Comments on: Vanilla Extract — easy to make and cheap

By: The Organic Vanilla Bean Company Website of the Month February 2009 « Frutto della Passione

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:13:37 +0000

[...] discovered this site via Mike over at Mike’s Table and his post on homemade vanilla extract, which is a pretty big deal for me because I can only find vanilla flavouring or vanilla essence [...]

By: Ivey Massicotte

Ivey Massicotte — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:14:36 +0000

Good page content, makes the good work.

By: Joanna Grammon

Joanna Grammon — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:45:31 +0000

I was the baker at a remote Alaska resort for a season, and my secret weapon was the vanilla I made from a bundle of Tahitian vanilla beans straight from the source, given to me by a friend and steeped in brandy.
However, I had to carefully hide the bottle, as the damn chefs would occasionally find my stash and drink it!
It was an ingredient in cakes, pies, and quick breads, and I made 25 dozen chocolate chip cookies a night with it, (also tasty due to toasting the pecan chunks, then pouring melted butter over them). Oh, well.

By: Debra

Debra — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:12:45 +0000

You can get beans way cheaper on ebay. I buy mine from Vanilla Products USA. You can buy about 30 extract grade beans for less than $10.00. That’s about .30 per bean! You pay even less if you need more beans.

I started making extract for myself, but then made a big batch to keep on hand for gift giving. I use the 6 beans per cup of vodka too as it is ready to use sooner and is a much better flavoured extract.

By: Home Made Vanilla Extract at Sensible Living

Home Made Vanilla Extract at Sensible Living — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:53:11 +0000

[...] inspired by my best friend Paxye who has made vanilla extract a couple times now and a blog called Mike’s Table I saw on Food Gawker way back when. He provided more than just the how with a little bit of [...]

By: er

er — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:02:51 +0000

You can buy vanilla beans from World Market for about $3 for 2 beans. Thats the cheapest I found them.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:07:03 +0000

I just ordered a boatload of vanilla to make my own extract! I’m glad I found your method though, because the one I planned to use was only 3 beans per BOTTLE of vodka.

I do have a question. You said at the end that you can keep adding beans and vodka as needed. Do you need to wait another 2 months after adding the vodka again? I go through it like water, should I make up several batches at a time? Thanks

By: Sophie

Sophie — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:57:27 +0000

I also made this vanilla extract & it was stunningly lovely!!! Many thanks!!

By: The Organic Vanilla Bean Company Website of the Month February 2009 « Frutto della Passione

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:42:42 +0000

By: EAT!

EAT! — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:04:08 +0000

I will never go back to the store bought vanilla again – unless I can find some Mexican vanilla. I made vanilla about a year ago and there is no comparison. Those little bottles are ridiculous. I use a whole one in one recipe.