" wrote:
>
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

They make an excellent pesto. That's the only nut
I use for pesto, when I make it from scratch.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:01:51 -0500, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:16:09 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>>
>> My husband likes them. He used to eat the brazil nuts first in a can
>> of mixed nuts. After that, it was almonds... then everything else,
>> but I got dibs on cashews.
>
>I used to do that, too, but it was to get rid of them
>so I could enjoy the cashews. Save the best for last!
>
I used to do that with food when I was a kid, eat my way around the
plate and save the best for last. As a teenager and adult, I just
bought myself xx cents worth of cashews when the mood hit.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Mort" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
I love Brazil nuts. You need a really good nut cracker to get at them but
IMHO they're delicious. Unfortunately I cannot eat nuts anymore.

Jill

" wrote:
>
> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.


We like them when they are fresh. Haven't had any in a very long time.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:43:14 -0500, brooklyn1
> wrote:

>"Nancy Young" wrote:
>
>>--Bryan wrote:
>>> On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>> wrote:

>Brazil nuts are preetty much flavorless as are macadamias,

Oh Sheldon you have never had good Macadamias.(Store Macadamias are
junk. They taste old to me.) But--- As a kid, after school, we'd run
over to the huge Macadamia nut tree and bust the nuts open with a
brick and a hammer and pick out the very sweet meat inside. It sounds
like previous posters with hickory nuts--which I have never had. But
trust me, there are excellent Macadamias- even if you've never had
one.

BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...

aloha,
Cea

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:00:28 -0500, Kate Connally >
wrote:

wrote:
>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
>But, but, but . . . I *LOVE* lima beans.
>And I don't care much for brazil nuts. I've eaten
>them when desperate but if I never saw another brazil
>nut I wouldn't even notice. They are *NOT* the lima
>beans of the nut world - they are the broccoli of the
>nut world! ;-)
>
>Kate

I love lima beans too and don't care for Brazil nuts. We have limas
about once a week because they are a favorite vegetable. I think
people must over cook them, but they are yummy.

Just my $.02

aloha,
Cea

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:34:44 -1000, pure kona >
wrote:

>On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:43:14 -0500, brooklyn1
> wrote:
>
>>"Nancy Young" wrote:
>>
>>>--Bryan wrote:
>>>> On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>>> wrote:
>
>>Brazil nuts are preetty much flavorless as are macadamias,
>
>Oh Sheldon you have never had good Macadamias.(Store Macadamias are
>junk. They taste old to me.) But--- As a kid, after school, we'd run
>over to the huge Macadamia nut tree and bust the nuts open with a
>brick and a hammer and pick out the very sweet meat inside. It sounds
>like previous posters with hickory nuts--which I have never had. But
>trust me, there are excellent Macadamias- even if you've never had
>one.
>
>BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...

Unlike sheldon's nuts which are very easy to bust.

Lou

pure kona wrote:

> BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...

I believe in leaving that to the experts whenever possible!

nancy

pure kona wrote:
>
> BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...

Yes, that's often said, but where's the proof?

Mark Thorson wrote:
> pure kona wrote:
>> BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...
>
> Yes, that's often said, but where's the proof?


http://www.ochef.com/177.htm
"Macadamias have always been known for their extreme difficulty in
shelling, as the shells are the hardest in the nut family. It takes 300
pounds per square inch of pressure to crack the shell."

A friend brought me some macadamia nuts in the shell and I was unable to
crack the shells without pulverising the meats.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
> > pure kona wrote:
> >> BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...
> >
> > Yes, that's often said, but where's the proof?
>
> http://www.ochef.com/177.htm
> "Macadamias have always been known for their extreme difficulty in
> shelling, as the shells are the hardest in the nut family. It takes 300
> pounds per square inch of pressure to crack the shell."
>
> A friend brought me some macadamia nuts in the shell and I was unable to
> crack the shells without pulverising the meats.

