Best Baking Vanilla Beans

👤This thing is expensive. I think it is not overpriced because it is real vanilla paste from Madagascar. The average baker would have to spend a lot of money on a bottle of vanilla. Too much. There is a If you want to know if it's worth it, the answer is yes and no. This is useful for items that don't have much flavor. Absolutely, a cake with a lot of sugar. Don't waste your time eating a chocolate cake. Do not waste this item on a product you can't taste, it should be spared for delicate items. I don't recommend anything other than plain flavors, but I do recommend buttercream, sugar cookies, and anglaise. The product is to make the flavor better. If you have a prominent flavor, don't waste money.

👤I didn't read all the ingredients because it says "pure vanilla". My fault. The first ingredient is sugar. This item is not eligible for return. I am out of money. This rating was changed to 5 stars. Amazon allowed me to return the item for a full refund after they contacted me. Thank you Amazon.

👤I think this is one of the best. This one is cut with sugar, but can be replaced with pure vanilla extract. I like the look of the bean flecks in the products I put it in. I was able to get a deal on Amazon that saved me $25.00. When I first started buying this vanilla in the large size a few years ago, the price was $50.00, so a huge jump in the price of vanilla. There was a disease that destroyed the crops. The price is crazy high.

👤I have ordered this product a couple times. The price was $30 for the 32oz bottle when I ordered it the first time. I thought it was expensive. It is over $75 now. It was $60 when I ordered it a few months ago. Is there a shortage? It is delicious, but I no longer use it in everything because it is so expensive. It is a wonderful product that lasts a long time and makes everything taste better. There is no comparison to using extract in the pastry cream when making crepe cakes. If you can stomach the cost, I recommend it to everyone.

👤The best product for baking. I bake at least 4 times a week. I go through a lot of it. I used to use high quality extracts, and they did the job, but I still liked the slight alcohol flavour in things like frostings, where the only flavour was vanilla. It is very expensive to buy whole vanilla beans all the time. I saw this at my local supermarket for $17 a jar. I bought it to try, even though it had a high price. It comes out as a thick syrup. The favour that I get from this is incredible, as the beautiful specks of vanilla bean seeds leave on my cakes and frostings. It's a wonderful, slightly sweet taste without the alcohol. The specks look impressive when giving gifts. I had to buy it when I saw it on Amazon. I'm very excited to have this jug for my holiday baking.

👤There are only 23 beans in a 25 bean package. Every bean is important at this price.

👤I was going to make a extract. When I opened the box I noticed the vacuum seal was missing. I believe that the white fuzzy bit is mold because of the loose packaging. I went to exchange it, but couldn't. I don't know if these beans are safe to use. I will look for a different seller.

👤These beans are fresh, fragrant, plump, and I bought them to make a top-quality extract. When I sliced them, I found a lot of the wonderful vanilla seed pulp that you like to use in ice cream and other products. Because I'm making extract, I didn't scrap them, but split them and dropped them directly into the vodka, which within minutes was teeming with thousands of little flecks of vanilla bean, so they're quite moist and fresh. It was great! Only 6 of the 25 beans were shorter than the description says. I took one star off because a few of the beans were skinny enough to make splitting difficult, and a few of theinnards were missing. I will definitely buy from this vendor again.

👤The beans I ordered were inferior to the other beans. They smell musty. Do not have a scent of vanilla. Before the bag was opened, the others began to fill the kitchen with a lovely scent. I would not recommend buying these beans. They are cheaper than the beans, but you risk using them for coffee and other things if you use them. The once and done bag of theVanilla beans comes in a resealable bag. Don't believe the description that grade B is not suitable for baking.

👤I have purchased from this company many times and they always deliver quality beans for me to make my own extract. You can get better quality extract from the store if you include the recipe with the beans. Each year I make a gallon batches for my own use and give them to my friends as Christmas gifts.

