Chocolate Candy & Reviews

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Best vanilla out there. Wish it came with free shipping, but still a good deal without.

After reading all the rave reviews about Nielsen-Massey vanilla, I purchased the 32 oz. for my Thanksgiving pie baking and Christmas cookie baking. I must say I was disappointed, and feel that the vanilla I purchase at Sam's Club is just as good or perhaps better. This didn't add anything extra to any of my baked goods, but didn't hurt them either. I would say it's just another vanilla, but way overpriced. I won't be buying it again.

When you want you baking/cooking to have that beautiful vanilla taste, this is your best choice. I buy the large bottle as a good price break and share with my family. Everyone raves about my holiday baking and this is the secret.

I can see why most cooks recommend this brand of vanilla. It is very potent and seductive with it's aroma. It really adds a lot to the flavor of baking and cooking items. The size is large, but it lasts a long time and is convenient to use.

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I tried this olive oil out of curiosity and I really am happy with it. Olio Santo, "the oil of saints" It has a delicious flavor, great for cooking, salads, drizzled on bread,etc. I don't mind paying a little more for great taste and quality. I recommend you give it a try or one of the other olive oils from Stonehouse Olive oil, made right here in the U.S.

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I've all but given up using citrus zest due to the benefits the oils. While both have great flavor, orange oil is definately stronger (and goes further) than zest. As it is a liquid, it does not add unwanted texture to your dish, either. I use orange and lemon oils in my NY cheesecake and have always had terrific results. The scent given to foods is stronger than with zest, too. I love the stuff. I just wish the bottles came with drop applicators. (I've tried other lids with droppers inside, but the bottle opening doesn't fit them.... at least for the small 1 oz bottle.)

I have been using orange oil for several years now. A small amount mixed in a recipe gives the after-taste of orange, much the same as grated orange peel. Too much will leave a bitter after-taste, but about a scant cap full will add great flavor. The orange oil keeps indefinitely in the refrigerator. I've used it with fish, sweet potatoes, cakes and pies, orange flavored beef. The sky's the limit

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I'm the type of person who uses caffeine as a drug to stay focused. My friend, who was former military, gave me a pack of these to try. Let me just say that the military money gets results! This was fact acting, small, and cheap. It works out to about $0.25 a cup of coffee- each gum has 100mg caffeine (5 pieces per packet, 24 packs per box). This destroys any other caffeinated products I've ever tried- it beats coffee for price and ease of use. It beats jolt gum cause it has 6x the amount of caffeine jolt does. It beats energy drinks because they are so expensive and loaded with TONS of sugar. These things are extremely portable- just carry in your pocket (they were meant for military!). Great for law enforcement to have in the war bag to stay awake in the field when you are stuck on a call or stakeout. A friend who is in vet school loves these cause they have to stay alert and study so much. To be honest, you don't buy stuff like this for taste. The first minute of these things you just taste the sugar and flavoring, but after that the bitter taste of the caffeine starts to be come apparent. The taste comes out slowly at first, and never completely overpowering, but anyone chewing this just to enjoy gum, and not as a tool to stay awake, would never chose this gum over any other gum in the world for flavor. That being said, the taste isn't terrible. I've had all 5 flavors. The Cinnamon is the worst, and unless you are a fan of big red or gum like that I would avoid it (I don't like Cinnamon flavor). IMO, the Spearmint flavor tastes the best at first (only slightly better than Arctic Mint), but then the caffeine is more noticeable with Spearmint in the end than with Arctic Mint flavor. Overall, if you are going for the best overall flavor experience I chose Arctic Mint. I cannot recommend these enough.

They issued us Stay Alert gum when I was serving in Iraq in 2005 and it quickly became a favorite of my whole unit. My current job requires long hours so when I saw it available here I couldn't get my hands on it quick enough. Fair warning though the "do not take more then" is no joke.

Works great with 100mg of caffeine in each piece but taste is disgusting. I would have given it a 5 if the taste was better.

I have caffeine related products out of the ying-yang, and this seems to work the best for me. Okay, so the taste isn't too great, but a small price to pay. My biggest concern is keeping it away for our kids b/c our 5-year old loves gum, and I certainly don't want him getting into this!

"Stay Alert Caffeine Supplement Gum" was designed for use by the U.S. Army in situations where soldiers were fatigued but having a cup of coffee was out of the question. This reviewer uses it to restore alertness during long drives, long meetings, and sometimes early morning hikes. The gum is coated with a cinnamon flavor shell which has a strong taste. The gum itself is easy chewed for a few minutes for increased alertness. A second piece can be chewed if the first doesn't quite do the trick. A package with five pieces of gum fits easily into a pocket. The package warns against having more than one or two pieces at a time; it is not a substitute for real rest. Prolonged chewing can leave your mouth dried out. Exceeding the recommended dosage can leave your heart racing from caffeine overload. "Stay Alert Gum" is highly recommended as a substitute for a cup of coffee or soda in overcoming minor fatigue.

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I use this product for my early morning workouts (mostly running), so I need an energy boost to get going. This gum provides the boost I need, and it helps me to have a more productive workout. The cinnamon flavor lasts an entire workout (usually an hour). There is a slight bitter caffeine taste, but that doesn't affect the overall flavor. It's a good product that I'll keep on buying.

Works great with 100mg of caffeine in each piece but taste is disgusting. I would have given it a 5 if the taste was better.

The caffeine gum is a great solution for drowsiness on long drives. As previous reviewers have noted, it becomes a little bitter after the first 5 minutes, but I just take small bites off another piece of cinnamon gum to overcome this.

