Do You Buy Nuts Whole to Crack Yourself?

Do You Own a Nutcracker?

December 6, 2010

The holidays are a time for hot buttered rum, peppermint bark, and platters of whole nuts, just waiting to come across a nutcracker. Do you own one to shell nuts yourself?

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9 Comments

RoaringSilence 2 years 23 weeks

I like buying nuts in shells, because they're usually fresher, and it can be hard sometimes to find shelled nuts that haven't been salted or flavored. Also, it slows me down, so I don't eat a pound in 10 minutes :p

Soniabonya 2 years 23 weeks

My parents have several of them so I managed to swipe one :) I only use it when need be.

amber512 2 years 23 weeks

I do it by hand (for pistachios) otherwise I buy nuts that don't need any work!

ticamorena 2 years 24 weeks

isn't that what teeth are for? ha! or for more reticent shells, i use a rolling pin. for shells that just want to test my patience, i have a hand-held mechanical clamp.

AmberHoney 2 years 24 weeks

I have several, just because. I use them for crab also.

2 years 24 weeks

I have one - I married her 20-years ago!

fuzzles 2 years 24 weeks

Let's try that again... http://amazon.com/CSB-Commodities-HCN1-Hillary-Nutcracker/dp/B000UB0004

glowingoasis 2 years 24 weeks

Yes! I dance and was in the Nutcracker for 10 straight years so it was sort of tradition to have nuts to crack around the house. Even now after stopping I've accumulated a Nutcracker collection. Its more fun to crack them yourself anyway!

fuzzles 2 years 24 weeks

Nope. But if I did, it would be this one! *wide grin* http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Hillary-Clinton-Nutcracker/25678425/product.html