What is this supposed to taste like? I just got mine and it doesn't taste like what I was expecting. It is not sweet, but more smokey and burnt.
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It's not very sweet, but super concentrated "honey" flavor mixed with what I imagine eating fully bloomed goldenrod tastes like. I didn't get smokey or burnt, just slightly metallic and grassy/flowery.
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To me it is nasty, you are right on what it tastes like. I could not take the taste and threw it away.
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It tastes like honey, but not so sweet. And it has a strong and concentrated bitter taste that last for a while.
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Yes, that is the way it is supposed to taste. While this is honey it also contains Royal Jelly which gives it an off taste. This is a health food not candy.
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Edward, thank you for notifying us of the color and taste issue. We are checking into it. Please know, the color should be a very light brown but the taste should NOT be bitter. The taste will be extremely sweet but not bitter. The quality of the product should be fine since the contents are always the freshest available and sealed. If you experience this again, please notify us with the lot number and we will send a replacement or refund your money. Thanks again, Tim
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Yes, I had that burning smell as well. And some sparking as well. It is not normal and very dangerous. I stopped use it and thrown out it.
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I also have had this experience. I have been buying this for years from Amazon and a local organic grocer. I agree that both the smell and taste is awful and I am considering changing brands. Even returned one because I thought something was wrong with it, but the replacement is the same. I would love to know what has been altered. I have a fairly high tolerance, but this is really bad.
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How are you getting a "burnt taste" ? I swallow them with other pills with water and notice to taste other than that of the water.
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Hi Walt, I don't know! do you have the filter in place? You are sure it's smoke and not dust? does it smell like rubber burning?Please check the rubber belt and make sure it's not twisted or jammed. Does the smoke have an order, is it like electrical burning or rubber?
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Hi Stephanie, Im not sure about all of those as I stopped ordering the product last year. The flavor changed in my last few canasters, it literally started tasting like dirt. I thought Id share since I had recommended it to a friend who had the same issue as well.
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IF let's off a fair amount of smoke. I was not very happy, and would net rocommend. For me, the problem I had was it got too hot, even on the lowest of settings for my gas burner. Also, it's impossible to clean, without scraping of the coating. the last time I used it was to sear tuna. I let it sit for a day and scrubbed very hard to remove the residue. I used a sponge,then a soappad, becasue the sponge did nothing for the black residue ledt behind. I scrubbed so hard some of the costing rubbed off, and there is still residue left? Hope you have better luck and this was helpful
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To me, it has a burnt wood taste. And of course it's sweet. Does not taste or have an aftertaste like licorice root. Maybe I have a dud.
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It tastes like rotten egg farts to be honest. So, not pleasant. All of the brands I've tried have this taste. You have to hold your nose and wash it down with water.
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I just posted on this. There was a posting a few months back that the product was now being made in China and the taste was unpleasantly different. I do not think this was true of my batch, but I was influenced by the comments of others. Look into those early 2013 comments if you feel the need, but if you are not happy with the taste nothing anyone says will make a difference. I would suggest you look around for something else but stay in the Stevia family.
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I LOVE the old raspberry- the 'new and improved' flavor is awful. It is way too sweet and now has a sweetner wang to it I camnot stand. I think their test market must have been a bunch of 12 year olds. I have given it to several friends to try and no one so far has liked it. Please write to Alacer to tell them how you feel!
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Jason, I've had a hard time getting it up to the desired smoking temp when it's cool & windy or just cool. I think one of the problems is that they only recommending using 12 or so starter coals. Yesterday I increased this number to 20 or so and that seemed to work better. I'll keep fooling with it and could see using up to half the coals in the chimney starter. And I've found that I need to have the top holes open more than the 5/16 they recommend. I'd say open them all the way up and then throttle them down. I also think it makes a big difference and significantly slows down the process if the meat isn't close to room temp to start. But I'll tell you, the more I use the device the more comfortable I feel with it. I'm having a retirement get together this coming Sat so started preparing for that this weekend. Using a rib rack I smoked 6 full racks of ribs on Sat and 6 more on Sun. I'd never have dreamed that 6 racks of ribs would fit on the Weber but they did. I baby sat the Sat batch pretty closely but once the Sunday batch was up to speed I only looked at about once/hour to stir the coals, add water & wood. We ate one last evening and it was good but will put the rest in the oven for 2 or 3 hours to get them more tender before serving. I hope that this (long) answer is of some help and encouragement. Dave McCartney, Marion, OH dkmcpa@yahoo.com
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No, nothing is wrong with it. That's how mine smelled too. Very minty. Was overpowering at first. Now, since I have used it a few times, it's not bad.
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In regards to smoking this product. I don't recommend it. It has a odd taste and burns really bad. The smoke is nearly nonexistent. I ended up using it for tea because it's just not all that for smoking. 0 Buzz. 4/10 taste. And 1/10 for smoothness and smoke clouds. Try earth impact herbal blend for smoking. Very mellow and fluffy. And it's made for smoking
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It is sweet-ish. Not sweet like sugared gum or even the new Trident type artificially sweetened gum. It is not even as sweet as the mint flavored nicotine gum.Try it, you'll like it!
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You need to add some stevia if your watching your sugar intake. Or make up some simple syrup to it. (you can make a batch and keep it in the fridge) It's bitter and drinking it straight is not going to taste good.