Can this gadget crack fresh chestnuts?
994835
Sorry, have no clue. Never tried and we don't have any locally. It can crack a Brazil nut though...
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"
994837
I've never used it to crack chestnuts before, just pecans, but this is the best nutcracker I've ever owned. I can apply little pressure and get the whole pecan right out the shell without it falling apart.
994838
I really don't know...I've never had a problem with English walnuts, pecans, raw almonds and filberts but I've never tried this nutcracker on a chestnut.
333694
All I crack is black walnuts and a few larger hickory nuts, it works well for them. I put a cover over the cracker to prevent flying shells. This is my second season and it has went through thousands of nuts, well made.
572390
The Cuisinart is junk. I bought one and it will not do nuts without jamming the blade. It certainly wouldn't do butter of any kind. It is ok as a spice grinder but for anything else its junk.Carol
1067072
I just nicely cracked a small hazelnut. For pine nuts I don't know, my guess is what you want to crack has to be at least 6 to 8 mm in diameter. The best woud be to send a mail to Drosselmeyer at : info@drosselmeyer.se
572392
The Cuisinart is junk. I bought one and it will not do nuts without jamming the blade. It certainly wouldn't do butter of any kind. It is ok as a spice grinder but for anything else its junk. Carol
2043850
Yes it can. You really will get the best results if you use a smoking stone.
2091145
Probably, although I haven't had occasion to use it for nuts. Have mostly used it for parsley, onions, carrots, other veggies.
2258832
I haven't tried it but I expect that it would gum up very quickly. I'd stick to the rotary mill type grater.
297254
It does not have thickness options and it probably would not slice thin enough for potato crisps. I would suggest a mandolin for that.
190741
I guess so, but I haven't tried one yet. Check out the recipe book that comes wit the machine.
1976806
I've never try to do Hickory nuts judging from the diameter on Google it sure should work it will crack a pecan which is smaller does great on walnuts
554008
The blades are made for things like vegetables and cheese. My guess is it might work, but I think grating nuts might dull the blades.
346702
I haven't personally done it, but I believe so. I used it when I was in a hurry once and made mashed/whipped potatoes. It was actually faster than using the regular beaters.
212785
I have used the Texan York Nut cracker on pecans and it worked real well cracking the nuts. I have not done many almonds yet I know the blades are quite sharp and would do almonds very well. you will not go wrong with this cracker. It will work good for you.
1638339
At the first look without trying, I SINCERELY FEEL, that this gadget shouldn't be tested against hard duty like slicing raw potato. At the same time I am sure it will not fail against soft fruits like an apple not charged whole but cut in four pieces. By any chance blades get blocked with hard material the electrical motor will be exposed to heavy strain and chances of permanent damage.
354167
It will pick up acorns but it may hurt the impeller chopping them eventually. The metal impeller is much stronger than the plastic one in my older model that I replaced with this model so it may not be bothered by the nuts.
376982
I have had no luck doing that. Other than thick and thin slicing, this tool mangles fruits and vegetables with the other blade options. It is a huge disappointment.