In article >,
Del Cecchi > wrote:

> Argo wrote:
> > This year has yielded a bumper crop of hazelnuts in my garden. I'd like
> > to make hazelnut butter (which is awesome - I've made it before) but
> > I'm only able to make small amounts at any one time. I just get too
> > tired of cracking the nuts by hand.
> >
> > My question is - is there such a thing as an automatic or mechanical
> > cracker that would work well for hazelnuts? Obviously, I wouldn't be
> > looking for something that a manufacturer would use - but something a
> > step up from a vice-type hand cracker.
> >
> > Thanks for any tips.
> >
> > Argo
> > http://greenrealm.blogspot.com
> > (a science fantasy)
> >
> How about a pair of vice grips?

I sent them some links on another list for inertia nut crackers.

They really do work. :-)

Cheers!
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