Does it crack macadamia nuts - the hardest nut shell on earth?
1536495
Renee,Didn't have an answer, so bought some nuts and the cracker worked like a champ.
1536496
Renee, Didn't have an answer, so bought some nuts and the cracker worked like a champ.
1673832
this is an one hand job, use only one hand. after cracking the nuts, there is cracking sound, just turn your hand over, the nutcracker upside down, then everything come out from the open end right away, you either use your another hand to get everything, pick up the shelled nut. the size of this tool for smaller nuts such as pinenuts, hazelnuts, macdamianuts, little smaller for walnuts.
832256
In general, no. You need the Wonder Junior to do a good job with nuts and seeds. However, there are a select few things like this it can grind. To answer your specific question, though, it CANNOT grind almond nuts, and it will VOID the warranty if you attempt it. Please contact us for more information on this mill or the Wonder Junior (its hand operated sister unit). We also sell other machines that would do the job very well. Thanks! -9G Health Foods, 205.202.9235
760801
Yes, AND it's very tough. You WILL love it. This is a really high quality product.
1490998
Yes, but you have to pack it in tightly and pulse it sporadically so it won't liquify. I have only tried it with whole almonds and it seems to work fine that kind of nut. Good luck!
1313581
We have macadamia nut trees and the nutcracker makes it so much easier! It works really well!
1306139
English walnuts are part of the list that can be shelled. You use the sheller to first nip off the top and bottom of the shell, then place the nut about 1/3 of the way into the sheller and squeeze gently. You'll hear the shell begin to crack. I then flip the nut and repeat. Pecan shells are thinner, so gentleness got the best results when hoping for unbroken halves. For pecans it was a great time saver.
994836
Well, I have never cracked a chestnut, but it has no problem with walnuts. Are fresh chestnuts slightly soft? If so, this may be a challenge as it is really a "cracker"
540332
I bought this unit from Amazon 2 years ago and my wife and I love it. That being said, I seriously doubt that it will do a good job of grinding nuts (or coffee for that matter) into a fine powder. We do get good results with chopping, however, but haven't actually tried it with nuts. I believe that another reviewer warned NOT to chop ice with it.
1911509
Yes it does crack. I had my first case replaced by Moshi, this replacement has kept up better for the bottom portion, but the top lid cover has cracked severely and chipped
486098
IM sure you can.. It's strongstrong enough to crack carrots beta etc, frozen bananas and other fruit shouldn't be a problem...it's actually better with hard substances then it is with softer ones like leafy greens
1654590
Hi, it was lat year and I returned it. But I believe it was china. The grooves where it screws just sort of layer down and did not hold up...Not one nut did I get cracked...I was trying to do the black walnuts...Did not try ones with soft skins, But it was advertised to do all the hard ones also, it broke so could not try it on others,
333697
Used mine just for pecans as we have a tree in our backyard. You do have to pick the shells off after cracking, but I get a fair amount of halves and the ones that are smaller I put in a different bag and use for baking. I angle the pecan with the thinnest point at a slight downward angle facing away from me and it works pretty good. Once you get a rhythm going it goes pretty fast.
1881150
I believe that it can crack a Macadamia nuts. It does a great job on pecans so it should work on Macadamia nuts.
1500283
In all sincerity, can any nut cracker be used by just one hand? This nut cracker is in my storage drawer. I find it almost useless. If one hand can hold on to it, and the nut is small enough, give it a try. It might pop out when you squeeze the handle. Personally, I would not buy it again. I was disappointed in usIng it, but you might like it, depending on the nut you prefer. Hard shell pecans did not crack well for me. English walnuts crack fairy well, with one hand over the top; they tend to move up when you try to crack them.
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I just used it for at least fifty almonds. I've tried different ways to open the shells, and because they're usually soft, it's kind of cumbersome. You can still open the almonds just fine, but they might get a little "stuck" since the shells are again, soft.
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I used this nutcracker primarly for the black walnuts. The only cracker that can handle a shell this thick. you will have no problem with cracking pecans.