Regardless of how well you store them, however, vanilla pods will inevitably dry out over time. To use dried-out beans, soak ...

Here are five ways to repurpose leftover vanilla bean pods. 1. Vanilla sugar and salt. ... then store in a cool, dark place for a couple of months (or longer), shaking whenever you remember.

Once you slice the pod open, you’ll find lots of vanilla beans inside. (Image: Getty) Wash the pods in cool water, dry them thoroughly, and then put them into a container where you store sugar ...

How do you store vanilla beans? Craig Nielsen, chief executive officer of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas in Waukegan, Ill., recommends a tightly sealed container, either a glass jar or double-bagged in ...

A vanilla bean is a long thin pod with tiny black seeds encased in the pod. Most of the vanilla beans sold come from Madagascar. A jar with just two to three beans is about $10.

As its name implies, it’s made by macerating chopped vanilla bean pods in alcohol, which extracts the flavors and fragrances from the bean. Look for pure vanilla extract (more on imitation ...

As the pastry chef at New York’s Café Altro Paradiso and Flora Bar, Natasha Pickowicz knows vanilla is anything but plain—the long, oily pods have a heady, sweet aroma and a complex fruity ...