👤I just put the beans in the bottles for the extract. I was pleased to find that the beans were long and decent quality. This was the best value I could find and it was a great price for the number of beans. I was concerned about the quality. I could see the seeds inside when I was slicing them open. I am making extract using both alcohol and Bourbon so that we can compare the two and pick the one we like best for the future. I will be buying more of these.

👤Very fresh! It's plump with a heavenly smell. A pack of 25 and 2 packs of 10 should be used for the total of 45. I was so excited to get them and start my extract that I never counted. The weight was more important to me. To split with scissors. I'm using these with spiced rum. I had to take 2 shots of rum from the bottle to fit them all. I can not wait any longer. Will try to remember to post an update. I've seen a lot of negative reviews due to mold. Please research. It is usually fuzzy. A white glaze on a bean is fat crystallization. These beans are very nice.

👤I have bought from Amazon before, but this time I picked the wrong ones. I read several reviews and thought that this was what I wanted. I thought it was 5 packs of beans when I read the description again. It is 5 Pods. Each one is about four dollars. This is not the product for me because it is four dollars each. I will not buy this again.

👤I was hoping for an intense flavor in my ice cream. The recipe called for a single bean, but I put two in because they were small. The ice cream has a very small flavor of vanilla. Disappointing.

👤I was excited when I smelled the delicious flavor of the package. When I opened them, there was no resemblance to the beans at all. They smelled like tobacco leaves and were very skinny. I soaked them in Bourbon in hopes of bringing out the flavor, but they ruined the nice Bourbon. I think my October coffee pumpkin stout will no longer have any vanilla in it. Next time, I will find a different vender.

👤I could smell the flavor of the beans coming off of the plastic and the Amazon box sitting at my door step. If you can afford it, or if you are considering using them for a special occasion. Yes. Do. I'm going to make a bunch of extract with these.

👤I am very satisfied with the quality of the beans. They were perfect. I expected three of the beans to be about 6 inches long. The beans were about 4 inches long.

👤The small vanillapods seemed to have been dried out. TV chefs use the ones we see. They had a decent flavor, but not much yield.

👤The bean was moist and fresh. They have been soaking my extract for about a month. The scent is very rich and the color is starting to look good. I am not sure if this will be the best flavor, but I am very hopeful that it will be. In the next 5 months, I will update.

👤They came as promised. The beans were fresh and soft, easy to slice and full of seeds. The scent and taste are fresh. They are a bit different in size, but nothing drastic. They are a result of nature. They were well sealed. I would buy again from this vendor.

👤I placed the order for the 1oz bag expecting to see the picture of 1 Tsp serving with 24 total serving. I received a 1tsp serving with 6 total serving. The picture always shows the 4oz version with 24 total serving, even if I choose the 1oz bag. This needs to be fixed.

👤I am very disappointed in this product. I tried to return it, but Amazon wouldn't let me. I put it in my coffee and cold brew coffee. I added up to a small amount per cup and it didn't have a flavor at all. I added it with my coffee grounds thinking it would take more time. What a waste of money. It added nothing to my coffee. It is like drinking sand. I wouldn't have minded if it was a flavor other than vanilla. Don't waste your money.

👤This is a small envelope of powder and it costs fifteen dollars. I should have looked more closely at it. The flavor won't be dissolved in liquid. I bake a lot so will eventually use but it's expensive. The flavor and pricing of the paste is better than ever.

👤I thought it might be more convenient than using dried beans. The powder to bean ratio is 1/6. That's a lot of powder. The flavor is not as strong as using actual beans. If you are making ice cream, the bean powder doesn't mix into it. The cream is grey because it floats on top. Going back to eating beans.

👤The pouches are small enough to keep things fresh. And it was! Why don't you sell more pouches when you make an order like a half dozen pouches per order or a dozen pouches per order? It was fresh, smooth tasting and free of clods. I almost forgot, but it was very good.

