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What Should Your Second Extract Be? 10 Ideas to Expand Your Extract Collection

What Should Your Second Extract Be? 10 Ideas to Expand Your Extract Collection

Made your first vanilla extract? Discover 10 thoughtful directions for your second batchβ€”from trying the same beans in bourbon to exploring Tahitian vanilla, creating custom blends, or venturing into chocolate, coffee, and fruit extracts.
12 Extracts to Make Every Month: A Year-Round Guide to Homemade Vanilla & Flavored Extracts

12 Extracts to Make Every Month: A Year-Round Guide to Homemade Vanilla & Flavored Extracts

Discover how to build a year-round collection of artisanal extractsβ€”from double-fold planifolia to creative blends like mocha and raspberry-chocolate. Plus, learn zero-waste techniques to transform used beans into vanilla powder, sugar, paste, and more.
How Long Should Vanilla Extract Steep? Patience = Flavor

How Long Should Vanilla Extract Steep? Patience = Flavor

You’ve gathered your vanilla beans, added your alcohol, sealed your jarβ€”and now you wait. But howΒ long should you wait?

What is Single Fold Vs. Double Fold Vanilla Extract?

What is Single Fold Vs. Double Fold Vanilla Extract?

When making homemade vanilla extract, you may have come across the terms single-fold and double-fold. But what do they meanβ€”and does it really matter?