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MiniGnocchi OP t1_j6cnyxq wrote

I've been having a blast learning more about different cures, species, etc & getting to experiment with a bunch of starter extracts! While this was made with Madagascar paste, I'm hoping to get the chance to make a different paste to see if I can tell the difference 😄

The next ones I'll be buying are from Papua New Guinea 💕

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HanzoXHanzo t1_j6cmsl3 wrote

You could be cooking at too high of a temperature too. The lower the temperature the gentler the bake. But obviously if you have a big ramekin filled up most of the way, cooking at like 220-250F is going to take forever for them to set. But that's why creme brulee ramekins are wide and shallow. Quicker cooking at lower temperature, and a higher ratio of caramel to custard.

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HanzoXHanzo t1_j6cmlow wrote

Oh ye. I can see the vanilla bean in the bottom there. Hoo bebe. My dad buys this massive jug of vanilla paste every, like, 5 years cause it lasts forever. He just fills up little bottles every time he needs some more. And it's wayyyyy cheaper in the long run. I think the massive 1 liter jug was like $200 or something. Super worth. Vanilla extract, even the real extract, just tastes way worse after trying stuff with paste.

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