I wonder if a heavy duty workbench vice would work well? Just turn the
crank quarter-turns at a time, eh As mentioned earlier in the
thread, I bet freshly shelled macadamias are a treat indeed.

Sky, who has to settle for shelled macadamias

--
Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

Sky wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> pure kona wrote:
>>>> BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...
>>> Yes, that's often said, but where's the proof?
>> http://www.ochef.com/177.htm
>> "Macadamias have always been known for their extreme difficulty in
>> shelling, as the shells are the hardest in the nut family. It takes 300
>> pounds per square inch of pressure to crack the shell."
>>
>> A friend brought me some macadamia nuts in the shell and I was unable to
>> crack the shells without pulverising the meats.
>
> I wonder if a heavy duty workbench vice would work well? Just turn the
> crank quarter-turns at a time, eh As mentioned earlier in the
> thread, I bet freshly shelled macadamias are a treat indeed.
>
> Sky, who has to settle for shelled macadamias
>


I find it hard to believe that they are harder to shell than black
walnuts.

Bob

On Jan 12, 7:34*pm, pure kona > wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:43:14 -0500, brooklyn1
>
> > wrote:
> >"Nancy Young" wrote:
>
> >>--Bryan wrote:
> >>> On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>>> wrote:
> >Brazil nuts are preetty much flavorless as are macadamias,
>
> Oh Sheldon you have never had good Macadamias.(Store Macadamias are
> junk. They taste old to me.) But--- As a kid, after school, we'd run
> over to the huge Macadamia nut tree and bust the nuts open with a
> brick and a hammer and pick out the very sweet meat inside. It sounds
> like previous posters with hickory nuts--which I have never had. *But
> trust me, there are excellent Macadamias- even if you've never had
> one.
>
> BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? *true...

That's one reason why they're so expensive. They're a bear to crack.
>
> aloha,
> Cea

--Bryan

In article
>,
" > wrote:

> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> They're the lima bean of the nut world.

Yes, I love them. Nom nom nom.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> Brazil nuts are preetty much flavorless as are macadamias, cashews are
> only a little bit better.

And you accuse others of having taste in ass disease.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

Miche wrote:
> brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Brazil nuts are preetty much flavorless as are macadamias, cashews are
>> only a little bit better.
>
>And you accuse others of having taste in ass disease.
>
TIAD has nothing to do with not liking particular foods, in fact it
has to do with liking particular foods but when one eats particular
foods in conjunction they offend each other so significantly that one
may as well be eating asshole. I didn't say that macadamias taste
badly, I said that macadamias taste like nothing, zero, nada. And now
I'll add that macadamias are priced way, WAY beyond their value. You,
Miche, are obviously afflicted with SFBD (Shit For Brains Disease). So
now hop your Maori ass on your boomerang and fly your ignoranusness
outta here.

Sky wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> pure kona wrote:
>>>> BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...
>>> Yes, that's often said, but where's the proof?
>> http://www.ochef.com/177.htm
>> "Macadamias have always been known for their extreme difficulty in
>> shelling, as the shells are the hardest in the nut family. It takes 300
>> pounds per square inch of pressure to crack the shell."
>>
>> A friend brought me some macadamia nuts in the shell and I was unable to
>> crack the shells without pulverising the meats.
>
> I wonder if a heavy duty workbench vice would work well? Just turn the
> crank quarter-turns at a time, eh As mentioned earlier in the
> thread, I bet freshly shelled macadamias are a treat indeed.
>
> Sky, who has to settle for shelled macadamias


