How to easily peel fresh walnuts?
Due to allergies the thin skin on the walnut itself needs to be removed. The walnuts itself are not dried yet and it is possible to remove it by hand in a time consuming effort. Is there an easy way to do that? Bonus if that method works as well on dried ones.
Best Answer
Below methods work on dried and fresh walnuts:
- put walnuts in bowl and pour boiling water, after 15 minutes pour out the water. skin should be easily removes with nails or small knife
- put nuts on a baking tray, put in oven warmed up to 200C (400F) for 15 minutes. When walnuts will cool off you can rub the skin out in your hand (if you have allergy you may use gloves)
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How do you peel fresh walnuts?
Remove walnuts from boiling water. Cool in warm water for 5 minutes. Using a small sharp paring knife, insert tip under the loosened walnut skin. Peel.How do you remove the husk from walnuts?
To remove the skin from almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts or any nut bring a pot of water to boil and add the nuts. Boil the nuts for 8 minutes, remove and strain. When the nuts are cool enough to handle, rub the nuts with your fingers to remove the skin.How do you remove brown skin from walnuts?
To peel the kernels, put them to soak in a bowl with some hot or warm water. When the liquid has cooled down, drain the walnuts and peel them. The skin, which has been lifted off by the heat of the water, can be easily removed by rubbing the surface with a clean dishcloth or by using a sharp knife or tweezers.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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