps.
I would not be without it for making a number of products especially my fresh fruit pie fillings.

Maintains it's thickening even when it cools so your gravy or sauce is good even reheated. Won't lump like flour does.

I used it to 'jell' my canned burgundy cherries, both the preserves and the jelly with great results. If you cook, this is the stuff to get. Instant Clear Jel, 1 lb.

I am about to start canning peaches and apples and I will be getting more of this and the regular Clear Jel. Clear Jel, 1 lb.