I tried that. I guess my vice just wasn't big enough.
Part of the problem is that, aside from being incredibly strong, the
shells are round and slippery. They tend to fly out of things when you
apply pressure.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:06:26 -0600, Lou decruss wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:34:44 -1000, pure kona >
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:43:14 -0500, brooklyn1
> wrote:
>>
>>>"Nancy Young" wrote:
>>>
>>>>--Bryan wrote:
>>>>> On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>>>> wrote:
>>
>>>Brazil nuts are preetty much flavorless as are macadamias,
>>
>>Oh Sheldon you have never had good Macadamias.(Store Macadamias are
>>junk. They taste old to me.) But--- As a kid, after school, we'd run
>>over to the huge Macadamia nut tree and bust the nuts open with a
>>brick and a hammer and pick out the very sweet meat inside. It sounds
>>like previous posters with hickory nuts--which I have never had. But
>>trust me, there are excellent Macadamias- even if you've never had
>>one.
>>
>>BTW did you know Macadamias are the hardest nut to crack? true...
>
> Unlike sheldon's nuts which are very easy to bust.
>
> Lou

<snort>

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:57:51 -0500, brooklyn1 wrote:

> Miche wrote:
>> brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> Brazil nuts are preetty much flavorless as are macadamias, cashews are
>>> only a little bit better.
>>
>>And you accuse others of having taste in ass disease.
>>
> TIAD has nothing to do with not liking particular foods, in fact it
> has to do with liking particular foods but when one eats particular
> foods in conjunction they offend each other so significantly that one
> may as well be eating asshole. I didn't say that macadamias taste
> badly, I said that macadamias taste like nothing, zero, nada. And now
> I'll add that macadamias are priced way, WAY beyond their value. You,
> Miche, are obviously afflicted with SFBD (Shit For Brains Disease). So
> now hop your Maori ass on your boomerang and fly your ignoranusness
> outta here.

there speaks a man with Good Taste. refinement, too.

blake

On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:47:29 -0500, blake murphy
> wrote:

>you are a complete ****ing idiot and head case to boot.

Country bumpkin.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I tried that. I guess my vice just wasn't big enough.
> Part of the problem is that, aside from being incredibly strong, the
> shells are round and slippery. They tend to fly out of things when you
> apply pressure.

They're almost perfectly spherical. My mom
once asked a friend going to Hawaii to bring back
a macadamia nut cracker. He gave her a hammer.

Mark Thorson wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> I tried that. I guess my vice just wasn't big enough.
>> Part of the problem is that, aside from being incredibly strong, the
>> shells are round and slippery. They tend to fly out of things when you
>> apply pressure.
>
> They're almost perfectly spherical. My mom
> once asked a friend going to Hawaii to bring back
> a macadamia nut cracker. He gave her a hammer.

And with a hammer there are two likely outcomes. One is that you will
pulverize the shell and the meat. The other is that the nut will go
flying off in some direction like a bullet.

On Jan 12, 6:24*am, Andy > wrote:
> You're only supposed to have 2 almonds daily. So much for nuts.
>
> You shouldn't be eating a ton of things!
>
> What you don't know can kill you!
>
> Here's a freebie bit of advice, give up Mountain Dew.
>
> Luncheon meats with sodium nitrates and nitrites... that's a given.
>
> Andy

This coming from you who eats a mile high stack of pancakes.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>> I tried that. I guess my vice just wasn't big enough.
>>> Part of the problem is that, aside from being incredibly strong, the
>>> shells are round and slippery. They tend to fly out of things when you
>>> apply pressure.
>>
>> They're almost perfectly spherical. My mom
>> once asked a friend going to Hawaii to bring back
>> a macadamia nut cracker. He gave her a hammer.
>
> And with a hammer there are two likely outcomes. One is that you will
> pulverize the shell and the meat. The other is that the nut will go
> flying off in some direction like a bullet.


I gotta get me some in-the-shell macadamia nuts now; set a dish of
them out with a conventional nutcracker and watch the hilarity.

Bob

On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:05:26 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> I tried that. I guess my vice just wasn't big enough.
>> Part of the problem is that, aside from being incredibly strong, the
>> shells are round and slippery. They tend to fly out of things when you
>> apply pressure.
>
>They're almost perfectly spherical. My mom
>once asked a friend going to Hawaii to bring back
>a macadamia nut cracker. He gave her a hammer.

