FITNCLEAN HERBS AND SPICES Certified USDA Organic Madagascar Vanilla Beans Grade B. 10 count

This is my third time purchasing these vanilla beans and I have not been disappointed. They are great quality and they taste amazing! I use them to make my own vanilla extract and have gifted many bottles and always get rave reviews. The price for them is great and they last. They were vacuumed sealed upon arrival and the size and quantity received was exactly as described.

I tried Tahitian beans to make vanilla extract using various spirits: Rum, Bourbon, Vodka, and Vodka plus grain alcohol. I did a similar test with these beans from Madagascar (i.e., Malagasy beans). I let the mixtures age for eight months. The results, in all cases, were that these Malagasy beans were far superior in color, aroma, and taste; hence, the reason I gave these Malagasy beans five stars. So, if you are buying vanilla beans for making your own vanilla extract, I would strongly recommend avoiding the Tahitian beans. Next, for spirits, the best one (so far) is bourbon. It generates a great color, great aroma, and great flavor. I've tried both Evans Black and Evans Bonded with these Malagasy beans (some Grade B, some Grade A), and they produce excellent vanilla extract. Remember, you have to let them age for at least 30 days, and I would say a minimum of 90 days. I have one bottle that I've been aging since Sep 1, 2020, and it is awesome! In short, I pretty much go for the Grade A Malagasy beans and put about six of these in an 8.5-ounce, square-glass, sealable bottle and fill it with Evans Black or Evans Bonded. Then just let them age! I hope the above helps. If you've done some experiments yourself, please add your comments. I would enjoy reading them.

Love it! I wanted it to make my own vanilla extract for cooking and to make vanilla syrup for my coffee and turns out works good to make cream soda pop. Plan to order more soon!!

For the price, I think these were a very good deal! They were $12.99 (Prime free shipping) when I purchase them in Oct 2023. I see from some of the other reviews that these might be hit or miss. But for me, I was happy with what I received. They smell amazing, the strong vanilla scent wafted right through the packaging! I'd say they are 'medium plump'. They're definitely not skinny and dried up, but they are also not the most plump largest vanilla beans I've ever had either. They fall somewhere in the middle. Again, I think for the price point they are perfect. Especially when you consider how much one single vanilla bean costs in most grocery stores! So far I used 1 vanilla bean to make some vanilla simple syrup. It turned out terrific. Then I cut it up & put the used vanilla bean in a small jar of natural sugar. It's been sitting there for about 2 weeks, whenever I open the jar, it smells amazing. It's a great way to reuse vanilla beans.

The thickness of each bean pod varied but all had plenty of seeds. I used my recent order to make vanilla extract. Worked beautifully. Rich vanilla flavor.

I was pleasantly surprised with these vanilla beans. They were affordable and smelled amazing. Use them in simmer pots and your whole house will smell heavenly. I will definitely purchase this again.

These were awesome!!! I made two types of homemade vanilla extract, one with vodka, the other makers mark whiskey, these beans worked very well for both, since it was my first attempt, having the ingredients work THE FIRST TIME mattered. Upon arrival they were vacume sealed, when I cut the pkg. as well as the beans, the vanilla smell was AMAZING and they were moist. I REALLY APPRECIATE the product being as described, pkged well, and delivered promptly. I would recommend this item and the seller.

Was perfect for making vanilla sugar!