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Not huckleberries but how to peel boiled chestnuts at home?
How best to peel boiled chestnuts?
http://i.cubeupload.com/U4hV1d.jpg The grandkids love boiled chestnuts, so I boil them for about 45 minutes, but for the life of me, I can't "easily" get that darn peel & underlying skin off. Is there a better trick than what I'm doing now, which is to use a utility knife to scratch an X on the flat underside of the hard peel, and then attempt to peel the shell (and underlying skin) off while it's still soft after boiling? That X process seems to leave too much of that skin still on the nut? |
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Not huckleberries but how to peel boiled chestnuts at home?
On 2/3/2017 11:51 PM, Danny D. wrote:
How best to peel boiled chestnuts? http://i.cubeupload.com/U4hV1d.jpg The grandkids love boiled chestnuts, so I boil them for about 45 minutes, but for the life of me, I can't "easily" get that darn peel & underlying skin off. Is there a better trick than what I'm doing now, which is to use a utility knife to scratch an X on the flat underside of the hard peel, and then attempt to peel the shell (and underlying skin) off while it's still soft after boiling? That X process seems to leave too much of that skin still on the nut? You are cooking way too long. Only a few minutes needed. X top before cooking and peel while hot and skin easily comes off. I do mine in the microwave for a few minutes and only a dozen at a time because skin sticks after getting cold. I'll freeze shelled nuts which will keep for maybe a year. Great in stuffing for turkey. I also make chestnut soup. Also fun to roast in fireplace for slight smokiness and important to slit first particularly with fireplace and microwave as steam can explode nut. |
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Not huckleberries but how to peel boiled chestnuts at home?
On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 09:49:37 -0500, Frank wrote:
You are cooking way too long. Only a few minutes needed. I wonder if that's why the skin is so tough to remove? X top before cooking and peel while hot and skin easily comes off. Just to confirm which is the "top", I consider the flat heart-shaped part the "bottom", so the top would be the dome. Is that what you X? The dome? I do mine in the microwave for a few minutes and only a dozen at a time because skin sticks after getting cold. My microwave has been broken for so many years, I forgot to mention that it doesn't exist. It's a built-in black 1350Watt Jenn-Air M170B, which seems to have strange dimensions of 21-3/4 by 13 by 16 inches. I'll freeze shelled nuts which will keep for maybe a year. Great in stuffing for turkey. I also make chestnut soup. Hmmmmm... Freeze? It works? You don't lose the taste? That's nice to know, considering they are seasonal, like huckleberries are. Also fun to roast in fireplace for slight smokiness and important to slit first particularly with fireplace and microwave as steam can explode nut. The wonderful Christmas song always comes to mind! |
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Not huckleberries but how to peel boiled chestnuts at home?
Danny wrote: On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 09:49:37 -0500, Frank wrote: You are cooking way too long. Only a few minutes needed. I wonder if that's why the skin is so tough to remove? X top before cooking and peel while hot and skin easily comes off. Just to confirm which is the "top", I consider the flat heart-shaped part the "bottom", so the top would be the dome. Is that what you X? The dome? I do mine in the microwave for a few minutes and only a dozen at a time because skin sticks after getting cold. My microwave has been broken for so many years, I forgot to mention that it doesn't exist. It's a built-in black 1350Watt Jenn-Air M170B, which seems to have strange dimensions of 21-3/4 by 13 by 16 inches. I'll freeze shelled nuts which will keep for maybe a year. Great in stuffing for turkey. I also make chestnut soup. Hmmmmm... Freeze? It works? You don't lose the taste? That's nice to know, considering they are seasonal, like huckleberries are. Also fun to roast in fireplace for slight smokiness and important to slit first particularly with fireplace and microwave as steam can explode nut. The wonderful Christmas song always comes to mind! If your microwave just quit working, with no symptoms to indicate another reason, take the case off and check the fuse. |
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Not huckleberries but how to peel boiled chestnuts at home?
On Sat, 04 Feb 2017 16:48:26 -0600, cowabunga dude wrote:
If your microwave just quit working, with no symptoms to indicate another reason, take the case off and check the fuse. I'm well past that stage since I already removed the diode long ago (years). It's dead. Probably the Klystron (or whatever it's called). Anyway, my only need, really, is a black replacement to the built-in 1350Watt Jenn-Air M170B that fits the 21-3/4 by 13 by 16 inch dimension that isn't horrendously expensive. |
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Not huckleberries but how to peel boiled chestnuts at home?
Danny D. posted for all of us...
It's dead. Probably the Klystron (or whatever it's called). Thanks for the laugh Danny-I didn't mean it to be at your expense-a Klystron is a radio transmitting tube while a magnetron is what you were referring to. -- Tekkie |
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Not huckleberries but how to peel boiled chestnuts at home?
On 2/4/2017 11:18 AM, Danny D. wrote:
On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 09:49:37 -0500, Frank wrote: You are cooking way too long. Only a few minutes needed. I wonder if that's why the skin is so tough to remove? X top before cooking and peel while hot and skin easily comes off. Just to confirm which is the "top", I consider the flat heart-shaped part the "bottom", so the top would be the dome. Is that what you X? The dome? I do mine in the microwave for a few minutes and only a dozen at a time because skin sticks after getting cold. My microwave has been broken for so many years, I forgot to mention that it doesn't exist. It's a built-in black 1350Watt Jenn-Air M170B, which seems to have strange dimensions of 21-3/4 by 13 by 16 inches. I'll freeze shelled nuts which will keep for maybe a year. Great in stuffing for turkey. I also make chestnut soup. Hmmmmm... Freeze? It works? You don't lose the taste? That's nice to know, considering they are seasonal, like huckleberries are. Also fun to roast in fireplace for slight smokiness and important to slit first particularly with fireplace and microwave as steam can explode nut. The wonderful Christmas song always comes to mind! I get a lot of Chinese chestnuts from my trees but they only last about a month even if refrigerated. Freezing works great - taste remains. |
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