Well locally in the Hawaii Macadamia nut's world, you can buy a sort
of guillotine contraption. Cost about $30 and it will indeed crack
Macadamias. We also have a table vise that my husband is adept at
using. The trick is to get the "belly button" against the grippy part
of the vise and slowly wind the handle. If that "Belly Button part is
anywhere else, yes those things fly out.

Nature must have made them the hardest nut to crack for a reason, or
so some of us think :>).

aloha,
Cea

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:16:09 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>They're the lima bean of the nut world.

I love 'em, always have. Unfortunately some have a metallic taste,
possibly because of the relatively high barium content (0.1-0.3%) The
fact that they are higher in radium** than almost any other food has
never bothered me....

Terry
**From
http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/c...brazilnuts.htm

On 2010-01-21, Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:
>
> I like them in theory.....

"in theory"? Zat mean you never actually eat them?

> So, never know if it will taste alright or nasty. I've started
> avoiding them for that reason.

Is this a new kind of virtual food critique? Interesting.

nb

"Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >,
> " > wrote:
>
>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> I like them in theory, but they seem to go rancid sooner than other
> nuts. So, never know if it will taste alright or nasty. I've started
> avoiding them for that reason.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee

My MIL loves them, so I save them all for her. They're okay, but after one
or two, that's enough.

Steve

In article >,
Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:

> I like them in theory, but they seem to go rancid sooner than other
> nuts. So, never know if it will taste alright or nasty. I've started
> avoiding them for that reason.

I've always thought of Brazil nuts as OK, but in the last several years,
in mixed nuts, I've occasionally tasted a Brazil nut that didn't seem so
much rancid as it did moldy, although the nuts looked fine. I don't
remember that taste when we used to crack 'em for Christmas.

leo

In article >,
"Steve B" > wrote:

> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article
> > >,
> > " > wrote:
> >
> >> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> >> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> >> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> >> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> >> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
> >
> > I like them in theory, but they seem to go rancid sooner than other
> > nuts. So, never know if it will taste alright or nasty. I've started
> > avoiding them for that reason.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ranee
>
> My MIL loves them, so I save them all for her. They're okay, but after one
> or two, that's enough.

Hazelnuts are one of my favorites. I asked my wife to get me some mixed
nuts when she went to Costco last week. NO HAZELNUTS! They had
macadamia nuts instead. They were good for a change, but I'd rather
have the hazelnuts.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel wrote:

> Hazelnuts are one of my favorites. I asked my wife to get me some mixed
> nuts when she went to Costco last week. NO HAZELNUTS! They had
> macadamia nuts instead. They were good for a change, but I'd rather
> have the hazelnuts.

My favorite nuts are

1) Macadamia
2) Cashew
3) Brazil nuts
4) Hazelnuts

Absolute favorite: Chocolate covered Macadamias.

George L

On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:30:51 -0800, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:
>
>> I like them in theory, but they seem to go rancid sooner than other
>> nuts. So, never know if it will taste alright or nasty. I've started
>> avoiding them for that reason.
>
>I've always thought of Brazil nuts as OK, but in the last several years,
>in mixed nuts, I've occasionally tasted a Brazil nut that didn't seem so
>much rancid as it did moldy, although the nuts looked fine. I don't
>remember that taste when we used to crack 'em for Christmas.
>
>leo

The issue I've had lately with Brazil nuts is the occasional one that
tastes almost metallic. I wonder if it's my perception distorted.
Brazil nuts do accumulate very small amounts of heavy metals (barium,
miniscule amounts of radium).

