Expert's Guide to Vanilla: Extract, Paste, Powder, and Whole Beans

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We call for vanilla widely in desserts, quick breads, and breakfast recipes, both for its flavor and for its ability to act as a flavor potentiator, enhancing our perception of chocolate, coffee, fruit, nuts, and sweetness. Jack shows you how and when to use each version of the world’s most popular spice.
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@leewillers4621 Жыл бұрын

My grandmother said she used vanilla as a “perfume” when she was a young lady. Real colognes and perfume was too expensive/hard to come by. (I’m 73 now and this was when I was 9-10 years old.) 😊

@popcornxxx Жыл бұрын

I infuse the beans in oil and use it as a fragrance. It mixes well with sweet orange essential oil.

@anonymoususer5266 7 ай бұрын

@@popcornxxxwhat kind of oil? You just throw vanilla beans split down the middle into it and let it sit? For how long? Sorry, super interested in this

@sarahb2623 Жыл бұрын

I love Jack Bishop. Thorough, accurate, professional, humorous, and always pleasant to watch! Kudos. 🎉

@mariaconsuelothomen Жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying imitation vanilla is OK.That's what is most readily available and most pocket-friendly. It's also what's available in my country.

@frozenhouse5362 Жыл бұрын

I have just gotten one step closer to being the smartest man on Earth,Thanks for the video

@mermeridian2041 Жыл бұрын

I love Jack's episodes - could listen to him all day. If he released an audible of the dictionary, I would gladly listen to it!

@ceegee1070 Жыл бұрын

Humorous yet 100% TRUE!

@ellove370 9 ай бұрын

@mermeridian2041 Me too!💕

@marksieber4626 Жыл бұрын

I’d like to see ATK do a home made extract video making several types of extract. And test theirs against store bought extract.

@thundercaaat Жыл бұрын

Now *this* is a great idea!

@scpatl4now 8 ай бұрын

I make my own regularly. It takes time (like at least 4 months), and you have to find a good source for grade A beans, but it really is easy to do. It is way better as well. I usually have to cut the amount I use because it is stronger.

@JohnPMiller Жыл бұрын

You can make your own vanilla extract with alcohol and vanilla beans. In France, most people use vanilla powder (sucre vanillé), so I bought a few beans and made my own extract. It took about two months, but it's very good.

@annabizaro-doo-dah Жыл бұрын

Was going to say it's a great way to use vanilla pods when you've removed the seeds from them or if they've dried out.

@janinawaz4596 Жыл бұрын

After using fresh moist vanilla beans, finely chopped, in my baked goods, custards, ice cream etc. I find it hard to use even the best extract. Extract, even homemade, doesn't have the same dark and complex depth of flavor that a whole bean does. I will use extract in something quick like french toast, where the vanilla bean flavor doesn't have a long contact time before being eaten. Artificial vanilla (vanillin) is often made from clove buds as a source material.

@eclecticexplorer7828 Жыл бұрын

It's hard to check if the vanilla beans are too dry when they are in a sealed bottle.

@Uprightfossil Ай бұрын

I buy in bulk from a company called Beanilla. Or Google vanilla. Amazon offers bulk companies too

@morrismonet3554 Жыл бұрын

I'm Ok with imitation. My aunt taught me to put a few drops in the eggs when making French toast. It's great.

@DP-dr6gi Жыл бұрын

I have baked a few things in the decades I’ve been baking. 😊. For the past year I have used imitation vanilla exclusively. I do not make custards or ice cream (if I did I would use real vanilla or vanilla bean). But I make cookies, muffins and cakes and I cannot tell the difference in the vanilla taste.

@mikeyd946 Жыл бұрын

Never heard of powder or ground vanilla until today!

@ellaliddle1591 4 ай бұрын

Me either, that’s why I checked out this video

@vjohnson2400 Жыл бұрын

Another very informative video, thank you Jack.

@judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jack! I can always depend on you for great information I didn’t know that about having to need a flyable vanilla bean

@kimecker Жыл бұрын

So informative! I’m going with imitation from now on.

@clairressagoad2789 Жыл бұрын

This was so informative. I had no idea about some of these. Thank you…

@2Hearts3 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jack-- very helpful. 👍

@carmensilva4729 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Bravo! Love this info and tips! 👏🏻🎈

@marymeola2810 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial.

@roseannnichol2913 Жыл бұрын

I was going round and round doing research trying to understand what would be the best vanilla product to use. I've been very confused. This video has made up my mind imitation vanilla taste the same and nobody can tell the difference except in custard and ice cream, then it's a done deal, imitation vanilla it is. Thank you for your Insight.

@bettymahoney8371 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing very informative 😊

@pauleichenberger4966 Жыл бұрын

Nice introduction to vanilla. Also, these should not be stored in the refrigerator, just in a kitchen cabinet, dark. I have used Penzeys for years, and N-M is good too.

@mikenyc1589 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us the varieties out there...I always worry about the liquid extract in the fridge thats in there a long time....the paste will be a great alternative and last forever!!!

@mickjr270 Жыл бұрын

I have been making my own and like the flavor.

@rainthomps694 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!!

@suyapajimenez516 Жыл бұрын

This subject was about time. Thanks

@QIKWIA Жыл бұрын

I use both..for different purposes and applications.. I like the imitation flavor in icings, frostings, pie fillings, puddings and cookies.

@debbiebarnes4688 Жыл бұрын

Vanilla bean paste is my go to for homemade ice cream. Yummmm.

@mariefearon627 4 ай бұрын

Very helpful thanks

@jimmeyers8960 Жыл бұрын

I had no idea powdered vanilla was a thing, or that it could be part of a rub. Interesting. :)

@christinacody8653 Жыл бұрын

Oh that's so tempting!!

@heyfunny3036 Жыл бұрын

It's SO good in a nice hot coffee. Super yum

@gennybernard5877 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jack!

@cara1957 Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna try vanilla paste!! Thanks Jack!!

@lanettelawrence6308 Жыл бұрын

Great info on vanilla family goods.

@jeffward1106 Жыл бұрын

Very informative 😁

@Jessie-J Жыл бұрын

Thank you ATK for yet another excellent video. I wonder if ATK could do a how-to on organising one’s kitchen, my kitchen is a disaster and I could really use some tips from the folks I trust.

@annabizaro-doo-dah Жыл бұрын

Can you imagine if he was your uncle??! Oh my I'd be picking his brains all day long!

@Anguisette Жыл бұрын

The thumbnail showed the Baker's Imitation Vanilla, it was supposedly discontinued, but it's back now, apparently a new formula, would be great if ATK would see if the new formula is as good as the old one.

@Er-sv5tn Жыл бұрын

I have both the expensive extract and the generic imitation vanilla I can only tell the difference in things like custard and ice cream…in some thing that’s been baked it’s indistinguishable

@christinacody8653 Жыл бұрын

That's what I learned when I did my own experiments. I made cookies and vanilla shakes. I was clear that baking imitation is fine. For uncooked stuff, use the good stuff.

@Er-sv5tn Жыл бұрын

@@christinacody8653 Saves $ for me. I do a 100x more baking than I do making ice cream.

@marto0o97 Жыл бұрын

It's true!!! There was a cooking channel on KZfaq (minute foods) that proved that most of the other compounds evaporate or transform under the intense heat of the oven, so you're pretty much left with vanillin in the end 😁

@RomanNumeral04 Жыл бұрын

@@marto0o97 was about to comment the same thing

@annabizaro-doo-dah Жыл бұрын

I agree. The expensive stuff is rather wasted in most baked goods - with the exception of a baked cheese cake, custard tart etc

@jessicaharris1608 8 ай бұрын

I'd like to learn ATK's thoughts on "double-fold" vanilla. I've started to make my own vanilla with grade B Madagascar beans and vodka. Apparently, if I use twice as many beans, I can get stronger vanilla flavor. I have saved my double fold vanilla for very special dishes like flan and vanilla frosting but otherwise I stick with normal strength bean/alcohol ratios. I still use the imitation for flavoring my coffee though. My grandmother had a rule that you could get away with using fake vanilla in recipes that called for brown sugar or chocolate. I have added coffee to her list of exceptions.

