25 Whole Grade A Prime Gourmet Bourbon Madagascar Vanilla Beans 5~6" by Vanilla Products USA

We have been using this brand of fresh vanilla beans for years to make our own vanilla extracts for both home use and general baking. While I have tried other brands, nothing has ever beaten this brand's freshness, and I have recommended them to just about anyone who will listen. All of their beans are shipped vacuum-sealed to prevent moisture issues or moldiness. Not only are they the best quality I have found on the market but are a fantastic value for making your own DIY Vanilla extract with your preferred brand of vodka.

They were excellent beans, very moist and very fragrant of the vanilla scent,

We usually make our own vanilla at home so we bought this Christmas pack of Grey Goose (which is a huge bottle) but we mainly wanted the glasses that came with it. So I bought this vanilla and added it to the liquor and now I have a great tasting vanilla to use for baking and frostings. You do not have to buy any expensive vodka but you do need to get good vanilla sticks like these. It is easy to do and is by far a better quality than you could ever buy in the store for vanilla. However some recipes tell you to do bourbon, no, do not use it because it never really gets to be a nice tasting vanilla like using the vodka. But this quality of vanilla really made the most awesome cooking, baking vanilla. YUM!

I bought this brand and size on recommendation to make my own vanilla extract. After purchasing the vodka I wanted to use, I measured it out, added these beans cut up and sealed. I have read that it will be ready any where from 5 weeks to 3 months and I'll wait the 3 months for this. The beans were the correct count and in a airless seamed bag which kept them moist and pliable. I am a big user of pure vanilla extract and look forward to the end product. I used a rather hearty blend of 5 beans to every cup of vodka. The bag has 25 beans so my yield with be 5 cups. Would even make a unique holiday gift for anyone that enjoys baking. Keeping my large mason jar in the dark and shaking it daily will hopefully produce an excellent DIY vanilla extract.

I'm about to use it now for some baking projects and the package came with instructions on how to make vanilla extract. I'm excited to get started. The aroma is nice and warm. It should work well in baked goods.

I'm using these for homemade yogurt. Three beans scraped into 2 quarts of milk imparts a very nice aroma and flavor to the finished product. Yogurt is powered by microbes so I try to avoid anything that would kill our little Lactobacillus friends, like alcohol-heavy extracts. I'll be ordering again.

The beans were as described and vacuum sealed for freshness. I would recommend this product.

I got these to make vanilla extract. I have extra so I put a pod in my coffee… didn’t cut it or anything just tossed it in before work. OMG my coffee tasted amazing!!! These are by far the best beans I have had.