Cook’s, Tahitian Organic Vanilla Beans, Grade A, World’s Finest Gourmet Fresh Premium Vanilla, Certified Organic by CCOF, 10 Whole Beans

So these are really nice plump, fragrant, fresh vanilla beans. I have some soaking in good quality Svedka vodka which is very similar to Grey Goose but less expensive. So, about five ounces vodka in smaller glass jar and I added 7 of the beans split down the middle. You really only need one bean per ounce of vodka, but I want a really rich Tahitian vanilla. Every few days I give the bottle a few shakes to activate more release of the bean into the solution. It has been only about 3 weeks and already the color is darkly vanilla brown, and the fragrance is nice. Typically takes a few months to mature, but I added a couple extra beans, so it is maturing faster. Should be perfect for Christmas baking. I also did an experiment using a fresh bottle of Nielsen Massey pure vanilla extract. I added one of the Tahitian vanilla beans, again split lengthwise down the middle, to the bottle of the Nielsen's...and it really improves the Nielsen's; within just a few weeks the fragrance is beautiful. Made Caramel Custard using it and, Oh my, really delicious! Very happy with these Tahitian Vanilla beans, and the price is excellent!

Great quality. I made vanilla extract and vanilla sugar. Fat and juicy pods.

The vanilla beans were all dried up and very brittle and.i couldn't even return it

I started our vanilla extract 15 months ago and it made fantastic Christmas gifts. These were fresh, plump, moist and long. I was able to make 20 cute vanilla extract gifts from these beans- great value!

Very flavorful pods were in excellent condition

Just what I wanted. Thank you.

These are not Grade A vanilla beans. They are dry and do not contain a lot of seeds inside. I've ordered from you in the past and these are not the same quality as the ones I received in the past. When they are actual grade A beans they are the best on the market. With these, I would have been better off with Madagascar beans.

These beans are wonderful, strong smell of orchids right through unopened package. Used for crème brûlée, much better than any extract. Very nice that these are no longer $25 per bean like they used to be. Before this I used extract but the alcohol does not bake out, I don't like the feel of alcohol, Then I tried non-alcohol extract and that felt much worse than the alcohol version, so real beans are the way to go. I store them in a small thermos, near the floor so they stay cool.