Skinning Chestnuts

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Quoted message said:

Normally we just peel them after boiling them for a bit, still a bit of

a pain. Is there an easier way to skin whole chestnuts? <<

Not that I know of. That's the way we tediously proceeded in cooking
school. Roasting them seems marginally easier to remove the skins, but
then the chestnut isn't right for recipes that need boiled chestnuts.

Judith Umbria said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Normally we just peel them after boiling them for a bit, still a bit of

a pain. Is there an easier way to skin whole chestnuts? <<

Not that I know of. That's the way we tediously proceeded in cooking
school. Roasting them seems marginally easier to remove the skins, but
then the chestnut isn't right for recipes that need boiled chestnuts.

Thanks. We figured that maybe if the shape of the chestnuts are more
rounded like the ones we had today, they seemed to be easier to peel
then those flater ones which we had last time.

dee said:

Normally we just peel them after boiling them for a bit, still a bit of
a pain. Is there an easier way to skin whole chestnuts?

There are specific instructions for peeling chestnuts, and odds are the
nuts you're using are of poor quality and/or old.

Learn here: http://www.chestnutsonline.com

Sheldon

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Judith Umbria said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Normally we just peel them after boiling them for a bit, still a bit of

a pain. Is there an easier way to skin whole chestnuts? <<

Not that I know of. That's the way we tediously proceeded in cooking
school. Roasting them seems marginally easier to remove the skins, but
then the chestnut isn't right for recipes that need boiled chestnuts.

I just buy them canned.....
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Quoted message said:

Normally we just peel them after boiling them for a bit, still a bit of
a pain. Is there an easier way to skin whole chestnuts?

The only thing I find helpful is peeling as soon as possible after cooking,
so I do them in batches to give them less time to get cold.

K

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Normally we just peel them after boiling them for a bit, still a bit of
a pain. Is there an easier way to skin whole chestnuts?

The only thing I find helpful is peeling as soon as possible after cooking,
so I do them in batches to give them less time to get cold.

K

Agreed. There is no easy way to peel chestnuts. Maybe that's why they
taste so good!

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Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

Peter A said:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Normally we just peel them after boiling them for a bit, still a bit of
a pain. Is there an easier way to skin whole chestnuts?

The only thing I find helpful is peeling as soon as possible after cooking,
so I do them in batches to give them less time to get cold.

K

Agreed. There is no easy way to peel chestnuts. Maybe that's why they
taste so good!

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

oh yeah.. oh yeah.. mmm...

the round shaped ones seem to be easier to peel then the flatter shaped
ones. mmm... we had it braised with chicken and pineapple last night.

dee said:

Peter A said:

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Quoted message said:

> Normally we just peel them after boiling them for a bit, still a bit of
> a pain. Is there an easier way to skin whole chestnuts?
>

The only thing I find helpful is peeling as soon as possible after cooking,
so I do them in batches to give them less time to get cold.

K

Agreed. There is no easy way to peel chestnuts. Maybe that's why they
taste so good!

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

oh yeah.. oh yeah.. mmm...

the round shaped ones seem to be easier to peel then the flatter shaped
ones. mmm... we had it braised with chicken and pineapple last night.

...thinking about it, it took about the similar effort as chopping
carrot theads.