I recieved this package in a nice sealed envelope from the 'stay alert group' First with the taste. There are many people who can't handle the taste of this gum and spit it out right away. I don't find the taste too bad actually. The first minute of chewing the gum tastes just like any other cinnamin gum. After the first minute its bitter caffine heaven from there. Nothing too repulsive, but people with weak taste tolerance should avoid this flavor. Included in my package was a sample of their new flavor "arctic mint" which i enjoyed more than the cinnamin and would recommend it. Now i tried this gum while i was fully alert and active, and i didn't feel much different. A bit jittery, and lost my appetite. Other instances, i took the gum while i couldn't stay awake in class. Head bobbing and all. And within 5 minutes of chewing the gum, i felt the effects strongly. Light headed, didn't feel the need to sleep, jittery, and the slight need to run around. All in all, i recommend this gum. It may work for some people stronger than others but you'll never know until you try it. I found it mediocrely effective in keeping me alert and awake. I have yet to chew two peices at once.

Recieved product in new condition. Fast shipping! Will order from again as I need to stock-up! Thank you!

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I have a very boring job of taking call after call usually about the same thing as the last all day long. Mindless meetings that go on for hours. I contibute me still haing my job to these mints! I also bought the case of the smaller tins Mini Tin Size Penguin Caffeinated Peppermints: 12 count sleeve of .5 ounce tins And i keep those in the car for getting sleeping on the way home from work or for long drives. I tell everyone about these and even give out the small ones as trials to friends :)

Personally, I just about live on these. I generally have a couple in the morning before class, either of these or Warp Green Lemon Lime "mints", depending how much caffeine I think I need (the Warp ones are a little less caffeinated). A hint to the uninitiated: one of the nice things about mints, etc. is that is you can keep them under your tongue: "sublingual infusion" is the term for this (absorbing the caffeine through the blood vessels on the bottom of your tongue), and I find it not only works better, but comes on slower (not a sudden jolt to your system, e.g. less jitters), and lasts longer. Your mileage may vary :) Bottom line: get these mints. If you want to buy a smaller quantity, thinkgeek sells them individually.

These mints have 15mg of caffeine per mint and 75 mints per tin. You can easily get the right amount you need without having to gulp sour energy drinks. You are also very kissable after using them. The only thing that kinda sucks is when you are sucking on them and you get a bitter taste in your mouth because the caffeine wasn't processed well enough and you get bitter little bits in your mouth. However, if you chew them up, you aren't going to experience that. They are amount the smoothest mints you can buy.

Going from class to class every day makes it difficult to stay caffinated. Without these mints I would have fallen asleep in many a class. If I graduate, it will have been in large part because of the help I got from these mints. I have to chew about 6 or 7 during a really boring class when I had only 4 hours of sleep. But usually I can get through a class with only 3. They don't give me headaches or make me crash. They just keep my eyes open and sometimes make me type a little faster. Whenever the person sitting next to me starts zoning out, I usually slide the tin over and boy are they grateful.

These work! Need to pull an allnigter and don't like had enough coffee--these do it. Period.

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We cook a lot at our house and are very picky about olive oil. I recently purchased this olive oil under the recommendation of Cook's magazine. It is very good with a very light taste and is also priced well.

Bought this as a gift for some olive oil lovers. It was a hit.

The best EVOO I've ever tasted. Try THIS with your dipping spices - you'll never go back to the cheap stuff...

after reading about this product i had to give it a try.I was trying to find out what the top end extra virgin olive oils were and if there was a real difference.ok, there is a big olive flavor i was missing.really good stuff .the only problem is what other evo's are as good as this?well i will keep this in the pantry for sure.

i'm a tough critic, so don't think this isn't good olive oil, but i'm still not satisfied that i am getting the best that europe has to offer. i lived in italy for a year and had oils that were far superior for half the price.

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We like a full flavored olive oil and this one sounded like it might fit the bill; however, it has a rather acidic, tangy taste we don't particularly like. In an pinch I've used it on salad and it was OK, but I wouldn't use it as a dipping oil. It's fine for cooking, but there are other less expensive olive oils that are also good for cooking.

I was really disappointed in this product. Although the aroma is very nice, fresh and green smelling, there is a distinct bitterness in the flavor. This is not the peppery finish you find in good olive oil. I like the peppery finish. This is bitterness, plain and simple. I recommend that you try Barbera Frantoia Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 33.8-Ounce Bottle (Pack of 2) instead. It has all the good attributes of the Bariani with none of the bad.

After reading alot of favorable reviews here on Amazon, I decided to buy some early harvest Bariani from Fall 08. Overall, I was very turned off by the taste of this olive oil. I've tried quite a few olive oils (from low to high end) in my time and I've grown to like oils with a light grassy flavor with a bit of peppery punch. Perhaps it was due to the fact that Bariani uses unripe olives to make their oils but I found this one to be overly bitter. And it wasn't something that was subtle, I actually cringed a little bit on my first tasting. I will look elsewhere for my next bottle of olive oil.

I get this at the Sacramento Farmer's Markets, but my dad moved to Colorado and really missed the California Olive Oils. I sent him a bottle of this oil and he was in heaven! It has a strong taste of olives, cloudy, and even olive 'dust' on the bottom - To me, this is a sign of quality you can NEVER get at a grocery store! This oil is best for pesto, dipping bread, and fresher meals--as the taste diminishes with cooking. As a 'foodie', I have never found a better oil! Thank you!

WAS SKEPTICAL AT FIRST...BUT ''WOW'' THIS IS THE TOP OF THE LINE......THEY DON'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS....