On 1/29/2016 10:33 AM, Je�us wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:14:00 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>
>> On 1/29/2016 10:03 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>> On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:48:31 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a couple of 16oz bottles of the stuff. My recommendation is that
>>>> people use twice or more of the extract in recipes. I just pour that
>>>> stuff in a carefree manner. Those sissy measurements were based on
>>>> vanilla being a rare, expensive, substance. My use reflects the price
>>>> and availability of vanilla in the modern age.
>>>
>>> And in particular the quality, if you feel the need to use that much
>>> more.
>>>
>>
>> The quality is the same as the stuff you get in the stores. I have some
>> homemade extract that's been sitting around for several years. I'm not
>> happy with it. I prefer the commercial stuff.
>
> I'm the other way around. We made approx. 3 litres of extract about 3
> years ago and it's the best vanilla extract I've ever had. I did do
> quite a bit of research on best beans to buy at the time (which from
> memory were from Papua New Guinea). The beans used does make a big
> difference. Much like with coffee beans, I suppose.
>

Madagascar, Tahiti, New Guinea. That's the stuff they sell on eBay. The
beans I used probably came from one of these places.