Got some walnuts the other day, but can't find my nutcracker in the drawer.
(I think the ex may have taken when she moved.) Anyway, they are fairly
cheap and will look for a new one... The one I had was just your basic one,
but was from my parents house so had some sentimental value.

Anyone have a nutcracker that is not just the plain jane V? I love cracking
walnuts this time of year. Without a nutcracker, I think it would make a
mess to just crack them open like an ape... Any suggestions on getting a
not too expensive but unique nutcracker?

On 10/27/2012 12:59 AM, somebody wrote:
> Got some walnuts the other day, but can't find my nutcracker in the drawer.
> (I think the ex may have taken when she moved.) Anyway, they are fairly
> cheap and will look for a new one... The one I had was just your basic one,
> but was from my parents house so had some sentimental value.
>
> Anyone have a nutcracker that is not just the plain jane V? I love cracking
> walnuts this time of year. Without a nutcracker, I think it would make a
> mess to just crack them open like an ape... Any suggestions on getting a
> not too expensive but unique nutcracker?
>
>

I just cup the walnut in my hand and then whack the hand face down on
the table. It's a cute little stunt. Keep your hand cupped or you'll
break up the walnut halves. I don't care much for walnuts and can only
eat one or two. This works out fine because you can only do this trick 2
times before someone tells you to knock off that shit.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...

> I just cup the walnut in my hand and then whack the hand face down on the
> table. It's a cute little stunt. Keep your hand cupped or you'll break up
> the walnut halves. I don't care much for walnuts and can only eat one or
> two. This works out fine because you can only do this trick 2 times before
> someone tells you to knock off that shit.


lol

On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 06:59:13 -0400, "somebody"
> wrote:

>Got some walnuts the other day, but can't find my nutcracker in the drawer.
>(I think the ex may have taken when she moved.) Anyway, they are fairly
>cheap and will look for a new one... The one I had was just your basic one,
>but was from my parents house so had some sentimental value.
>
>Anyone have a nutcracker that is not just the plain jane V? I love cracking
>walnuts this time of year. Without a nutcracker, I think it would make a
>mess to just crack them open like an ape... Any suggestions on getting a
>not too expensive but unique nutcracker?

For me walnuts are easy to crack, I have large very strong hands, I
use both hands to cup two walnuts, I gently press one against another
and voila! But for me the best nutcracker is a large slip joint
pliers or a small Channelock pump pliers... those silly hinged things
sold as nutcrackers are more trouble than they're worth.

somebody wrote:
>
> Got some walnuts the other day, but can't find my nutcracker in the drawer.
> (I think the ex may have taken when she moved.) Anyway, they are fairly
> cheap and will look for a new one... The one I had was just your basic one,
> but was from my parents house so had some sentimental value.
>
> Anyone have a nutcracker that is not just the plain jane V? I love cracking
> walnuts this time of year. Without a nutcracker, I think it would make a
> mess to just crack them open like an ape... Any suggestions on getting a
> not too expensive but unique nutcracker?

If you are talking about english walnuts and you are not physically
challenged, they are easy to crack by holding 2 in a hand, squeezing, and
cracking one. This is the way I've always done it.

Gary

On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:20:34 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> somebody wrote:
> >
> > Got some walnuts the other day, but can't find my nutcracker in the drawer.
> > (I think the ex may have taken when she moved.) Anyway, they are fairly
> > cheap and will look for a new one... The one I had was just your basic one,
> > but was from my parents house so had some sentimental value.
> >
> > Anyone have a nutcracker that is not just the plain jane V? I love cracking
> > walnuts this time of year. Without a nutcracker, I think it would make a
> > mess to just crack them open like an ape... Any suggestions on getting a
> > not too expensive but unique nutcracker?
>
> If you are talking about english walnuts and you are not physically
> challenged, they are easy to crack by holding 2 in a hand, squeezing, and
> cracking one. This is the way I've always done it.
>
So far, two guys who smash them with their hands. Pass.


--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...

> For me walnuts are easy to crack, I have large very strong hands, I
> use both hands to cup two walnuts, I gently press one against another
> and voila! But for me the best nutcracker is a large slip joint
> pliers or a small Channelock pump pliers... those silly hinged things
> sold as nutcrackers are more trouble than they're worth.


