glut of hazelnuts
This year has yielded a bumper crop of hazelnuts in my garden. I'd like
to make hazelnut butter (which is awesome - I've made it before) but I'm only able to make small amounts at any one time. I just get too tired of cracking the nuts by hand. My question is - is there such a thing as an automatic or mechanical cracker that would work well for hazelnuts? Obviously, I wouldn't be looking for something huge that a manufacturer would use - but something a step up from a vice-type hand cracker. Thanks for any tips. Argo http://greenrealm.blogspot.com (a science fantasy) |
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"Argo" wrote: This year has yielded a bumper crop of hazelnuts in my garden. I'd like to make hazelnut butter (which is awesome - I've made it before) but I'm only able to make small amounts at any one time. I just get too tired of cracking the nuts by hand. My question is - is there such a thing as an automatic or mechanical cracker that would work well for hazelnuts? Obviously, I wouldn't be looking for something huge that a manufacturer would use - but something a step up from a vice-type hand cracker. Thanks for any tips. Argo http://greenrealm.blogspot.com (a science fantasy) Inertia crackers are quite popular amoung the Texans that sell pecans privately: http://www.inertianutcracker.com/pages/532776/index.htm http://www.redhillgeneralstore.com/Orh3457.htm http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...4-0335777-8012 732?v=glance Hope this helps? :-) Cheers! -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
Hi All,
try a hammer on a hard surface, it is faster than a vice. Hope this helps you. Richard M. Watkin. "Argo" wrote in message oups.com... This year has yielded a bumper crop of hazelnuts in my garden. I'd like to make hazelnut butter (which is awesome - I've made it before) but I'm only able to make small amounts at any one time. I just get too tired of cracking the nuts by hand. My question is - is there such a thing as an automatic or mechanical cracker that would work well for hazelnuts? Obviously, I wouldn't be looking for something huge that a manufacturer would use - but something a step up from a vice-type hand cracker. Thanks for any tips. Argo http://greenrealm.blogspot.com (a science fantasy) |
On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:24:09 +0100, "Richard Watkin"
wrote: Hi All, try a hammer on a hard surface, it is faster than a vice. Hope this helps you. Richard M. Watkin. "Argo" wrote in message roups.com... This year has yielded a bumper crop of hazelnuts in my garden. I'd like to make hazelnut butter (which is awesome - I've made it before) but I'm only able to make small amounts at any one time. I just get too tired of cracking the nuts by hand. My question is - is there such a thing as an automatic or mechanical cracker that would work well for hazelnuts? Obviously, I wouldn't be looking for something huge that a manufacturer would use - but something a step up from a vice-type hand cracker. Thanks for any tips. Argo http://greenrealm.blogspot.com (a science fantasy) Hammers splat the nut & often leave shell embedded in the meat. There are electric crackers on the market, but they are not cheap, and having only seen them in photos and not in action, I cannot say how well they work in general and specifically for hazels. http://www.peasandcornco.com/nut_cracker.asp Boron |
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. |
glut of hazelnuts
Thanks very much for the tips and links. They look promising.
Argo http://greenrealm.blogspot.com (a science fantasy) |
glut of hazelnuts
"Argo" wrote in news:1128364943.685313.117700
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: My question is - is there such a thing as an automatic or mechanical cracker that would work well for hazelnuts? Obviously, I wouldn't be looking for something huge that a manufacturer would use - but something a step up from a vice-type hand cracker. Thanks for any tips. Argo The best nutcracker I have found is a curved jaw vise grip. It applies a lot of pressure to crack the shell then stops so it does not crush the nutmeat. The curved jaw allows it to be set for the average size and different sized nuts are accomodated by placing them in different locations within the jaw. |
glut of hazelnuts
On 1/13/06 10:13 AM, in article
, "Al" wrote: "Argo" wrote in news:1128364943.685313.117700 @g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: My question is - is there such a thing as an automatic or mechanical cracker that would work well for hazelnuts? Obviously, I wouldn't be looking for something huge that a manufacturer would use - but something a step up from a vice-type hand cracker. Thanks for any tips. Argo The best nutcracker I have found is a curved jaw vise grip. It applies a lot of pressure to crack the shell then stops so it does not crush the nutmeat. The curved jaw allows it to be set for the average size and different sized nuts are accomodated by placing them in different locations within the jaw. I have seen one that works for macadamia nuts! It is a toggle type compound action cracker. It uses the same principle as heavy duty compound action pruners. With curved jaws you can place the nut where you can get huge mechanical advantage. Unfortunately, I do not know the name or manufacturer. It probably is not cheap. Bill -- Ferme le Bush |
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