Which nuts can be cracked without tools?
I sometimes find myself wanting to eat whole nuts in situations where I have no access to a nutcracker, whether because I'm at work or traveling or otherwise not in a place where I might be expected to keep a nutcracker on hand. I've had good luck squeezing two pecans together in my hand, but what other nuts are good for improvised cracking methods?
Best Answer
Yes, you can squeeze walnuts, pecans, almonds together and get something going. I won't mention peanuts because they're not tree nuts (and they've lost my respect in other ways). Read this answer tongue-in-cheek given the gravity of the question.
Obviously pistachios are the easiest to open and filberts/hazelnuts the tougher nuts to crack. Pine nuts are somewhat easy, but who wants to carry a barrel of pine cones just to get a few nuts? I've never seen a macadamia or brazil nuts in a shell and been told Cashews aren't edible unroasted.
You can also get creative using tools other than a nutcracker or your hands. I used to use the door and jamb (hinge side) in college since we had indestructible doors. Even keys and car keys are useful to wedge open walnuts. Some birds (crows/ravens) throw the nuts on the road and wait for a car (hat-tip to them clever birds). Pretty sure one of my friends uses his iPhone 5 as a hammer (it works, but don't do it).
Finally, if you're concerned about oxidization on shelled nuts, I understand. As a delicious option, try placing shelled walnuts or almonds in cold water in the fridge overnight and rinse in the morning. The skins slide off and most of the bitter washes away leaving pure yumminess behind.
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What nut is easiest to crack?
5 Best Nuts For Cracking- Walnut. It has to be the Walnut, not only healthy and nutritious as all nuts are (by the way but the Walnut it is said will protect your brain). ...
- Brazil Nuts. ...
- Hazelnuts. ...
- Pecan Nuts. ...
- Macadamia Nuts.
What can you crack nuts with?
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.How do you crack nuts without a nutcracker?
One nut you have likely never seen in the shell is the macadamia, and for good reason. Unlike opening a peanut or a pistachio, it takes some serious muscle to extract the edible nut from its shell: 300 pounds of pressure per square inch to be exact, making it the hardest nut in the world to crack!Can't crack nuts without tools.
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