Terry

On Jan 12, 9:37*am, brooklyn1 > wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:07:17 -0800 (PST), --Bryan >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Jan 12, 8:01*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> --Bryan wrote:
> >> > On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> >> >>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> >> >>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> >> >>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> >> >>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
>
> >> >> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
> >> >> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
>
> >> > That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
> >> > them.
>
> >> I know. *Sorry. *Too many cashews makes me queasy. *I love nuts
> >> but I have to control myself.
>
> >Have you ever had fresh hickory nuts? *They're somewhat like pecans or
> >white walnuts, but with no bitter skin. *The shagbarks are especially
> >large and delicious. *Unfortunately, the squirrels are very efficient
> >at collecting damned nearly every edible one.
>
> This true, I've dozens of mature shagbarks, haven't once found any but
> empty shells on the ground, and their lowest limbs are like a dozen
> feet up. *A gorgeous tree... gotta remember to take some better pics
> come spring.
>
> Ok, found a pic with a small stand of young shagbarks, not easy
> driving nails in:http://i46.tinypic.com/rtnx4g.jpg
>
> A group of more mature shagbarks at my rear property line:http://i47.tinypic.com/21e1315.jpg

The bark is very good for smoking meats. Unlike the wood, which needs
to be seasoned, the already peeled away bark is pre-seasoned. It's
especially good for grilling steaks in cold weather, used with
charcoal.

--Bryan

On Jan 12, 9:41*am, "Jean B." > wrote:
> brooklyn1 wrote:
> > On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:07:17 -0800 (PST), --Bryan >
> > wrote:
>
> >> On Jan 12, 8:01 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>> --Bryan wrote:
> >>>> On Jan 12, 7:52 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>> My sister gave me a large canister of mixed nuts for Christmas. I've
> >>>>>> eaten the cashews, the almonds, the pecans, and I've managed to give
> >>>>>> away the hazelnuts, but nobody will touch the Brazil nuts. Does
> >>>>>> anybody actually eat them? Everyone I've talked to has said no.
> >>>>>> They're the lima bean of the nut world.
> >>>>> Send them to me, I adore them. You're not supposed to eat a
> >>>>> ton of them, they are high in selenium and too much is too much.
> >>>> That is useful information, but damn, now I'm going to have to limit
> >>>> them.
> >>> I know. *Sorry. *Too many cashews makes me queasy. *I love nuts
> >>> but I have to control myself.
> >> Have you ever had fresh hickory nuts? *They're somewhat like pecans or
> >> white walnuts, but with no bitter skin. *The shagbarks are especially
> >> large and delicious. *Unfortunately, the squirrels are very efficient
> >> at collecting damned nearly every edible one.
>
> > This true, I've dozens of mature shagbarks, haven't once found any but
> > empty shells on the ground, and their lowest limbs are like a dozen
> > feet up. *A gorgeous tree... gotta remember to take some better pics
> > come spring.
>
> > Ok, found a pic with a small stand of young shagbarks, not easy
> > driving nails in:http://i46.tinypic.com/rtnx4g.jpg
>
> > A group of more mature shagbarks at my rear property line:
> >http://i47.tinypic.com/21e1315.jpg
>
> Sigh. *Hickory nuts. *When I was a kid, I used to crack them open
> with rocks to get at the sweet meat inside. *I really want a
> producing hickory tree!

Unless you live somewhere where you are allowed to shoot at the
squirrels, you'd likely be SOL for getting any of the nuts for
yourself. The nutmeats are so much nicer than English walnuts or
pecans, and so worth the time and effort to get at them, which is
significant.
>
> --
> Jean B.

--Bryan

George Leppla wrote:
>
> My favorite nuts are
>
> 1) Macadamia
> 2) Cashew
> 3) Brazil nuts
> 4) Hazelnuts

Once out of shells Macs and cashews are less stiff so they take less
time to grind them into nut butter. Brazil nuts take longer. Hazelnuts
are tough and their round shape lets them bounce around instead the food
processor for a long time making a lot of extra noise before they are
chopped enough to settle into the process of making hazelnut butter.

> Absolute favorite: Chocolate covered Macadamias.

