What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings on
Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me they
just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good flavor or
much aroma.

I have bought blister fried peanuts in the past and that's what these remind
me of. They are usually more expensive than Planters or Fishers but I
actually like those better. Actually I bought the Winco brand today because
for some reason it was all Mother Hubbard in the nut department and I
actually like these cheap nuts better. These are all roasted nuts. I have
also had dry roasted. I'm not really into dry roasted but even those are
better than the cooked and blister fried to me.

So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?

On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
> flavor or much aroma.
>
> I have bought blister fried peanuts in the past and that's what these
> remind me of. They are usually more expensive than Planters or Fishers
> but I actually like those better. Actually I bought the Winco brand
> today because for some reason it was all Mother Hubbard in the nut
> department and I actually like these cheap nuts better. These are all
> roasted nuts. I have also had dry roasted. I'm not really into dry
> roasted but even those are better than the cooked and blister fried to me.
>
> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?

Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the southeast.

On 7/19/2014 8:45 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
> On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
>> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>> flavor or much aroma.
>>
(snippage)
>> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
>
> Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the southeast.

She's in the Pacific northwest. Boiled green peanuts are a southern
thing, but I guess they sell them all over the country. I don't know
what Royal Oak product she's talking about. Then again, I don't order
food online. Surely there's some way to contact the company she ordered
them from, via their web site.

Jill

On 7/19/2014 8:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/19/2014 8:45 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>> On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
>>> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>>> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>>> flavor or much aroma.
>>>
> (snippage)
>>> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
>>
>> Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the
>> southeast.
>
> She's in the Pacific northwest. Boiled green peanuts are a southern
> thing, but I guess they sell them all over the country. I don't know
> what Royal Oak product she's talking about. Then again, I don't order
> food online. Surely there's some way to contact the company she ordered
> them from, via their web site.
>
> Jill

I love boiled goobers! When we lived in our RV and spent time in the
Deep South I would hunt for those little roadside stands where they
boiled and sold them. They were wonderful while still hot.

The only Royal Oak company I know of sells charcoal.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:

> On 7/19/2014 8:45 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
> > On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
> >> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
> >> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
> >> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
> >> flavor or much aroma.
> >>
> (snippage)
> >> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
> >
> > Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the southeast.
>
> She's in the Pacific northwest. Boiled green peanuts are a southern
> thing, but I guess they sell them all over the country. I don't know
> what Royal Oak product she's talking about. Then again, I don't order
> food online. Surely there's some way to contact the company she ordered
> them from, via their web site.
>
> Jill

Julie has a long history of avoiding contacting companies that sell her
products she finds unsuitable, unusable or just yucky to complain or get
answers


what I find most interesting is that with all of her food problems, she
isn't allergic to peanuts

On Saturday, July 19, 2014 12:05:20 PM UTC-6, Malcom Mal Reynolds wrote:
> In article >,
>
> jmcquown > wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 7/19/2014 8:45 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>
> > > On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > >> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>
> > >> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
>
> > >> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>
> > >> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>
> > >> flavor or much aroma.
>
> > >>
>
> > (snippage)
>
> > >> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
>
> > >
>
> > > Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the southeast.
>
> >
>
> > She's in the Pacific northwest. Boiled green peanuts are a southern
>
> > thing, but I guess they sell them all over the country. I don't know
>
> > what Royal Oak product she's talking about. Then again, I don't order
>
> > food online. Surely there's some way to contact the company she ordered
>
> > them from, via their web site.
>
> >
>
> > Jill
>
>
>
> Julie has a long history of avoiding contacting companies that sell her
>
> products she finds unsuitable, unusable or just yucky to complain or get
>
> answers
>
>
>
>
>
> what I find most interesting is that with all of her food problems, she
>
> isn't allergic to peanuts

Most of her food problems are in her head...too many quack doctors and too many visits to quack sites. My opinion from reading many, many postings.

