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Old 05-10-2005, 05:24 PM
Doug Freyburger
 
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Boron Elgar wrote:
Richard Watkin wrote:

try a hammer on a hard surface, it is faster than a vice. Hope this helps
you.


Hammers splat the nut & often leave shell embedded in the meat.


I picture a metal or cermanic sleeve. Inside is a hole
big enough for any filbert. The sleeve is the right
height to not smash the nut most of the time. Put the
nut in the sleeve, hit the sleeve with the hammer. The
result should be a cracked shell most of the time.
There will be some smashed nuts, use them to make filbert
butter or that most addictive of foods Nutella.