Yeah, they make a mess. Though I kinda like how they feel... I thought
about just using pliers, or channel locks/vise grips-- basically same thing.
Or, I do have a hammer.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> somebody wrote:
>>
>> Got some walnuts the other day, but can't find my nutcracker in the
>> drawer.
>> (I think the ex may have taken when she moved.) Anyway, they are fairly
>> cheap and will look for a new one... The one I had was just your basic
>> one,
>> but was from my parents house so had some sentimental value.
>>
>> Anyone have a nutcracker that is not just the plain jane V? I love
>> cracking
>> walnuts this time of year. Without a nutcracker, I think it would make a
>> mess to just crack them open like an ape... Any suggestions on getting a
>> not too expensive but unique nutcracker?
>
> If you are talking about english walnuts and you are not physically
> challenged, they are easy to crack by holding 2 in a hand, squeezing, and
> cracking one. This is the way I've always done it.
>
> Gary


I just tried but no go.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> For me walnuts are easy to crack, I have large very strong hands, I
> use both hands to cup two walnuts, I gently press one against another
> and voila! But for me the best nutcracker is a large slip joint
> pliers or a small Channelock pump pliers... those silly hinged things
> sold as nutcrackers are more trouble than they're worth.


unhinged pliers worked, but not sure if they are up to health code specs...

"dsi1" wrote in message ...

On 10/27/2012 12:59 AM, somebody wrote:
> Got some walnuts the other day, but can't find my nutcracker in the
> drawer.
> (I think the ex may have taken when she moved.) Anyway, they are fairly
> cheap and will look for a new one... The one I had was just your basic
> one,
> but was from my parents house so had some sentimental value.
>
(snip)

I've been sentimental about a lot of things, but a nut cracker isn't one of
them


>
>

I just cup the walnut in my hand and then whack the hand face down on
the table. It's a cute little stunt. Keep your hand cupped or you'll
break up the walnut halves. I don't care much for walnuts and can only
eat one or two. This works out fine because you can only do this trick 2
times before someone tells you to knock off that shit.
)))))))))))))))))))))))))))


When I was in my 20's I gave my parents a wooden hinged nut bowl shaped like
a walnut. They liked to have nuts in the shell around the holidays. This
nut bowl had a big wooden mallet for whacking open walnuts. Of course you
don't really want to whack them unless you want broken up pieces of walnuts
and have to pick out pieces of shell. A gentle tap along the seam. Walnuts
crack open fairly easily.

Jill

"somebody" wrote:
>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>
>> For me walnuts are easy to crack, I have large very strong hands, I
>> use both hands to cup two walnuts, I gently press one against another
>> and voila! But for me the best nutcracker is a large slip joint
>> pliers or a small Channelock pump pliers... those silly hinged things
>> sold as nutcrackers are more trouble than they're worth.
>
>
>unhinged pliers worked, but not sure if they are up to health code specs...

You can always soak your nuts in Pinesol... then you'd have pine nuts,
little pignolis!

On Oct 27, 9:14*am, "somebody" > wrote:
> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > For me walnuts are easy to crack, I have large very strong hands, I
> > use both hands to cup two walnuts, I gently press one against another
> > and voila! *But for me the best nutcracker is a large slip joint
> > pliers or a small Channelock pump pliers... those silly hinged things
> > sold as nutcrackers are more trouble than they're worth.
>
> Yeah, they make a mess. *Though I kinda like how they feel... *I thought
> about just using pliers, or channel locks/vise grips-- basically same thing.
> Or, I do have a hammer.

Try a vise.

Chemo wrote:
>
>Try a vise.

Looking for a nut cracker... there are enough ball busters here.

On Oct 27, 12:59*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> Chemo wrote:
>
> >Try a vise.
>
> Looking for a nut cracker... there are enough ball busters here.

LOL!

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> "dsi1" wrote in message ...
>
> On 10/27/2012 12:59 AM, somebody wrote:
>> Got some walnuts the other day, but can't find my nutcracker in the
>> drawer.
>> (I think the ex may have taken when she moved.) Anyway, they are fairly
>> cheap and will look for a new one... The one I had was just your basic
>> one,
>> but was from my parents house so had some sentimental value.
>>
> (snip)
>
> I've been sentimental about a lot of things, but a nut cracker isn't one
> of them

Well, it was the house I grew up in and I didn't take much. Only couple
things. One was the knick knack off the drum table, but turned out my
sister wanted that. So had to trade my other sister; she gave me the old
cookie jar; and I gave my other sister the knick knack... When my mother
had the cookie jar, it always had cookies. It was magical... Now that I
have it, it doesn't have that magic anymore.

It's apparently a peter pumpkin eater cookie jar. RRP Co Roseville, OH
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&b...2,s:20,i:34 9

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> Chemo wrote:
>>
>>Try a vise.
>
> Looking for a nut cracker... there are enough ball busters here.


Kroger had one but it was basically large pliers, and $12.99

On 10/27/2012 6:02 PM, somebody wrote:
> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
> ...
>> Chemo wrote:
>>>
>>> Try a vise.
>>
>> Looking for a nut cracker... there are enough ball busters here.
>
>
> Kroger had one but it was basically large pliers, and $12.99
>
>
My "garlic press" that I never use for garlic has quite good apertures
in the handle for two sizes of nuts and that's really all I use it for.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

My parents had one lioke this one I found on ebay. It was great.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lee-Piston-A...em4ab bf79e05