So I have a few recipes for MMF. I just made Yet another version this AM

All of them call for 16oz bag of mini marshmallows. WHERE do you people find 16oz bags!?! I have 10.5oz Kraft is 10.5, off brand 10.5oz - so I add 3/4 c packed mini's I KNOW that throws it off somewhere! It must because if I went by cups the big ole bag should have less than 2c of marshmallows in it!

So - does a 16oz bag exist and what who makes them!?

I'm assuming it probably wouldn't hurt to invest in a digital scale either huh?

That's my question and flustered vent today.

Thank you for reading and any words of wisdom you have.

Kraft makes a 16 oz bag. The grocery store and Walmart here sell them. It looks just like the 10.5 oz bag until you read the weight.

If you need a scale, Ross has nice ones cheap.

My WalMart doesn't sell the 16 oz bags anymore. The generic went down to 10.5 oz bags.

Volume goes down, price stays the same! See it everywhere lately! I'm also having a hard time finding the 16 oz anymore, but I have a scale and can weigh them out or just 'guesstimate' the amount!

I agree!! All I can find anywhere is 10.5! I use to be able to find 16 like a year ago...

Now I just guesstimate!

My walmart still carries the 16 oz bags.

I don't even measure those things........I dump em' in a bowl depending on how much mmf i need and then splash some water on them, toss em' and heat for 1 min. stir, add powd. sugar until it feels right! LOL I'm terrible that way. I even made mmf one time with a cup of marshmallows

If you have a Safeway (or one of the other supermarkets under that company, like Vons), check there. My local Giant and Superfresh have been carrying the 10.5 oz bags for about a year, but Safeway--all 3 in this 6 mile suburb and the others I visit on my way home from school/internship from here to 30 miles north carry the 16 ounce bags.

Well, when I found out about this recipe, I had to adjust it to Portuguese products. Here we don't have mini marshmallows, just big ones. I had to study the proportions of the ingredients on the recipe, and I realized it was very easy!!!!!!!!!!
If you weight the marshmallows sugar is just the double!
Water: I just wet a little the marshmallows before I put them in the microwave!
For instance:
100g of marshmallows
200g of sugar

or

1 oz pound of marshmallows
2 oz of sugar

just double the sugar

I use 1 1/2 of the 10.5 oz bags. This equals 15.75 oz. which is pretty darn close to 16 oz.

I have had the same problem. A month and half ago I went to Wal-mart and they had the 16 oz. bags, but I've gone again the last two weekends to get them and they have gotten rid of them and now only carry the 10.5 oz bags. (Don't they know we need thoughs!) LOL
So I did the same thing as beanbean - It worked well

I hear ya. One day everything changed! Geesh. Put a kink in our routine. Who do they think they are? I just double the recipe, and then you use 3 bags of the 10.5 and I have extra fondant I can use later. It lasts forever if its wrapped good.

So I'm not the only one? I have'nt been able to find the 16oz for about 2 weeks, I bought all they had left at 2 Wal-marts so I have a tiny stockpile but it won't last for long, I wonder if they can be bought online?
I do like the idea of making a double batch, I hate making mmf and a double batch would mean one less time making it !
Same here KHalstead I just made some mmf in a coffee cup the other day, just needed enough white for some eyes and dreaded making a full batch!

16 oz, is 16 oz, no matter how you slice it --and there's no law that says you have to use mini marshmallows. I just buy the larger Jet Puffed and cut them up so they melt quicker. However, you can make MMF without cutting them up as well, you just have to be a little more diligent when watching the melting process --takes a bit longer...

I had the same problem. I couldnt find a 16oz bag anywhere. I found some mini MM that were 16oz at walmart, but I couldnt find any anywhere else. Rhonda's Ultimate MMF recipe calls for 15oz, so I just use about a bag and a half of the 10oz. Or sometimes If Im worried about not measuring it right I just make a double batch and use 3 bags. I have had so much trouble with mmf. I pretty much gave up on it soley. I mike Michelle Fosters fondant with MMF 50/50 and I have had better luck with it. Good taste, no air bubbles, proper elasticity, and it dries better for flowers and such.

You ladies are so helpful! I did find 16oz ALWAYS SAVE brand at Price Chopper (a grocery store in the Midwest) the other day. I was surprised!

I did make MFF and it was really good! I made MMF today as well...I like them both but I can't wait to take the Wilton class so I can learn the tricks to making it all go smooth!

Thanks for the help ladies!