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Life expectancy of vanilla extract?
On Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:53:27 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 21:36:33 -0400, Doris Night > wrote: > >>On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 08:19:40 +1000, Jeßus > wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:59:58 +1000, Fran Farmer > wrote: >>> >>>>On 27/06/2014 8:32 AM, Jeßus wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 08:56:39 -1000, dsi1 >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 6/26/2014 8:06 AM, wrote: >>>>>>> Baked a Hungarian plum cake this morning, from the recipe in the October, 2013 >>>>>>> Saveur. We had every ingredient it called for, but the vanilla extract >>>>>>> (opened) was of indterminate age. But in the batter it went. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any idea how long vanilla extract keeps before it loses its oomph? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I've got some vanilla beans in vodka that's been sitting for several >>>>>> years. I expect that the flavors will intensify as the alcohol >>>>>> evaporates. My suggestion is that you stick your nose over the open >>>>>> bottle and give it a whiff to make sure it's OK. >>>>> >>>>> I made my own essence/extract? about four years ago, still have over a >>>>> good litre left and hasn't lost any flavour as far as I can tell. Mine >>>>> is stored in a jar, kept in the cupboard. >>>> >>>>I make my own too using OP Rum and find that it gets better as it ages. >>>> I usually keep it for at least a year before broaching a bottle. >>>> >>>>It makes any commercial vanilla product I've ever used taste wimpy and >>>>oomphless by comparison. >>> >>>I can't see myself buying any in the future, I think mine has a much >>>fuller flavour, stronger too. I made up another batch not so long ago, >>>this time I used some of my home made 'bourbon'. It looks so good, but >>>I'll just have to be patient. Which is why I buried it at the back of >>>the cupboard... >> >>In the last batch of vanilla extract I made, I used Maker's Mark. >>Unfortunately, I only made about a half pint. DH uses a tablespoon at >>a time in his homemade vanilla ice cream, so it didn't last very long. > >Sounds very nice. > >>I'm getting some more beans in July, and I think I'll make about a >>quart with vodka and a quart with bourbon. Don't know if the budget >>will stretch to Maker's Mark again, though. > >Very nice extract though  I have like 20 different extracts, most Schilling, just checked and none have a Use-By date. And I write the date of purchase on everything I buy, I have vanilla extract in half pint bottles that I bought in the mid 1990s, they are still perfect. The thing is that if you heat vanilla, as in baking, you may as well use artificial vanilla flavoring. Anyone claims they can tell the difference is full of doodoo, thanks to modern chemistry not even a trained bloodhound can differenciate between natural and artificial vanilla. Anyone who buys vanilla beans and ultimately heats them is wasting their money. |
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