"Travis McGee" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
>> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>> flavor or much aroma.
>>
>> I have bought blister fried peanuts in the past and that's what these
>> remind me of. They are usually more expensive than Planters or Fishers
>> but I actually like those better. Actually I bought the Winco brand
>> today because for some reason it was all Mother Hubbard in the nut
>> department and I actually like these cheap nuts better. These are all
>> roasted nuts. I have also had dry roasted. I'm not really into dry
>> roasted but even those are better than the cooked and blister fried to
>> me.
>>
>> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
>
> Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the
> southeast.

No. For sure not boiled. These are not in the shell.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/19/2014 8:45 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>> On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
>>> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>>> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>>> flavor or much aroma.
>>>
> (snippage)
>>> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
>>
>> Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the
>> southeast.
>
> She's in the Pacific northwest. Boiled green peanuts are a southern
> thing, but I guess they sell them all over the country. I don't know what
> Royal Oak product she's talking about. Then again, I don't order food
> online. Surely there's some way to contact the company she ordered them
> from, via their web site.

These are not just sold online. I have had other brands of cooked peanuts,
just the same. Not like Planters at all.

"l not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 19-Jul-2014, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
>> on
>>
>> Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me they
>> just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good flavor
>> or
>> much aroma.
>
> Royal Oak only offers roasted or raw peanuts; therefore, their cooked
> peanuts are roasted. Their website says of their Gourmet Jumbo Virginia
> Salted Peanuts "These blistered big boys are absolutely bursting with
> crunchiness. Cooked to perfection in golden peanut oil and sprinkled with
> salt, their hugely satisfying flavor matches their enormous size."
> All will be revealed at http://www.royaloakpeanuts.com/index.php/

Actually it says "cooked" to perfection. Not roasted. The others that I
tried said that they were hand cooked in small batches. Same weird, hard
texture.

On 7/20/2014 1:48 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "l not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> On 19-Jul-2014, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>
>>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high
>>> ratings on
>>>
>>> Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>>> they
>>> just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>>> flavor
>>> or
>>> much aroma.
>>
>> Royal Oak only offers roasted or raw peanuts; therefore, their cooked
>> peanuts are roasted. Their website says of their Gourmet Jumbo Virginia
>> Salted Peanuts "These blistered big boys are absolutely bursting with
>> crunchiness. Cooked to perfection in golden peanut oil and sprinkled with
>> salt, their hugely satisfying flavor matches their enormous size."
>> All will be revealed at http://www.royaloakpeanuts.com/index.php/
>
> Actually it says "cooked" to perfection. Not roasted. The others that
> I tried said that they were hand cooked in small batches. Same weird,
> hard texture.

This is really a conundrum.

"Travis McGee" > wrote in message
news
> On 7/20/2014 1:48 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "l not -l" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> On 19-Jul-2014, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>>>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high
>>>> ratings on
>>>>
>>>> Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>>>> they
>>>> just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>>>> flavor
>>>> or
>>>> much aroma.
>>>
>>> Royal Oak only offers roasted or raw peanuts; therefore, their cooked
>>> peanuts are roasted. Their website says of their Gourmet Jumbo Virginia
>>> Salted Peanuts "These blistered big boys are absolutely bursting with
>>> crunchiness. Cooked to perfection in golden peanut oil and sprinkled
>>> with
>>> salt, their hugely satisfying flavor matches their enormous size."
>>> All will be revealed at http://www.royaloakpeanuts.com/index.php/
>>
>> Actually it says "cooked" to perfection. Not roasted. The others that
>> I tried said that they were hand cooked in small batches. Same weird,
>> hard texture.
>
> This is really a conundrum.

Yes. This is why I wanted to know what they did to them. I did buy some
others years ago from some guy who said that he blister fried them in his
garage. They tasted the same. Oh and in all cases they say that you should
refrigerate them for freshness. I tried this. Didn't help.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Yes. This is why I wanted to know what they did to them. I did buy some
> others years ago from some guy who said that he blister fried them in his
> garage. They tasted the same.

