roasting - How to peel chestnuts? - Seasoned Advice
25. The chestnuts on an open fire question reminded me: Is there a trick to peeling chestnuts easily? I always end up with bits of hairy skin stuck to the chestnuts (ick), and/or stuck under my fingernails (ouch). We usually roast them in the oven (after slitting them suitably, of course); is there a cooking method that results in easier ...
shopping - How to avoid buying chestnuts that are green or …
Dec 11, 2023 · 4. Hello I live in Wisconsin and bought some Chestnuts imported from Italy early December from a grocery store. I noticed while I was scoring them that majority of them were green or powdery inside I assume this means they were rotting. When I bought them from the grocery, they were sold next to other holiday nuts in a open air basket.
How to roast chestnuts on an open fire? - Seasoned Advice
Nov 8, 2010 · Or a pan with holes. The big day to do it is called Magosto and it's celebrated on 11/11, but it varies from town to town. It's one of the closest things to a barbecue, you first roast chorizos, then you roast chestnuts. If you don't have access to those tools, your best option is to put them close to the fire.
Is the hairy skin below a chestnut’s tough skin poisonous?
Jun 7, 2021 · I was experimenting with chestnuts, after i roasted and peeled them, I read that you’re not supposed to eat the hairy skin of the chestnut. Is it poisonous? nuts. skin. chestnuts. Share. Improve this question. edited Jun 7, 2021 at 16:10. rumtscho ♦.
Possible to cook chestnuts on a wood burning stove?
Then, use a small knife to cut either a slit or a cross on the round side. Place them, cut side up, on a baking tray and roast at 180-200 °C / 350-400 °F for about half an hour. The cuts should open when the chestnuts are done. If you want to try this on your stove, prepare them the same way, then roast in the pan.
Is there a reason to not just cut chestnuts through before cooking …
Oct 10, 2017 at 18:27. Add a comment. 5. When roasted a chestnut steams inside its shell, cutting a slit allows enough steam to escape while trapping enough to cook the chestnut inside. If you cut the chestnuts into pieces the steam will all escape and you will have to cook them longer, and the result will be hard and dry.
storage method - Storing bechamel sauce - Seasoned Advice
Jul 30, 2012 · 1 Answer. Sorted by: 3. You can store béchamel for 4-5 days safely in the refrigerator. Cool the unused portion as quickly as possible after the sauce is finished and make sure to place a piece of cling film directly in contact with the surface of the sauce prior to refrigerating it so that it doesn't form a skin and slows down oxidation.
baking - chestnut puree quantity - Seasoned Advice
May 25, 2012 · If it's a substantial amount, replace some of the remaining milk with cream to keep it as rich as the original, if you like. For example, according to the data I linked to, chestnuts are about 10% sugar, so you want enough paste to provide the 25g of sugar your 250g of chestnuts would've provided. So if the paste contains only 8g of sugar per ...
storage method - storing homemade potato chips - Seasoned …
Jul 21, 2010 · Try storing them in airtight containers. Lots of smallish ones, so you're not constantly opening one big tub, letting more and more moisture in. That may be good enough. If not, consider popping a silica gel moisture-absorbing sachet into each container before sealing. One thing I'd add; commercially made potato chips are made to very high ...
storage method - Storing Pizza Stone in Oven - Seasoned Advice
Aug 23, 2010 · 1. It is supposed to help in 2 ways regarding stabilizing the heat. 1) it helps distribute the heat more evenly through the oven (the heat from the heating element goes into the stone, then the heat radiates from the stone to the rest of the oven). 2) it is supposed to help with heat retention, key benefit here is recovery from opening the oven ...