What's Your Favorite Type of Vanilla?
What is your favorite type of vanilla extract or vanilla bean, and why?
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15 Comments:
My own homemade! I like the fresh, gentle flavor of homemade.
It's very easy to make....I just take a quart of good vodka...I usually use Svedka....put in 5 or 6 vanilla beans that I've slit open....then just put in the pantry for about 6 weeks. Every week or so I pull the bottle out & give it a good shake...then just wait for it to turn nice & brown.
I use vanilla beans I bought on Ebay...I think they're tahitian.
mepolo at 3:24PM on 01/19/09
I love vanilla beans for some things, vanilla extracts for others...I usually buy vanilla beans though, because once I use them, I make my own extract from the pods...
brooke29 at 3:27PM on 01/19/09
I am hooked on Mexican at the moment.
ocarol at 3:34PM on 01/19/09
Haitian vanilla
blankplate at 4:28PM on 01/19/09
I bought a Neilson Massey (great brand) sampler of Mexican, Madagascar, Tahitian from the King Arthur Flour catalog. Also, I always keep vanilla beans in my sugar canisters (both granulated and confectioners). I've soaked beans in vodka, but it seems no matter how long they're in there, the strong alcohol flavor is overpowering. I'm currently experiementing with other liquors.
SavtaShayna at 4:30PM on 01/19/09
I like Madagascar, and/or Mexican.
pjracz10 at 4:32PM on 01/19/09
I am still hooked on the Sonoma Syrup Company Crush.
JerzeeTomato at 4:59PM on 01/19/09
has anyone read that article in edible manhattan about the spice guy? he sells a special vanilla at fairway that i've been wanting to try {as soon as i use up my three bottles of penzey's single and double strength}.
i love neilsen-massey, too.
cybercita at 5:26PM on 01/19/09
go right to the source for my vanilla -Mexico.
Italiancupcake at 6:10PM on 01/19/09
I LOVE the idea of a vanilla bean sampler - that's wonderful! Think I'll look that one up :-)
WickedGoodDinner at 7:39PM on 01/19/09
Mexican
do you remember what ebay store you got the vanilla beans from?
renee59 at 8:08PM on 01/19/09
I bought mine at Vanilla Products USA on Ebay - they were well sealed, and nice & moist.
mepolo at 1:04PM on 01/20/09
When I was just a little girl, my mom was a Watkins lady. I'm not really very particular about any other baking ingredients, but I will always love Watkins double-strength vanilla best!
thehostess at 10:21PM on 01/20/09
i love vanilla powder - it's ground vanilla pods and you can use it interchangeably as if it was vanilla extract, sans the alcohol... I love it.
MadelynRodriguez at 10:24PM on 01/20/09
I LOVE vanilla powder as well - we add it to our coffee grounds before brewing - so yummy!
Thanks, everyone, for sharing all of your great resources above :-)
-Dawn
Wicked Good Dinner
WickedGoodDinner at 9:52PM on 01/21/09