What kind of tempeh should I buy?

Has anyone tried the Tofurky brand of Tempeh? At my local market they have the organic soy kind and an organic five-grain kind. Which one is better?

The five grain and three grain varieties are more mild in flavor and are great in just about anything.

I love traditional tempeh in stir fry and grated and sauteed with flavorful oil, herbs, onion and garlic and then used as "crumbles" in the place of ground beef.

Most likely all the tempeh you saw in the store was made with soy, or rather fermented soy beans; there's just different things added to tempeh to give it different flavor, texture or give it some additional beneficial qualities (like the flax tempeh with omega-rich flax seeds).

Here's a great information site on tempeh varieties:
http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/cs/a...

And this is a great site for recipes, and there's a section with videos that show how to prepare them:
http://www.theppk.com

Here is a link to one of my favorite tempeh recipes - a tempeh jambalaya:
http://veganmania.com/recipes/index.php/...
This site is also chock-full of other amazing recipes so please explore it.

Homemade Tempeh

Ingredients:
2 1/2 c. soybeans
2 Tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon Tempeh starter

Process: My instructions presume starting with split, hulled beans, which can be hard to find. Starting with whole beans requires rubbing them between your hands after they have boiled (and cooled) in order to break them in half and get the hulls off (which, fortunately, float in water). Also, there are many variations on this process. I am just writing up what worked for me (though I summarize other suggestions along the way).

Cook soybeans for 1 hour at a boil, skimming off any skins that float to the top (if some are left, that's OK). Drain and pat beans dry in an absorbent towel until they are surface dry. Put beans in dry bowl. Having beans too wet is one of the most common causes of a bad batch.

When the beans are cooler than skin temperature, add vinegar. Mix well. Sprinkle beans with tempeh starter. Mix well for 1 minute to distribute evenly.