Making vanilla bean paste
Vanilla bean paste in my opinion has a better flavor than extract. It’s thicker consistency doesn’t mess with liquid ratios as much, which isn’t super important for most things but pastry chefs can be pretty picky about that stuff.
So after buying my beans and doing some quick math this would be cost effective only if you ordered beans at a good price online or through a purveyor that sells larger quantities or grade B beans would be a good choice.
Paying grocery store prices for vanilla beans or using gourmet vanilla would quickly make this very expensive.
There’s also the other ingredients that go into the paste like sugar syrup, extract, gums etc to consider. If those aren’t things you normally have around and you purchase them to make vanilla paste that would add on to the price
Me personally, I’m just going to buy my vanilla bean paste