Well mr.google explained to me how they blister fry peanuts. Boil for
10 minutes, let drain for a few minutes, then while still damp, fry in
peanut oil.

Cooked peanuts could be roasted, microwaved, or fried in peanut oil
(with or without the pre-boiling). The variety of peanut makes a taste
difference as well as when it's picked.

HTH
G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Yes. This is why I wanted to know what they did to them. I did buy some
>> others years ago from some guy who said that he blister fried them in his
>> garage. They tasted the same.
>
> Well mr.google explained to me how they blister fry peanuts. Boil for
> 10 minutes, let drain for a few minutes, then while still damp, fry in
> peanut oil.
>
> Cooked peanuts could be roasted, microwaved, or fried in peanut oil
> (with or without the pre-boiling). The variety of peanut makes a taste
> difference as well as when it's picked.
>
> HTH
> G.

Hmm... Well the boiling first is probably what makes them icky. These are
for sure not roasted.

On 7/20/2014 1:55 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
> On 7/20/2014 1:48 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Actually it says "cooked" to perfection. Not roasted. The others that
>> I tried said that they were hand cooked in small batches. Same weird,
>> hard texture.
>
> This is really a conundrum.

Whatcha want to bet there is a phone number on the package or a way to
ask them about the product on their web site?

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/20/2014 1:55 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>> On 7/20/2014 1:48 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> Actually it says "cooked" to perfection. Not roasted. The others that
>>> I tried said that they were hand cooked in small batches. Same weird,
>>> hard texture.
>>
>> This is really a conundrum.
>
> Whatcha want to bet there is a phone number on the package or a way to ask
> them about the product on their web site?

I'm not going to bother doing that. I would then have to tell them that I
don't like their product if they ask why I want to know. I'm sure some
people must like these as there are many other brands of this style of
peanut for sale.

"l not -l" > wrote in message
b.com...
>
> On 20-Jul-2014, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> "l not -l" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > On 19-Jul-2014, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> >
>> >> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak
>> >> brand.
>> >> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high
>> >> ratings
>> >>
>> >> on
>> >>
>> >> Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>> >> they
>> >> just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>> >> flavor
>> >> or
>> >> much aroma.
>> >
>> > Royal Oak only offers roasted or raw peanuts; therefore, their cooked
>> > peanuts are roasted. Their website says of their Gourmet Jumbo
>> > Virginia
>> > Salted Peanuts "These blistered big boys are absolutely bursting with
>> > crunchiness. Cooked to perfection in golden peanut oil and sprinkled
>> > with
>> > salt, their hugely satisfying flavor matches their enormous size."
>> > All will be revealed at http://www.royaloakpeanuts.com/index.php/
>>
>> Actually it says "cooked" to perfection. Not roasted. The others that I
>> tried said that they were hand cooked in small batches. Same weird, hard
>> texture.
>
> Where I live, roasting is a method of cooking; perhaps not in your part of
> the world. However, if you had read the product description I quoted, and
> linked to, the manufacturers text for roasted peanuts says "cooked to
> perfection". Apparently, Royal Oaks also believes roasting is a cooking
> method.

But these do not look like roasted peanuts nor do they have the same
texture. These tend to remain whole at one end, but at the other, they are
split apart and the two halves are starting to come open. There is no
discernable oil on the outside. They just feel dry and smooth. They're not
very salty and they are very hard. I would for sure not say crunchy or
crisp. Just hard.

On 7/20/2014 7:06 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/20/2014 1:55 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>>> On 7/20/2014 1:48 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Actually it says "cooked" to perfection. Not roasted. The others that
>>>> I tried said that they were hand cooked in small batches. Same weird,
>>>> hard texture.
>>>
>>> This is really a conundrum.
>>
>> Whatcha want to bet there is a phone number on the package or a way to
>> ask them about the product on their web site?
>
> I'm not going to bother doing that. I would then have to tell them that
> I don't like their product if they ask why I want to know. I'm sure
> some people must like these as there are many other brands of this style
> of peanut for sale.