Has anyone made their own Nutella? I've made nut butter from all sorts
of nuts but I've never tried mixing in cocoa powder to move the mixture
towards a copy of Nutella. It would be nice to try it as a way to get a
copy with less or no sugar. Using other types of nuts should be awesome!

In article >,
says...
>
> George Leppla wrote:
> >
> > My favorite nuts are
> >
> > 1) Macadamia
> > 2) Cashew
> > 3) Brazil nuts
> > 4) Hazelnuts
>
> Once out of shells Macs and cashews are less stiff so they take less
> time to grind them into nut butter. Brazil nuts take longer. Hazelnuts
> are tough and their round shape lets them bounce around instead the food
> processor for a long time making a lot of extra noise before they are
> chopped enough to settle into the process of making hazelnut butter.
>
> > Absolute favorite: Chocolate covered Macadamias.
>
> Has anyone made their own Nutella? I've made nut butter from all sorts
> of nuts but I've never tried mixing in cocoa powder to move the mixture
> towards a copy of Nutella. It would be nice to try it as a way to get a
> copy with less or no sugar. Using other types of nuts should be awesome!

Yes, I would be interested in it too. We grind Walnuts and Almonds most
times. We usually add cinamin and honey toward the end of the grind.
BTW, don't try Pine Nuts, they have waaaaay too much liquid in them.
Comes out more like a good thick milkshake

Scotty

In article >,
says...
>
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > George Leppla wrote:
> > >
> > > My favorite nuts are
> > >
> > > 1) Macadamia
> > > 2) Cashew
> > > 3) Brazil nuts
> > > 4) Hazelnuts
> >
> > Once out of shells Macs and cashews are less stiff so they take less
> > time to grind them into nut butter. Brazil nuts take longer. Hazelnuts
> > are tough and their round shape lets them bounce around instead the food
> > processor for a long time making a lot of extra noise before they are
> > chopped enough to settle into the process of making hazelnut butter.
> >
> > > Absolute favorite: Chocolate covered Macadamias.
> >
> > Has anyone made their own Nutella? I've made nut butter from all sorts
> > of nuts but I've never tried mixing in cocoa powder to move the mixture
> > towards a copy of Nutella. It would be nice to try it as a way to get a
> > copy with less or no sugar. Using other types of nuts should be awesome!
>
> Yes, I would be interested in it too. We grind Walnuts and Almonds most
> times. We usually add cinamin and honey toward the end of the grind.
> BTW, don't try Pine Nuts, they have waaaaay too much liquid in them.
> Comes out more like a good thick milkshake
>
> Scotty

OOOps, sorry about the spelling error

Scotty

I am Tosk wrote:
> In >,
> says...
>
>> George Leppla wrote:
>>
>>> My favorite nuts are
>>>
>>> 1) Macadamia
>>> 2) Cashew
>>> 3) Brazil nuts
>>> 4) Hazelnuts
>>>
>> Once out of shells Macs and cashews are less stiff so they take less
>> time to grind them into nut butter. Brazil nuts take longer. Hazelnuts
>> are tough and their round shape lets them bounce around instead the food
>> processor for a long time making a lot of extra noise before they are
>> chopped enough to settle into the process of making hazelnut butter.
>>
>>
>>> Absolute favorite: Chocolate covered Macadamias.
>>>
>> Has anyone made their own Nutella? I've made nut butter from all sorts
>> of nuts but I've never tried mixing in cocoa powder to move the mixture
>> towards a copy of Nutella. It would be nice to try it as a way to get a
>> copy with less or no sugar. Using other types of nuts should be awesome!
>>
> Yes, I would be interested in it too. We grind Walnuts and Almonds most
> times. We usually add cinamin and honey toward the end of the grind.
> BTW, don't try Pine Nuts, they have waaaaay too much liquid in them.
> Comes out more like a good thick milkshake
>
> Scotty
>
No pistachios on your list? That's my #1 or #2 depending on my mood.
Cashews is the contender.