7 minutes ago, Shel_B said:
I certainly understand differences in preferences and taste. However, I was wondering, do you use vanilla beans in your cooking, or stick to vanilla extract? Maybe the reason we see the taste so differently has to do with what we're used to.
I use both vanilla beans and extract. I especially like to store vanilla beans in sugar to flavor the sugar. That said, I have never made homemade ice cream, vanilla or other flavors so maybe an ice cream base that's freshly infused with those flavors could be both as rich and clear as you hope for and as true and authentic as I do!
Lacking that homemade ideal, is there a commercial ice cream that you would recommend as far as having the flavor you like? I would be interested in trying and comparing to the TJ's.