👤I used the powder to make a dessert for a mother's day brunch, and it was both delicious. It made both coffee and pancakes bitter. I don't think I would buy this again. It did what I needed it to do, it was great in the cheesecake.

👤This is the best it can be. I used this to make a dish for my parents, and they loved it. I prepared a crepe with a cylinder-scoop of a creamy, smooth, and delicious dessert, topped with chopped almonds, sliced strawberries, sliced bananas, a dash of Brazilian honey, and a sprinkle of a dark chocolate bean. I didn't have any, but I was told it was good. I use it on a tea I made for myself. It is definitely authentic and worth the money.

👤I can't give a review of the flavor of the bean. I don't need the packages at the moment, so I haven't opened them yet. It's for when I run out of stuff. I have to open one of the packages. I hope it will be good.

👤I thought this was a great value, but the flavor is not very good. It looked like the whole jar was empty. It was just a small amount of bean. I've used other bean pastes that were more concentrated. I had to use the whole bottle in a double batches of buttercream because it didn't have much flavor.

👤I thought I would try it. I had to increase the amount of a spoon I used in one recipe to make it taste better. You should spend a few extra dollars because you will regret it. #WASTE OFMONEY

👤The item I received was the wrong one. My confirmation did not match what I received. It is a waste of money.

👤I bought this because it has been a staple in my cakes since I started my baking business. It didn't feel like driving to Michael's. I decided to order from Amazon. This is pricey but I liked the extra flavor it adds and I thought it was worth the extra money. When I saw the size of the bottle, I was very upset. The bottle I bought from Michael's was 4 FL oz for $8 and the one I received from Amazon was 2 FL oz. I didn't mind paying a little more for convenience. I am so annoyed. I should have read the size before buying but that doesn't mean I don't feel cheated out of my money.

👤Was expecting a thicker paste. It gave the ice cream a real flavor.

👤You are missing out if you have never tried this paste instead of extract. It was used for my daughter's wedding cake and icing and got rave reviews. It is delicious!

👤We love this product. We make our own ice cream. It is a little pricey but we love it. Thanks.

👤I am very happy with the product. It has a good amount of flavor. I never make puddings without it. I am so happy that I did. Thank you.

👤This product should be in every bakers cupboard.

👤The initial order of the identical product was placed 2 days later. The first order was good enough that we ordered again after setting up the beans in vodka. What a difference! The beans were smaller and the packaging was different. The beans were prepared the same way. The bottle smelled great at 2 days. The newer batches of bottles have a very little smell of vanilla. The reason split beans are left on the vine is to make extract, which is why grade B is used. The extra time on the vine allows stronger and more complex flavors. The beans did not show any signs of being split. I think the beans were picked early. The first order was vastly better, but I will wait for next year's crop before making more batches. Many of you know that a storm decimated the island's vanilla farms. The majority of the world's supply of vanilla beans comes from Africa. In the year of 2011, the price of a kilo of beans was $10, by 2015, it was $100, and in the year of 2018, it was $800. Farmers started picking them before they were mature to avoid losses to theft because of the high prices. The supply of beans is slowly coming back to normal, because it takes about 3 years for a vanilla orchid farm to reach real production. Quality is improving and prices are coming back down. This company sent us one nice pack, and one pack that was completely different from the other supplier, which we never should have bought.

👤At first, I didn't notice anything. I put them in a container. Completely submerged. Some white substances were floating around in the vodka. I found that the beans were slimy and that the detached slime was floating around. I took out one of the beans from the first batches I made because they were fine. There was no slime at all. It's one thing if these beans had been there for a while. I might think it was a mistake of my own, but a couple days. That's not the same story. I don't recommend them. I spent a lot of money on these beans, but I also spent a lot of money on alcohol. I was surprised that this listing has so many good reviews, but I think it's better to just give these guys a chance.

👤Poor quality. It was worse than expected. Won't buy again.