@amyberberich78 Жыл бұрын

I see Jack; I upvote.

@gizmo7877 Жыл бұрын

Great info! Wondering if you’ve ever heard of Vanilla Essence from the island of St Lucia. OMG! What a flavor! It’s wonderful! I l prefer it to regular vanilla overall.

@MarthavMartinez Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@mikeb6389 Жыл бұрын

Good to know.

@DownSouthAgro-ym8wp 6 ай бұрын

Great info keep it up kindly also give some tips how to make step by step Vanilla essence with alcohol from beans ….

@Mark_Nadams Жыл бұрын

We made our own vanilla extract when we couldn't find any on the shelves. I bought a few beans, stripped and cut them into 4 pint bottles, and filled the bottles with vodka. Six months later the extract we have is as good if not better than what we normally buy at the store. We just finished the first bottle and I need to get the next out of storage.

@davidmccarthy6061 Жыл бұрын

Been using N-M paste which is very good but there's always that bit of waste so we'll try their extract next since we never do anything fancy where the specks help.

@meltz911 Жыл бұрын

Please do red wine vinegar

@danbev8542 7 ай бұрын

I, too, buy vanilla beans & soak them in vodka. I also soak some in bourbon for when I want that flavor. I have a quart container full of beans and vodka. The beans don’t dry out if you store them in your jar of homemade extract. In most recipes, I double or triple the vanilla when it’s the main flavor.

@MossyMozart 3 ай бұрын

Nielsen-Massey vanilla paste may be shelf stable, but it won't stay in my pantry more than a day. A delicious little taste here, a delicious little taste there - - - it was gone by evening. It never even made it into any baked goods. ---------- I love Nielsen-Massey vanillas. Madagascar and Tahitian are great, but my favorite is their Mexican vanilla. Mmmmm.

@gingerhammock8400 Жыл бұрын

I am a vanilla extract snob 😂. I make my own and wouldn't go back to store bought, much less imitation. But your video was interesting and informative.

@necrojoe Жыл бұрын

Does the ground vanilla go bad/dead quickly once opened? It seems like it would. I'd love to try it, but don't think I'd use enough of it quickly enough to be worth it.

@igormarchenko6036 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your video. I prepared an extract, insisted for 2 months. The smell is great, it smells all over the house. But after I poured the extract into small bottles, after a month, it noticeably lost its taste and aroma. Any advice on how to pour the extract without losing it in the smell? And how do you properly pour the extract?

@mddell58 Жыл бұрын

❓ I'd love to know how making your own vanilla (vanilla & vodka,) being placed in a dark place for at least six months stacks up compared to the different types you spoke about.... ❓

@catherinelw9365 Жыл бұрын

I can always tell if it's artificial vanilla in anything, so I always use the real stuff. It's worth it.

@mayonnaiseeee 10 ай бұрын

Amazing overview of vanilla, thank you. I'd probably do Ina Garten's simple homemade vanilla extract if I decide to buy some beans, otherwise stick with the imitation stuff. Vanilla powder seems pretty interesting though - is that what they mix into vanilla bean frappuccinos and such?

@RomanNumeral04 Жыл бұрын

There needs to be a clarification with imitation vanilla powder. Every imitation vanilla powder that I have seen consists of a few percent vanillin (1 ~ 5%) and the rest is corn starch. So how much of what percentage vanillin is equivalent to vanilla extract?

