Nielsen-Massey Pure Vanilla Bean Paste, 4 OZ

I absolutely love this brand and this paste! It is consistently thick. It has amazing depth of flavor. I use it in both my baked goods like chocolate chip cookies, cakes and even in my morning coffee! It has a brilliant smell! The color is dark and you can visibly see the vanilla beans in your baked goods and frostings! The bottle size is good. It blends very nice. The only con I have is the crust that forms on the screw cap of the bottle after using. It makes it very hard to untwist after so many uses and it doesn’t just wipe off. But I think this may be a comparable problem with most higher quality extracts and pastes.

Use this for drinks, cocktails, ice creams, cakes, desserts- can be used on anything. Love the size. Wish the bottle could be a little bigger. Most of my teaspoons were too big to scoop the paste. But still great product

The other day I was baking an almond cake with almond buttercream frosting. This was for a special birthday, so I wanted to use the best quality vanilla-bean paste. All of the (North American) chefs I've ever watched on the Food Network seem to use Nielsen-Massey vanilla products whenever they bake; this appears to be the gold standard. I had a lot of prep to do for this party--including baking the cake/making the frosting! So I bought this via Amazon. The taste didn't disappoint: it's a quality product. However, the price is ridiculous! I paid $42, which is at least 10% higher than ordering it elsewhere online. If you buy this via Amazon, you're paying for the convenience, especially if you have Prime 1-day delivery, as I do. Also, I learned that vanilla-bean paste can replace vanilla extract 1:1 (exactly). So for any baking where you want to really taste the vanilla, buy this. You won't regret it!

Very good quality

I couldn’t believe i was spending $40 on vanilla, but let me tell you it was worth it! Gives the genuine vanilla bean flavour i was looking for in my christmas baking. Also delicious in coffee! Awesome product