👤They were covered in mold. I used them a month after ordering, but it's too late to return them. I was very disappointed that the vacuum seal wasn't working.

👤I wanted to make my own homemade Vanilla Extract so I bought these grade B Tahitian Vanilla Beans. The smell of the beans was amazing when I arrived. In the next few months, I will be using my extract. The price was great and the customer service was great. I recommend this company to anyone looking to purchase beans from a company called Vanilla Bean Kings.

👤I was surprised when I saw how much the price of the beans had increased. I ordered 3 packs of ten from 3 different companies and found out they were the smallest, least oily and least aromatic. The weight in order was 1.40 ounces for $31, which was the best quality overall, and these were the Grade A/B and pretty good for the price. I was able to make 3 bottles of vanilla with those 10 beans because they weighed in over twice as much as the ones I used. Not very happy with these for the money.

👤The beans smell good but seem very dry, I have used 4 so far and all 4 beans when cut open and just clump and do not incorporate into the recipe leaving large dark clumps instead of the beautiful vanilla bean speckles they should. I've never had this issue with the quality of the beans I buy at the grocery store, and even the cheaper ones do a better job than the more expensive ones. They are not eligible for return, so I tried to return. It was very bas practice Amazon.

👤I was excited to receive my beans. Only one of the 10 was plump and that was stretching it. The rest were very thin and difficult to split. There was no scent of vanilla in all of them. I have them and will wait for the results. If the extract doesn't work out, I'll probably look at another source.

👤Puny beans. They don't have a heavenly scent. I have bought grade A beans from other vendors before and they are between 6-9 inches long. All of them were barely 5 inches tall. My grade B beans from another vendor had more than these. The picture was taken 2 days after the packaging was removed. I should have paid more attention to the reviews. Don't spend your money on these.

👤Another set of these is used to make another batches of quality extract. My first batches were made back in 2012 and are almost done. I was surprised to see how much the cost of beans has gone up. I don't need to make this all the time. I make it for my mother. She gives some to other family members if they like it. On December 7th, I added more beans and vodka to the mix. It will be bottled in six months. I will put some of the split into the bottles I already have on hand. The longer they sit, the better. It's a good thing.

👤I am very happy with my purchase. A top quality product. The 10 beans are all plump, soft and fragrant and average in length at about 6 feet. I'm making a extract. I put them in a quart mason jar and filled it with vodka. I can only say that it has been more than 3wks. The extract will be out in about 3 months. I made a vanilla extract that is absolutely out of this world and I recommend these beans. I am going to give some to my daughter-in-laws as holiday gifts.

👤I love this! The bottle and beans are great. I was going to buy bulk beans and bottles but I found a way to save at least $1 per bottle by buying this. I did not cut the beans after buying top shelf vodka. Quality vodka is the best way to get quality extract. The beans can be used in baking and I will replace them if I need them, as well as continue to add more vodka. If you look up the recipe on the internet, it will not expire and you can just add more. I just give the bottle a shake once a day, since I store it next to my coffee. They have great customer service. I bought one for my sister and will buy them for everyone.

👤I am very pleased with the set so far. It comes with a glass bottle and good quality beans. There is a lovely, sweet, and potent scent to the beans. I used 5 of the 8 beans to fill the bottle that came with the set, 2 for a 8.25 glass bottle, and the remaining one for a delicious homemade panna cotta. It was wonderful!

👤The beans are very fragrant and plump, and the bottle has a place to write the date on when you made it, so I can't wait for the finished product.

👤I wanted to make my own when baking and use a lot of vanilla. I ordered the kit because it was recommended. The bottle is a nice size, there were 8 beans in the vacuum sealed package and it was easy to open. I put the beans in the bottle and waited for the vanilla to cure. It was so easy to have this first experience.

👤My daughters will receive two of these kits for Christmas. I will open today to wrap gifts. The bottles were not a kit. It is too late to return them. Don't buy! I have to keep up with what's happening. She was very helpful when she talked to customer service. The first shipment was credited to me. I received them and they are perfect. Changed to 5 stars.