@lagreen2122 Жыл бұрын

If you choose your subjects and don't do what advertisers ask for I would really like to hear some things about cooking oils. Which works best and gives best flavor for what foods, which has the least taste to add to foods, the least calories, which costs less. That kind of thing would be very helpful and save all of us the expense of our own experiments. You could do one on spice brands too - course I realize that might peeve potential advertisers.

@cogniterra 9 ай бұрын

QUESTION: I have a large ancestral recipe for choc syrup from around 1900 that calls for, among other things, 1/2 lb of cocoa and "2 Tbs of vanilla compound". Any cooks out there know what vanilla compound at that time would be akin to now?

@rcmaniac25 Жыл бұрын

While I always prefer real over imitation, I learned recently that heat destroys most of the chemicals that make vanilla, vanilla. So for baked applications, imitation is fine because the vanillin doesn't get destroyed by heat. But for uncooked applications? Use the real stuff, your taste buds will thank you.

@kristinahansen2252 Жыл бұрын

Watkins pure vanilla extract is the best to me

@JoeStuffzAlt Жыл бұрын

I use 50/50 imitation vanilla and powder for baked goods now. It adds layer of flavor. I would say that I did find a difference between a quality imitation vanilla extract and the Target generic. The Target generic has this really weird flavor and smell. It's probably the propylene glycol The McCormick commercial Imitation Vanilla is much nicer.

@o24735 3 ай бұрын

Im surprised to hear that the paste is 1:1 with the extract. Another source said that the paste is more intense and would need half the volume of the extract. The other source made her own paste using food-grade glycerine and vanilla beans, perhaps the paste in the video has other additives? Any thoughts?

@robvas Жыл бұрын

What about the stuff you can buy at the gift shop when you're on vacation in Mexico? I always thought it tasted a little weird.

@scpatl4now 8 ай бұрын

You have to really be careful with that stuff. I was reading recently that some of those contained dangerous chemicals.

@basilwhite Жыл бұрын

What about emulsion?

@rank1839 Жыл бұрын

I heard Tahitian is good.

@jeanineruby 5 ай бұрын

I've used $24 vanilla and Dollare Tree vanilla and have never tasted a difference.

@hckfan Жыл бұрын

I thought the Bakers’s brand won the last imitation contest.

@4-7th_CAV Жыл бұрын

That is EXACTLY what I was just thinking! And, the Baker's brand is actually made by McCormick, which is what they touted the last time.

@sandrah7512 Жыл бұрын

According to a December 2021 update to ATK's most recent taste test first published online January 1, 2019 and in the January/February 2019 issue of Cook's Illustrated magazine, Baker's Imitation Vanilla was discontinued so McCormick Premium Vanilla is their top pick for imitation vanilla. EDIT: Apparently, there's a new version of Baker's available, but it does not appear that ATK has tested it yet.

@lemmykilmister873 Жыл бұрын

🤔

@DoughboyGod Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️🔥😍🎬😍🔥❤️❤️❤️

@kimt3463 Жыл бұрын

Vanilla concentrate?

@BootuInc Жыл бұрын

I think it's great that even though Jack has been dead for 12 years they still let him continue to fulfill his role in the test kitchen

@popcornxxx Жыл бұрын

Jack Bishop is alive & well.

@bl_leafkid4322 Жыл бұрын

I don't think I will ever buy real vanilla extract now. The artificial vanilla extract in my house is 8oz

@melissawolf215 Жыл бұрын

I disagree about vanilla extract if you make your own. I soak 10 vanilla beans in vodka - which has no flavor - and in a few weeks I have THE best extract ever. What’s more I can keep topping it off with vodka when it runs a bit low for the rest of my life. People ask me why my baked goods are so good and that’s my secret. It’s so simple and unlike vanilla extracts it’s pure alcohol and vanilla. No water or anything else. I wouldn’t use anything else unless it’s a straight up vanilla bean. The best benefit is that you save a ton of money. That money you would have paid for substandard extract can go towards vodka - not the super good expensive vodka.

