Cook's Pure Chocolate Extract for Baking & Ice Cream, 8 oz

I would love to give this 5 stars as it tastes amazing. I bought a huge 32ounce glass bottle I loved it so much . I came back to buy it again. Until I realized as I read the item description here that this contains PROPELYNE GLYCOL ???!!! I am so disappointed and confused as to why it says “ PURE EXTRACT” Rum. I was using this daily in my coffee and in my homemade coconut milk . Homemade pudding ,Ice cream for the ninja creami . I have pre existing serious health issues and do not need any more problems .am beside myself that I somehow missed this . I eat a very limited specific diet and as a result take no medications despite having late stage Lyme disease and multiple co infections and severeal autoimmune diseases. These extracts gave me so much joy everyday and helped me enjoy the highly restrictive way of eating I must adhere to in order to function at a sub optimal level. So I began doing research to find another brand not containing propolyne glycol . Oddly , in my search Cooks pure rum extract pops up . I think I will just stick to pure vanilla extract for now as I already have tried many other brands before discovering Cooks and except for the vanilla, none compared and I’m exhausted for now as well as it is expensive to take such chances as this items are non returnable . Now I just realized the huge bottle of coffee extract I recently purchased , for coffee ice cream also has Propolyne glycol as the description states clearly on the amazon website page . I am disappointed and cannot believe how I could have overlooked this . As I write this my small 4 fl ounce bottle of rum extract does not say it contains propylene glycol. As well as the32 fl ounce bottle does not say it contains propylene glycol. Yet the item description here on this amazon page says propylene glycol. The photos i included were from the pure rum extract and the coffee extract I have purchased this year . Hopefully this is a misunderstanding . I came here to purchase another 32 fl ounce bottle of the rum extract. I will wait for now . Surely this is an error of some kind ,hopefully. I would love some clarification,feedback from COOKS. As I was a very happy ,loyal customer and am Loved the little bit of joy this sprinkled on my day. UPDATE: So I went on Cooks official website. I contacted and spoke w/ a very helpful representative. The flavors :Almond,Vanilla ( except alcohol free ),Coffee,Banana,Coconut,Chocolate,and Maple Do not contain propylene Glycol. I was told the amount of propylene glycol used in the other products is so minute like a table spoon per a gallon , I don’t remember the specific amount to be exact. They also said they have no control of what goes on at amazon. That the only seller they deal with directly is MAJOR GOODS . I am overjoyed to have gotten to the bottom of this . Also some of the items are less on their website than amazon . Cooks offers free shipping. ✨🙏🏼✨

I love this extract. It adds a sweet warmth to everything I put it in. It smell strongly of bourbon, but as the alcohol burns off with any extract, it leaves behind an almost brown sugar/maple flavor profile. It's about medium, to medium high strength. I use about 2-3 teaspoons per baked good or syrup. It's just as easy to use as any extract. I think maybe it could be helpful if a dropper was included. It's a great price for how much you get, especially in the bigger bottles. It's a specialty extract, so I don't mind paying more. It's a beautiful quality. I would say, however that I have received a shipment of this with the outside of the bottle wet, which I thought was due to the seal breaking, but upon further inspection, I'm not sure what caused it as the seal was still intact.

Got this to make mint chocolate chip ice cream and it’s perfect! Does not take fake

An excellent quality peppermint extract, well-packaged for shipment, arrived in a timely manner. And, how attractive is the label? Very.

Nice flavor just wish the opening was smaller.

SUMMARY: If you use this product just as you would vanilla, almond, or other extracts, I believe you will be satisfied. If you have little or no experience with extracts, you may find it objectionable. If you want to know what *I think*, please read on... Caveat: All of these comments are JUST MY OPINIONS!!! To me, this tastes about the same as an Olive Nation product I picked up from Amazon last month. Best if used as intended; to bring out the so-called elusive maple flavor when using pure maple syrup and/or pure maple sugar in certain recipes. But this is alcohol-based maple extract; it will not taste right, it will not pour into a spoon easy. it will not magically make maple flavored stuff without proper use, techniques, and preparation. Just like vanilla extract will not make everything taste like vanilla ice cream, this extract will not make everything taste like maple syrup; you need to use a little elbow-grease, so-to-speak. I saw a lot of comments about "making" maple syrup with maple extract. You attempt this, your mileage may vary; there is no substitute for real boiled-down maple syrup from a New England sugar house in February or March. I used this extract with both pure maple sugar and/or syrup to make "maple cheerios", maple oatmeal, and maple bacon because no responsible amount of maple sugar I have ever used in these and other recipes, has ever "been enough" for me to taste much. The extract worked very well (I also used a little salt).

I use it to mix with non-alcohol bourbon. Which intensifies the taste.

Large bottle. Strong and "rummy". Smells delicious. I use this for baking as a substitute for rum and cannot tell the difference. I do not recommend for ice cream or pudding....as it doesn't taste like good strong rum in these desserts. Easy to open and close cap, for people who struggle with such things.

Enough extract to make a couple of gallons of craft root beer!

Tastes great. However, due to horrible packaging, most of the bottles leaked during transit. I like the product, but I would never purchase from this seller again.