👤I made this because I don't have the finished product yet. It looks like it is turning out fine, it is easy to do. It will be great gifts.

👤I decided to give this to my daughter as a Christmas present. They love homemade extract. The kit had a nice bottle, and the beans were very aromatic. Expect it to be ready to use by Christmas. We like ours to be at least six months old. The quality of the kit seems very good, even though I thought it was pricey. She likes it in her favorite recipes.

👤I don't like the cap of my other bottle. It seems flimsy. It is a thinner glass bottle than my other bottle. It takes a few months for the vanilla to be ready. I don't think the beans are that different.

👤I ordered the 10 pack to make more extract from a different seller. I was expecting a quality product after reading the reviews. 3 lovely long plump beans as described, 4 short (1 1/2 " shorter) dry beans and 3 beans that were 4 " long, split and so withered that they were as stiff a toothpick and useless are the breakdown of the 10.

👤I am very disappointed in the order I received. These are not like what is pictured or described. They're small and not big as the vendor says. I checked to see if they were returnable. I read and compared to make the right choice. The barrell should hold these. I got stung but I thought I was being cautious.

👤My wife made my own homemade extract with the beans and vodka I love the way it smells, but the little bottles that you can buy is too much money. I run out too fast. I put about 10 vanilla beans in the bottle that my husband gave me, as you can see in the bottle. I bought 10 more of the beans and they are from the island of Madagascar, the dark version of the vodka is better for the extract, I gave it a 5 star rating because I like to use the best ingredients for my baking.

👤This is the first time I have made my own extract. The beans smelled great when they opened. I hope they make a great extract. The beans were not dried out. Some of the beans were not perfect. I wanted to put half the beans in split and half whole so my giftees could use the paste later. These beans were better than the ones I've paid more for in the store. My hands were very fragrant that day.

👤The beans were bought to make extract. I opened the vaccuum-sealed pkg and found hard, dry, brittle beans. I can't get my money back. If I could, I wouldn't give stars. Do not buy veal from Dean Kings. You can see my video.

👤This is the first time I've ever purchased beans, so I don't have a comparison. I received a very small and thin item. I didn't get beautiful, plump, soft beans. They ranged in length from 4 to 6. Two of them were cut down on the length of the bean, and they were very thin. I'm not sure if that happens naturally or if someone did it before they were packaged. I don't know how they work. I'm hoping that they work well.

👤I must be living under a rock. This is over the top for just a few beans, and it's always been expensive. I feel like Jack and the Beanstalk, but without the vine going up to the sky. The beans have a great scent and worked well for my homemade vanilla extract, which is still cheaper than buying it in the store.

👤I have bought grade A and B beans before and they should not have been brittle to the point that they could not be sliced without breaking. I couldn't slice them open to get the beans out. I am very disappointed in these beans, they were small and brittle. I dropped them in my bottle to start the process of making extract. I need to order more beans to make this bottle perfect. I will never order grade B beans again. I think these were left out too long or old, but they were not what I expected.

👤I got this powder as an add-on deal and am happy with it. It was also good in a small amount of whipped cream and chocolate chip cookies. I like to bake my baked goods with a paste of vanilla, but you can smell and taste the powder in cookie dough, it's pretty good. This is a viable option for those who don't use artificial vanilla flavoring as the price of the paste has gotten high due to bad growing seasons and storms. After using this for baking, we found it to be perfect for pancakes and waffles. We tried it in the batter and sprinkled on the pancakes and waffles and it worked well. It's still great for coffee and hot chocolate.

👤I thought people were just being picky and obnoxious in the reviews. I would like to have listened. I'm not bothered by the fact that it has sugar. I wanted to add it to my drinks to make them look better. I subscribe and save because I thought I would use it a lot. The bottle smelled like it was made of vanilla. I made my drink, added mywhipped cream, sprinkled on my cocoa, and then this vanilla powder. The whole thing fell to the bottom of my cup. I thought it was something I did wrong and drank it. The drink had no flavor at all, and I kept noticing the texture. I thought I had coffee grounds in my cup. Wrong! It was the same substance as the vanilla powder. I tried it from the bottle. I might have visited the beach. I tried the bottle after the next shipment and thought it was a mistake. Nope. Same sandy beaches result in no smell or taste. I will never order this again.

👤This is amazing. It is a good companion to a 100% cocoa powder. It's seriously. If you're trying to use more cocao powder but it's too bitter, try this thing. I use it a lot. If you are trying to make white chocolate, it is very good. I use either coconut milk powder or heavy cream powder, your choice of sweetener, and this vanilla powder, just use some cocoa butter, some milk powder, and some milk powder. It is amazing. The cocoa butter is sensitive to liquids. There is a Every time I use coca powder, I add this thing with it.

👤I like the taste of this extract and how easy it is to blend it into drinks and shakes. I put it in my cinnamon tea and morning shake. The price keeps going up and I am so disappointed. It used to be affordable, but now it's only 3 ounces. I paid $3.40 for a bottle. It went up 3 times in less than two months. I checked again because I thought I'd better get some before it goes up again, now it's $12.15 and one is listed as "limited edition", the same 3 oz bottle is $14.95. It's ridiculous! I won't buy anything anymore if it tastes good. You could get almost 4 bottles for the current price. I understand that ingredients increase in price, but this seems crazy. When companies realize that people's incomes don't go up relative to product price increases, maybe when people stop buying things the companies will realize. I will not be buying this product in the future. It's too bad.

👤On most, good plumpness. I decided to measure the rest after running into short ones. Between 1/3 to 1/2 were shorter than advertised. I uploaded a picture of the length I was dealing with. It's less than 6 with many less than 5 inches. I didn't stop and return the rest of the items I was processing as a gift. I feel cheated for the price. I chose the item based on the length description, which grossly over estimates product actual length and is therefore a lie.

👤I wanted to make a high quality extract. I was very excited to start my process after the package arrived. The price of extract has gone up while the quality has gone down. The vanilla was vacuum sealed. The beans were moist and plum colored. Very promising. The color has intensified since about 8 weeks ago. I haven't used it yet. I am making it for myself and my family. I removed the valve from the bottle. It was poured out about 1/2c. To make room for the beans. I sliced each one down the center to make it easier for the seeds to travel free. I will leave beans uncut the next time. I can remove a bloated bean, cut off one end, and squeeze out the seeds for a recipe after I make vanilla. The emptypods can be air dried and put into sugar to make a flavor filled sugar for coffee, tea, cookies or other items. For a minimum of 6 weeks, shake your bottle once per week to make it more flavor and deep in color. It couldn't be simpler or better in quality. You can try it.

👤I was very pleased with the beans. 6 were 5 in long, 2 were 6 in long and 18 were 7 in long. The description of the beans was correct. In my pictures, they are moist and plump. I used them to color a amber color in 8 hours. If it's wonderful, smell it. I am sure that the vanilla will be great once it has time to cure. I relied on reviews so I thought I would give one as well. I could only buy a couple beans per bottle at twice the price per bean, because the price is very reasonable. Buying these online was a challenge for me. I am glad I did.

👤Not happy at all. The beans were moist and plump, but they didn't smell like vanilla. The smell reminds me of smoked fish. It's dead serious! The company only sells quality beans. I bottled them with alcohol because I would be out of extract soon. I thought maybe it was me. They still don't smell anything like vanilla two months later. I contacted the company again and they have not responded for days. They would know what I was talking about if I sent them back. Has anyone else had this problem? Very disappointed. I have a cookie business and have used a lot of Bourbon. I know what it will smell like.