On Fri 04 Jan 2008 01:45:06p, Dan_Musicant told us...

> I chop a lot of nuts, and have done so for many years, using a cutting
> board and a cleaver style sharp knife. I am wondering if I can find a
> nut chopper that will make this easier. I have a recipe that calls for 5
> kinds of nuts:
>
> Walnuts
> Pecans
> Almonds
> Hazelnuts
> Cashews
>
> I like the chopped nuts to be approximately the size if a hulled almond,
> chopped in half (not lengthwise). Thus, I have to chop all my almonds in
> half, my pecans in quarters, hazelnuts in half, etc. If you've ever
> tried to chop hazelnuts in half by hand, you know it isn't particularly
> easy. I buy cashew pieces, and lately I don't chop them further.
>
> Is it possible to find a nut chopper that will make easy work of cutting
> up my nuts into pieces so described? I usually make up around 2 quarts
> at once, and doing it by hand takes over 1/2 hour, and is rather
> tedious. Thanks for suggestions, recommendations, observations, etc.!
>
> Dan
>
>

Unfortunately, Dan, I don't know of any nut "chopper" that will produce the
size pieces you want. I have several nut choppers of different types, but
the largest pieces they will produce are about 1/8 or 3/16 the size of a
pecan half. Almonds are usually too hard for most commonly available nut
choppers.

It sounds like you actually want "chunks" of nuts rather than chopped nuts.

Of course, on rfc, you are bound to find "nuts" of all shapes, sizes, and
descriiptions. In fact, some appear to be in pieces. :-)

Best of luck in finding what you're looking for.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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