Cracking almonds without a nutcracker?
I got a bunch of (dried) almonds in their shell today. I wasn't aware of how hard their shells were and I have no nutcracker. Is there any way to open them without one?
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To summarize the comments:
- Use common household tools (such as pliers) as improvised nutcrackers
- Try using the bottle gripper/opener on kitchen shears as an improvised nutcracker
- Use impact tools, such as a hammer, a heavy pan, or even cleaned rocks as nut smashers, but you may not get whole nutmeats with this method
- Bite the bullet and buy or borrow a nutcracker
(This is part of my little quest to get answers to some of the non-answered questions....)
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Place two walnuts in your palm. Find a ridge on one of the nuts, and line it up with an indentation on the other, as if putting together two puzzle pieces (this keeps them locked together). Curl fingertips inward using firm pressure, as if trying to make a fist, until the ridged nut cracks open the other.Can you crack nuts without a nutcracker?
If you don't have a nutcracker, you can still easily extract the meat from pecans in the shell with some basic household tools. Obviously a hammer or a mallet will crack the shells. As fun as it is to bash away at your pecans, it can leave quite a mess.Is there an easy way to crack almonds?
Channellock pliers proved to be the best tool for cracking nuts. The jaws adjust easily, so you can use them to crack large walnuts or small hazelnuts. Tightening a bulky handscrew clamp around a tiny almond was a bit humorous, but it cracked the nut just like the other tools.7 ways to crack a nut
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Easy you just chuck it on any floor i just did 5 now
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