10 Organic Madagascar Whole Vanilla Beans, Grade A Vanilla Pods, Premium Vanilla Beans for Making Extract & Baking - Cook’s

I wanted to give it a while before reviewing to make sure my extract had time to develop. That way, I feel I can provide feedback that was more complete than just saying that the caviar tasted great (which, it did).Now that it's been a couple of months, I think I can say that without a doubt, these beans are great no matter how you use them. They arrived vacuum sealed; all air had been evacuated to prevent oxidation of the vanillin and other components that make up a vanilla pod. Even before breaking the seal, the smell of vanilla was very strong. I opened the package and was immediately surrounded by that distinct aroma of fine Madagascar vanilla. I threw the bundles on my scale and was pleased to find that I had received a slight excess of the 16 ounces ordered.These were predominantly long pods Very few of the little 4-5" baby pods and lots of the 7-8" ones. They were plump and you could tell they were appropriately dried to the correct amount of moisture. We immediately sliced one down the middle and ran a knife edge across the flattened pod to scrape off the caviar, of which there was plenty.Crème brulee was the ultimate test and no one was disappointed. There's nothing like being able to tell your guest that you used actual vanilla pods in your recipe instead of store bought extract. It works wonderfully in vanilla ice cream as well.Just be sure to save the pods for making your own extract. In my case, I wanted 2x vanilla extract. So into 3.5 liters of inexpensive grain neutral spirits (cheap vodka) we added the partially scraped pods, all 16 ounces of them. This was placed in a cool dark spot to age. We will of course allow it to age longer but so far, after 2 months, the extract is fantastic. The color is rich, the aroma is heavenly, and the taste, even early, is already beyond any store bough extract I've ever had. Knowing that it can only get better is an added benefit.I could go on but for now, Ill leave it at... yes, we are satisfied. I might be easy to please but I'm also fairly critical and tend to write detailed reviews when I am very happy or very unhappy. You wont go wrong here if you order the full pound of pods. I cant speak for ordering by the bean...

I recently purchased the 1/2lb bag of grade A Madagascar Vanilla Beans from Cook's to make vanilla extract.The beans arrived in a sealed bag in perfect condition. They were all very plump and moist and about 6"-7" in length.I have bought from other sellers over the years. However, moving forward I believe I will buy from Cook's...especially considering the cost at the time of this review is considerably more reasonable than the rest.I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this entire transaction. Very pleased!Thank you Cook's

The quality of these beans is excellent. I’ve purchase several different brands in the past. These beans were more plump and full of paste than other brands I’ve purchased. Would buy again in a larger quantity.

I was extremely impressed with the quality of the beans and look forward to using it in my recipes 😀

Best vanilla beans

These smell amazing. No mold. They were oily which was expected. This is my first experience with vanilla beans and I’ll be buying more of these. They are great quality and dark rich color. Only moisture was the oil I am using these to make vanilla extract for the holidays. Will update when it’s done! Only issue was the trimming and slicking. These were not very plump but again my first experience and I look forward to buying again

High quality, fresh, fantastic packaging worthy if this prized flavoring. Big fat beans filled with creamy paste that i love using in my baked goods. This brand and the store has amazing standards fir quality of the products and customer satisfaction. Highly recommended.

Air tight packaging, moist beans worked perfectly for my vanilla extract creations.