@coflropter Жыл бұрын

I made a batch with some cheap bourbon and the flavor is incredible!

@alsheremeta Жыл бұрын

If you are using typical 40% vodka, it is 60% water.... But in any case you have found a great solution to making fantastic baked goods! 👍👍

@5boysandamom Жыл бұрын

And you can get very reasonable priced beans from a co-op called vanilla bean kings. It's so much fun to make your own. And it makes nice Christmas gifts!

@jamievarni1530 6 ай бұрын

Where do the best beans come from?

@bschmidtyt 22 күн бұрын

Tahiti and Indonesia

@wheniamhome Жыл бұрын

What does one to one mean?

@wheniamhome Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind answer.

@Leelee-rx5oy Жыл бұрын

One to one means, as example, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to 1 teaspoon vanilla essence. So if recipe calls for 2 tsps extract & you only have imitation, then you would use 2 tsps of the imitation.

@Charismafire Жыл бұрын

I like to just pour a little in a glass of milk

@wotan10950 Жыл бұрын

Because of the high price, I’ve been using bourbon instead!

@moduqueRN Жыл бұрын

How can I use a dried up vanilla bean?

@beckijameson3844 Жыл бұрын

Further dehydrate it, then powder it.

@moduqueRN Жыл бұрын

@@beckijameson3844 thanks!

@terin1862 Жыл бұрын

Put in in a sealed container of sugar...it will gently flavor the sugar over time.

@moduqueRN Жыл бұрын

@@terin1862 great idea, thank you!

@lucyc Жыл бұрын

@@terin1862 Do you put the bean in whole, or cut it open first?

@tarjei99 Жыл бұрын

Shouldn't you have mentioned that if the vanilla is cooked, then you can safely use industrial vanillin.

@oceanwonders Жыл бұрын

One bean is a TABLESPOON of extract?! Holy The last one is misleading; it should really be called vanilla sugar.

@fityug7906 5 ай бұрын

Please help us with the market Anyone who has can just help me

@gizmocarr3093 Жыл бұрын

I know why Grandma was always happy making cookies. She might have been hitting the bottle, 35% alcohol is a good reason for making cookies.😅🤣😂

@alicebonnet4607 Жыл бұрын

You drink Bud Light.

@SBinVancouver Жыл бұрын

Vanilla paste does not last indefinitely. Over time it becomes gummy and difficult to extract from the jar. We're talking years... but not indefinitely.

@pudicus2 Жыл бұрын

Vanilla in bbq? Sounds weird

@MegaDeepRoots 7 ай бұрын

People are choosing the imitation vanilla flavoring because it has MSG in it. Natural Flavoring(s) = MSG. MSG is no bueno for Homo Sapien Sapien. Word to the wise!

@Cujucuyo Жыл бұрын

$20 for an ounce of ground vanilla, oof.

@Black_Samurai-fish 7 ай бұрын

Use real vanilla for non baked goods and imitation for baked goods.

@krism4139 Жыл бұрын

Imitation vanilla ingredients - propylene glycol, phosphoric acid and synthetic vanillin. No thank you. I make my own with vanilla beans and a bottle of cheap vodka.

@Niyaru 7 ай бұрын

guaiacol, p-anisaldehyde and methyl cinnamate, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, furfural, hexanoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, eugenol, and isobutyric acid are found in real vanilla. If you prefer real vanilla that’s fine but don’t Chemical shame an imitation when chemistry is everywhere

@Black_Samurai-fish 7 ай бұрын

@@Niyarumost people don’t think natural is also chemical lol.

@Jose_Sanchi 6 ай бұрын

What do you think makes up vanilla beans,Vodka? Chemicals. 😮

@veronicablack3976 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I agree 100%@@Niyaru

@artigotale Ай бұрын

Chemical or not…I’ll choose the natural source…