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Storing extra vanilla beans

post #1 of 10
1/21/13 at 7:33am
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Hi all,

I just received vanilla beans from Beanilla and they are vacuum sealed. I am using 20-25 beans for extract and will have a few left over. What is the best way to store the remaining beans? 

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post #2 of 10
1/22/13 at 10:07am

i wrapped mine like a mummy and stored them in an airtight container

 

i saw a suggestion to stick one in your car to make it smell good--thought that was kinda cool--

 

next time i get some i'll treat my car!! icon_biggrin.gif

 
 

 

 

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post #3 of 10
1/22/13 at 12:11pm
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Thank you K8memphis! I will be sure to do that. I love vanilla beans and I usually buy singles, so I'm not used to excess beans. The car idea sounds cool though. I would love it if my car smelled like real vanilla.

 

You mentioned you wrap yours, what do you wrap it in? Paper towel? Parchment paper?

 

Thanks again :)

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post #4 of 10
1/22/13 at 12:14pm

plastic wrap and back into the air tight tubes they came in

 

you are very welcome!

 
 

 

 

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post #5 of 10
1/22/13 at 12:23pm
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Ah, I think I will have to find something else to store them in aide from plastic wrap. Mine came vacuum sealed, not in a vial or tube. 

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post #6 of 10
1/22/13 at 12:59pm

Seems to me that the obvious answer is to find some appropriately-sized glass vials whose caps form a hermetic (or at least, near-hermetic) seal. I recently purchased such a vial, myself at The Container Store, for a reason I'd be happy to discuss by PM (some people have gotten a bit squeamish about it, so I'll resist the temptation to discuss it on an open Board).

James H. H. Lampert
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post #7 of 10
1/22/13 at 3:25pm
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I'm intrigued James...PM away!

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post #8 of 10
1/22/13 at 6:49pm

Yeah I wanna know too lol

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post #9 of 10
1/22/13 at 9:41pm

I have a Seal A Meal where I vacuum seal them again. 

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post #10 of 10
1/23/13 at 9:13am
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Thanks Renee. I have a vacuum seal machine. I used it last night on my leftover fondant. I should have thought about that for my beans. :)

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