Melissa's Vanilla Bean, 2-Count Bags (Pack of 12)

Great product for the price. Only negative would be the packaging. Since I keep mine in the freezer a single package of 24 or 30 or whatever would be sufficient. I make "Chocaluah", a coffee-chocolate liquor for adult use as a syrup over ice cream. These beans add additional depth to the flavor of the sauce.

Purchased for making homemade vanilla ice cream. Slightly smaller beans than expected, but overall flavor and price outweighs expensive local bought beans.

Nice alternative if you can't find them locally. Great gift for the avid cook.

I have a small gourmet catering business and have a couple of dessert items I use vanilla beans for. One recipe calls for 3 full vanilla beans for each recipe! One can image how expensive that would be at $4 - $6 per bean! This Melissa's box was an incredible buy at just over $1 per bean...the beans are supple and their flavor is very good. As another reviewer mentioned, they are not the most coveted bean but for most purposes they are excellent! I highly recommend this purchase for anyone who uses a lot of vanilla beans or who can find someone to share them with. I don't know how long they will remain fresh because I haven't had that issue, but as quickly as I use them, I don't expect to. This is a tremendous value!!

Vanilla beans in our area cost $6 for one and up to $11 for two. I like to make my own vanilla extract and I also like vanilla flavored sugar which requires whole beans. I probably have a lifetime supply of vanilla beans now, but with Amazon's excellent price on this item, I can use them freely and order again if I need to. Thanks Amazon!