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?

>>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 wrote:
> >>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 wrote:
> 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 he http://www.chestnutsonline.com

Sheldon

In article . com>,
"Judith Umbria" > wrote:

> >>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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Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"dee" > wrote in news:1143693170.151942.287080
@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

> 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

In article . 170>,
says...
> > 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 wrote:
> In article . 170>,
> says...
> > > 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 wrote:
> Peter A wrote:
> > In article . 170>,
> > says...
> > > > 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.