I am not a gourmet cook, Never published a recipe book. But I think it’s fun to bake, Especially cookies and cake. I’m not much of a poet, as you can tell, But McCormick vanilla serves me well.

It is fake vanilla, I understand made from the bark of some tree. Having said that I use it regularly, in my waffles and pancakes and even in my cold brew coffee. It works for me but it does not have the flavor intensity of the real stuff.

Chefs, cooks, moms and even paestry chefs can't tell the difference between a good imatation vanilla and the real thing. Also I recommend the Mexican vanilla sold by Sam's Club. ( excuse spelling )

I love this brand since my grandmother always used it as well. Still as good as ever & it’s a great price for the amount that you receive. Will purchase again!

AMERICAS "TEST KITCHEN" ON PBS REVIEWED THIS PRODUCT AND IT TASTES JUST AS GOOD AS THE MORE EXPENSIVE VANILLA EXTRACTS OUT THERE-AND I CAN POUR AS MUCH AS I WANT INTO MY PANCAKE BATTER-DELICOUS....

Will return to store. Was delivered almost a week later than expected, leaking, frozen. Had floaters when finally thawed. However, will buy again as is a good product.

I go through about 1 and a half of these a year, used to buy at Sam's club for an even better price, but our local stores closed. Great product for cooking, really all of the volatile compounds that make real vanilla so good are driven off by heat, so the final result is almost indistinguishable than if you used the expensive stuff. I use real vanilla, preferably pods, in things like ice creams and custards, where the vanilla is not exposed to excessive heat. For baking this stuff is great.

Amazing vanilla that’s the best bang for your buck. I exclusively use this for all my baking and it’s been the best since I made that transition. Honestly, I regret all the times I ever bought this because, for example, my scones have never been better. If you’re on the cusp of buying this, just do it!

This is really good imitation vanilla. Great for anything that needs vanilla. Can't get it at the Sam's Club in our area, so had to order it. They need to get it back in the Sam's Club stores, instead of the Molina Mexican imitation vanilla, which was nasty.

I used to use this imitation vanilla years ago until I switched to the real deal. Recently I ran out of pure vanilla so ordered this in a pinch and it’s still a good alternative., not as good as real vanilla though. I baked sugar cookies using this and I can taste the difference but in oatmeal coconut cookies not as much. I’ll definitely return to pure vanilla.