Agar Agar Powder 2 Ounces - Excellent Gel Strength

This was my first time using Agar. It arrived timely. Nicely sealed. Smelled fresh. I made vegan cheese for the first time. I followed the girl online to cook the agar exactly as she did ( it seemed like way too long...but what do I know?)When I added it to the other ingredients it was like concrete. Even my faithful vitamix barely incorporated it into the cheese. Oh the racket! I even turned it off to see if I had left a plastic lid in there by accident!The cheese eventually came out beautifully. Next time I will use a little less and not cook it so long.This stuff certainly sets up well. I see no reason to cook it to death. Just as with my homemade puddings, I expect it to gel as it sets in the refrigerator.

Just as advertised

This powder works and it's easy to use. Its only drawback is that a little goes a very, very long way, so that can make it pretty hard to measure. To gel 7 liquid ounces, you use 1.5 grams of agar. Assuming that you're not dealing drugs or selling jewelry, who has a scale that measures half grams???? In the end, by using larger measurements and then dividing, I figured out that 1/4 teaspoon equals .5 grams.You stir the agar into the thing to gel, boil it, and then drop it into cold oil to make pearls of (whatever). It's super impressive for dinner parties, etc, and it only takes a few minutes. Of course, at the rate that I use it, this will cover me for the next 1800 dinner parties.

I’ve never used a thickening agent before )except for cornstarch on my yearly turkey gravy), so really have nothing to compare it to. It did thicken the two layers of the dessert I was making, so I’m happy with the product.

It is what it says

Using this to thicken items has worked well for me. I don't have to use flour or corn-based products that add carbs to a meal. This mixes well and when used in the correct amount gives just the right thickening to what I want thickened.

Don't spend your money on this Agar Agar powder. Agar agar should be odorless and tasteless. This powder has a very, very strong chemical odor in the package as well as in the resulting food product. I am very curious about what is actually in the package and whether it is toxic. Needless to say, we did not eat anything I made with it and threw away the product. A definite waste of money. If i can i will give 0 star.

I'm not sure if it is me or the Agar Agar but the few times I have used it there has been a "odd" taste to the food it has been used in. I was under the impression that this had no flavor but this does change the taste of the food for me. As far as how well it works it did what it was suppose to do.