Yet you're asking here, asking people who aren't familiar with the
brand. All you're getting is speculation. So what if you have to tell
them you don't like their product? They're not going to send assassins
to your house because you don't like them.

Jill

On 7/19/2014 11:52 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 7/19/2014 8:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/19/2014 8:45 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>>> On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak brand.
>>>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high ratings
>>>> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to me
>>>> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very good
>>>> flavor or much aroma.
>>>>
>> (snippage)
>>>> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
>>>
>>> Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the
>>> southeast.
>>
>> She's in the Pacific northwest. Boiled green peanuts are a southern
>> thing, but I guess they sell them all over the country. I don't know
>> what Royal Oak product she's talking about. Then again, I don't order
>> food online. Surely there's some way to contact the company she ordered
>> them from, via their web site.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I love boiled goobers! When we lived in our RV and spent time in the
> Deep South I would hunt for those little roadside stands where they
> boiled and sold them. They were wonderful while still hot.
>
They're wonderful when they're still hot. When my parents first moved
back here in the late 1980's I'd visit and we'd go driving off to odd
places. I remember my dad liked a little tailor shop in a town called
Walterboro. That was a rather quaint town. There was a drugstore that
still had a full soda/ice cream fountain. All along the route were
little roadside stands with boiling peanuts, fresh fruits and veggies,
all sorts of preserves.

> The only Royal Oak company I know of sells charcoal.
>
I've never heard of this brand of peanuts.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/19/2014 11:52 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 7/19/2014 8:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 7/19/2014 8:45 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>>>> On 7/19/2014 3:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> What exactly are cooked peanuts? I bought some of the Royal Oak
>>>>> brand.
>>>>> Says they are cooked to perfection. And although they got high
>>>>> ratings
>>>>> on Amazon, I have issues with them. They claim to be crunchy but to
>>>>> me
>>>>> they just seem hard to bite. And I don't find that they have very
>>>>> good
>>>>> flavor or much aroma.
>>>>>
>>> (snippage)
>>>>> So... How exactly do they cook the nuts?
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps they are boiled peanuts? Those are a common snack in the
>>>> southeast.
>>>
>>> She's in the Pacific northwest. Boiled green peanuts are a southern
>>> thing, but I guess they sell them all over the country. I don't know
>>> what Royal Oak product she's talking about. Then again, I don't order
>>> food online. Surely there's some way to contact the company she ordered
>>> them from, via their web site.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I love boiled goobers! When we lived in our RV and spent time in the
>> Deep South I would hunt for those little roadside stands where they
>> boiled and sold them. They were wonderful while still hot.
>>
> They're wonderful when they're still hot. When my parents first moved
> back here in the late 1980's I'd visit and we'd go driving off to odd
> places. I remember my dad liked a little tailor shop in a town called
> Walterboro. That was a rather quaint town. There was a drugstore that
> still had a full soda/ice cream fountain. All along the route were little
> roadside stands with boiling peanuts, fresh fruits and veggies, all sorts
> of preserves.
>
>> The only Royal Oak company I know of sells charcoal.
>>
> I've never heard of this brand of peanuts.

They look to be the same as what Costco sells. The label looks different I
think but there are the same cautions of made on shared lines and the
peanuts inside taste the same to me.

My only experience with boiled peanuts was canned ones that I ordered online
in NY. They were slimy and hideous.

On 2014-07-20 7:20 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> Yet you're asking here, asking people who aren't familiar with the
> brand. All you're getting is speculation. So what if you have to tell
> them you don't like their product? They're not going to send assassins
> to your house because you don't like them.
>
>

Probably not, but we can always hope.