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I get the point of the story but does the soaking method for opening walnuts actually work? Seems to me that you'd likely end up with a rotten nut.
by ginko 9mo ago
I get the point of the story but does the soaking method for opening walnuts actually work? Seems to me that you'd likely end up with a rotten nut.
- EdwardCoffin 9mo agoThough I was confident this was just a metaphor, I did try cracking a walnut using this method. I submerged three walnuts in a jar with some tap water, and let them sit for three years before trying to open them. It was a let-down: they were easier to open, but certainly not by hand, I still had to use a nutcracker. They smelled bad, too. I did not try eating them.
- bfuller 9mo agoIt is a mixed metaphor, he refers to the problem as a "nut" but says after soaking the nut should open "like a ripe avocado"
- uslic001 9mo agoI saw someone on You-Tube that soaked them overnight and then used Grandpa's Goody Getter nutcracker to open them. The shells shattered less, he got much bigger pieces, and it wasn't as messy. I have tried both with and without soaking them overnight and I agree that soaking overnight is better than not soaking. You still need a very good nutcracker. https://www.grandpasgoodygetter.com/products/black-walnut-nut-cracker?variant=36411259486368¤cy=USD&utm_campaign=gs-2020-04-30&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17519727578&gbraid=0AAAAADoXO--hjD6FVCFCGj04tSlL61nVs&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1JLLBhCDARIsAAVfy7gGNrQi0po8d7f2FGdY8nNIjArZ-5mwtvGF9J9UTtDsQXsoxzyUjU0aAu5rEALw_wcB https://www.grandpasgoodygetter.com/products/black-walnut-nu...
- uslic001 9mo agohttps://youtu.be/iT9kh5Ug1Po?si=9VpvGY1HPYNUE4lR https://youtu.be/iT9kh5Ug1Po?si=9VpvGY1HPYNUE4lR