Nice product, asks baker to adjust time-tested recipes a little
There is a whole lot going for this product. Cricket powder adds protein and essential aminos to your baking, which can easily up your food's nutrition profile.<br /><br />The downside, if you can even call it that, is the slight change it'll make to your food's taste. It is not at all overwhelming, but you'll notice a faint taste of something different - and that's it, not something bad or buggy but just different - and you or your guests/consumers may be initially put off.<br /><br />However, I expect this can be compensated for by including flavors with stronger profiles. I am trying to make a bread that is not overly sweet or the like, but I suspect the reason why most users of cricket powder vend sweet products is to offset the taste. When you use this product you may need to make some test batches first to see how the powder affects your food's flavors.<br /><br />In my first few batches, I made a banana bread with 2 tbsp of cricket powder that worked out 99%. I also made a more general sweet bread (a muffin recipe, but in a bread pan) using 2 tbsp of the powder, where the taste was more noticeable so perhaps 90% of where I wanted it to be.<br /><br />It's pricey, but the product is worth playing with and especially for if/when the premium declines and you know how to use it.
Rating: 4 stars