I have vanilla bean paste .

sarahb5, Mar 25, 4:52am
but how much of this do I need by comparison to the "normal" vanilla bean extract in the bottle!

rumpelstiltskin, Mar 25, 6:04am
I use about half the rec amount, if using paste. Then sample the mix to see if more is needed. It is quite concentrated so you usually need less than if adding the liquid vanilla essence.

cookessentials, Mar 25, 6:14am
like for like

antoniab, Mar 25, 6:26am
As far as I know its the same, which works out quite expensive. 1tsp vanilla extract = 1 tsp vanilla paste.
I made my own vanilla extract a week ago so waiting for it to brew :) Bought vanilla paste to use in the meantime as they only had that or essence at Pak n Scab.

sarahb5, Mar 25, 8:05am
Yeah that's what I thought - I guess it's just trial and error as I find it has a slightly different flavour to the usual "liquid" extract

thewomble1, Mar 25, 10:42am
1 tsp paste is equal to a vanilla bean.