Organic Madagascar Vanilla Bean Pods - Whole Bourbon-Madagascar Beans for Baking - Cooking - Non-GMO - Kosher - Grade A - 1/2 lb (50-60 beans)

Omg. Fabulous beans . Best I have EVER gotten off the net. Fat - so supple they make your mouth water smelling them. Long plump even beans, not wrinkled or skinny, brittle and dry, and not tappering a 1/4th of the way down the bean before you see any resemblance of caviar. But these beans....WOW they are so full. Seriously, I have never seen beans this full. You split one open and drag the back of your knife down the center and I think you would get dang near a full quarter teaspoon.Ok, ok, I get it, sorry...didn't intend to sound like I need to stand at pulpit. Just want you to know this is a good product at a good price.

When I received the vanilla beans I was excited because I was going to make my own vanilla extract. However, when I opened the package it smelled like olives big time. I was disappointed, but still decided to make the extract. I have had the extract in the pantry for a few months now and when you go to open it, the smell of olives is overwhelming. I am really disappointed in this product, as I was truly looking forward to making my own extract. I feel I have wasted money on not only the vanilla beans, but also in the alcohol I bought to make the extract. Just so disappointed.

When I received these bean, they were gorgeous in the packet. The first few I used were ideal. It wasn't until I'd attempted to use more that my trouble began. I stored them in the manner you should store vanilla beans, but the molded horribly. I was disappointed because I'd order quite a few.

Good price for the quantity of beans. I use them for making extract. Smells so yummy. They make good gifts as well.

These Vanilla Beans were exactly what I was looking for to make homemade vanilla extract. My extract is 6 weeks in and I am so excited to try it out and give it away as gifts. The beans were super fragrant. I used the bean paste in a cheesecake and everyone thought the flavor was incredible. I plan to use the extract beans to make vanilla sugar when the extract is done brewing. Getting the most for my money, though you already get a lot. There were a lot of beans in this package and I will definitely buy more in the future when I run out of these. Thanks for offering such a great product at a reasonable price!

Fantastic Vanilla Beans. These were used to make Vanilla Extract for Holiday gifts using Bormioli Rocco Country Home Gotica 8 1/2 Ounce Bottles. The beans come vacuum sealed and when you open the package it smells amazing. I was impressed with the quality of the beans, as they are large, soft yet firm (if that makes sense) and oily. I will definitely order these again.

When I received my vanilla beans, the bag was expanded and there was moisture inside. The beans had a definite "fermented" odor.

These beans were not as supple and fragrant as the beans I ordered directly from OliveNation a couple of years ago. They were a bit dried out, but not bad that I couldn't use them to make vanilla extract. The reason I ordered them from Amazon was to get free shipping. Not sure if I will buy them from Amazon again... I will have to wait 4-6 mo and see how my vanilla extract comes out!