quality vanilla
Just wondering what you Canadian bakers are using as a good quality vanilla. I pose the question to Canadian bakers not to exclude everyone else but with the thought that if a recommendation is made I’d like to know I can find it. I get discouraged when I see a great product only to find the shipping is as much or more than what it costs or more times than not I can’t even find a Canadian distributor.
I was given a bottle from someone who traveled to Mexico & wow!! So good!! The only problem is that I don’t want to share it. Is that bad?! I am now on the quest for a quality vanilla to use in the cakes I do for friends. I’ve been trying some different ones & have also ordered some extraction grade Madagascar beans to try making my own (but it’s not ready yet).
Looking forward to your feedback!
Thanks!
Kelly
Kelly's Kitchen
8 Replies
I always buy from here:
http://www.vanillafoodcompany.ca/Gourmet-Vanilla-Beans-s/3.htm?gclid=COiLjuuSp6ICFZ5O5wodOWB0Qw
Hope that helps.
Teri, Ontario, Canada http://www.TeriLovesCake.ca
Ha Ha MsGF/Terri ditto for me …prices are good there. Plus I buy many of my dusts and such from them. Fortunately for me, I have 2 bottles from Mexico as we go at least every 2 yrs for a va-ca. I know there’s a Costco in Halifax, cause my daughter used to live there. Not so sure in Annapolis Valley. They have Madagascar vanilla, and although pricey, you only use such a small amount.
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Thanks ladies for your feedback. I haven’t bought a lot from Vanilla Food Company but I guess I’ll check them out. Halifax is only an hr away & I do buy the stuff at Costco, just no comparison the stuff from Mexico that I have.
Kelly's Kitchen
I buy Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla beans and make my own extract. I always have one on the go and one steeping for at least 3 months before I use it. Vanilla beans and vanilla vodka.
It’s the cheapest and best tasting way to go.
Teri, Ontario, Canada http://www.TeriLovesCake.ca
Yup Teri
i use to make my own vanilla too.
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I don’t know if you have a Thrifty’s where you are, but they have a really good Madagascar vanilla I’ve used for years. However, EVERY time in the past 10 years of my career that I’ve known someone going to Mexico, I order a 1 litre bottle from them!
Rachel~Cakes, Victoria, BC, www.rachelcakes.ca
But I’m on Vancouver Island and I don’t know if they have stores outside of B.C.
Rachel~Cakes, Victoria, BC, www.rachelcakes.ca
We don’t have Thrify’s in Ontario. Thinking not in NS either. It’s probably regional to where you are Rachel.
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