guys ngl, i didn't know people actually ate chestnuts. I thought it was some legacy tradition in some podunk town and someone wrote it into their christmas song which ended up being a hit and here we are singing about uncle giorgi's favorite tree nut from amish-town, PA
From candied chestnuts to bread made with chestnut flour, it's basically your one stop nutrition shop. Although, I think there is only one or two kinds that you can actually eat without poisoning yourself
I agree, but you would have to change the design on the bladeless piece since it’s meant to be held. So mainly just take off the block piece to hold it, and maybe put some rubber stoppers down or something.
The ones you have pictured look like Castanea crenata. OP's are likely a hybrid, Castanea sativa x crenata, a relatively new hybrid known as Maraval that is commonly grown commercially due to the large, round nuts. The hairy point (the "style") does not exist on a horse chestnut or buckeye.
Would anyone else make that first cut before roasting them? Looks like a handy tool for the kitchen.
I always cut and soak before roasting, and I hate the process, this looks like a nifty tool
Me too, but mine are never as good as the ones from the street vendors.
Kind of chestnuts do you usually get. A European, Japanese, Chinese? Hybrids?
I'm assuming the ones I get hold of in Norway are Turkish? I need to ask my local store owner where he gets them from.
guys ngl, i didn't know people actually ate chestnuts. I thought it was some legacy tradition in some podunk town and someone wrote it into their christmas song which ended up being a hit and here we are singing about uncle giorgi's favorite tree nut from amish-town, PA
From candied chestnuts to bread made with chestnut flour, it's basically your one stop nutrition shop. Although, I think there is only one or two kinds that you can actually eat without poisoning yourself
Yep, the cross cut and soak. But this is very handy!
Are we gonna talk about the failed attempts on the side?
My guess is they had to adjust the blade depth, and these were the practice pieces
To fair, as long as there is a cut, is all good
Neat tool, but it looks like it's one slip from stitches down the palm of your hand.
i guess its being used that way for the camera shot, but if pulled to yourself instead, I find a mandoline way scarier
I just want a bigger handle. Something to really grip
Looks like it would be safer if you flipped it over and held the part with the blade.
I agree, but you would have to change the design on the bladeless piece since it’s meant to be held. So mainly just take off the block piece to hold it, and maybe put some rubber stoppers down or something.
I might want to consider this. Every Thanksgiving we peel cooked chestnuts to put into the stuffing, and it is a painful ordeal every time.
Chestnut under the nail is literally tortuous.
Still do it every time though because it is ridiculously delicious.
In the UK for cooking we’ve been buying them precooked and peeled, even Aldi does them now.
Most chestnuts are not round, they have at least one flat edge. Not sure this would work.
Yep. We have several chestnut trees on our property and those chestnuts would not work in this device.
Cool, though!
Add a little grippy thing to the top and it would have no problem
Why is this comment getting down voted you're right
The majority of people have never seen a chestnut:
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The ones showed in the OP are most likely horse-chestnuts, poisonous for both humans and animals (including horses) 🤷♂️
The ones you have pictured look like Castanea crenata. OP's are likely a hybrid, Castanea sativa x crenata, a relatively new hybrid known as Maraval that is commonly grown commercially due to the large, round nuts. The hairy point (the "style") does not exist on a horse chestnut or buckeye.
But apparently, you can make cheap laundry detergent from them...
https://preview.redd.it/7ci02ovs579g1.jpeg?width=907&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ad9665b6c3c6a6e572cc20fa67d6bff307dc956
Interesting.
I've literally only ever had roasted chestnuts, and the shell breaks open in the fire most of the time...
Want to buy one even though I don't cook chestnut at home
When I used to go tanning and my face would get bright red sunburn, my Korean mum would say I looked like a “chestnut street vendor” hahaha
Why did I just watch the same chestnut being shelled 10 times?
The one with pink core - love it.
Today I learned what a chestnut looks like. I only know of them from that Christmas song.