Comments on: Vanilla Extract Update

By: Somer

Somer — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:39:31 +0000

Oh please do try it! It was very fulfilling to make something like an extract that is usually very pricey and I made it for a fraction of the cost.

By: FSK

FSK — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:36:27 +0000

Yay!!!! I am gonna do this! )
and welcome to EC soon!!! ))))))))

By: Somer

Somer — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:45:33 +0000

That’s not a stupid question at all. I asked it myself when I started this. Yes, you leave the beans in. What the instructions direct is to use the extract as usual and when the bottle starts getting a little low, add more alcohol and vanilla bean and over time the extract will get darker. At some point in this process of use and refilling, you would need to transfer the base extract into a new glass container and add two fresh beans because your old container would be stuffed full of vanilla beans. I’ll report on that when I get to it.

By: Aschlie

Aschlie — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:53:58 +0000

This might be a stupid question, but do you leave the beans in it after you begin using it?

By: Somer

Somer — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:53:48 +0000

Thanks! I hope you do try it. It’s easy and economical, which is basically a long way of saying PERFECT.

By: Honeybeast (Julie)

Honeybeast (Julie) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:48:49 +0000

Wow, beautiful. This might be my next project! Good luck with the move … that’s a big ‘un.