I just bought six pounds of English walnuts from a local grower. The
label says they don't use pesticides or chemicals. Since it's going to
take me a while to get through six pounds, I'm guessing the freezer is
a good place to put them to stop little critters from hatching and to
stop the oil from turning rancid. Is this needed on both counts?

And I'm 99% sure that freezing won't really effect the crunchiness or
texture. Am I right on this one?

TIA,

Ken

Ken wrote:
> I just bought six pounds of English walnuts from a local grower. The
> label says they don't use pesticides or chemicals. Since it's going to
> take me a while to get through six pounds, I'm guessing the freezer is
> a good place to put them to stop little critters from hatching and to
> stop the oil from turning rancid. Is this needed on both counts?
>
> And I'm 99% sure that freezing won't really effect the crunchiness or
> texture. Am I right on this one?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ken
>

I used to get giant amounts of pecans and freeze those all the time. I found
that they faired better in the chest freezer as opposed to the regular fridge
freezer (which had self defrost, someone thought that might be the issue). I
would also store bags of pecan meal in there as well.

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..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com

The Bubbo wrote:
> Ken wrote:
> > I just bought six pounds of English walnuts from a local grower. The
> > label says they don't use pesticides or chemicals. Since it's going to
> > take me a while to get through six pounds, I'm guessing the freezer is
> > a good place to put them to stop little critters from hatching and to
> > stop the oil from turning rancid. Is this needed on both counts?
> >
> > And I'm 99% sure that freezing won't really effect the crunchiness or
> > texture. Am I right on this one?

Yes, and yes.

Sheldon

"Ken" > wrote in message
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>I just bought six pounds of English walnuts from a local grower. The
> label says they don't use pesticides or chemicals. Since it's going to
> take me a while to get through six pounds, I'm guessing the freezer is
> a good place to put them to stop little critters from hatching and to
> stop the oil from turning rancid. Is this needed on both counts?
>
> And I'm 99% sure that freezing won't really effect the crunchiness or
> texture. Am I right on this one?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ken
>
I buy nuts all the time in bulk and keep them in my chest freezer. I've
never notice in deterioration in their taste or crunchiness.

Lynne

In article .com>,
"Ken" > wrote:

> I just bought six pounds of English walnuts from a local grower. The
> label says they don't use pesticides or chemicals. Since it's going to
> take me a while to get through six pounds, I'm guessing the freezer is
> a good place to put them to stop little critters from hatching and to
> stop the oil from turning rancid. Is this needed on both counts?
>
> And I'm 99% sure that freezing won't really effect the crunchiness or
> texture. Am I right on this one?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ken
>

Freezing nuts work just fine...
I've frozen shelled pecans and almonds for up to 2 years as long as they
are properly packed.

I also have a cockatoo that ADORES walnuts IN the shell and I can only
get them around this time of year. I buy around 10 lbs. or so and freeze
them as is for her so I can have enough to last her a year. :-)

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On 10 Dec 2005, Ken wrote:

> I just bought six pounds of English walnuts from a local grower. The
> label says they don't use pesticides or chemicals. Since it's going to
> take me a while to get through six pounds, I'm guessing the freezer is
> a good place to put them to stop little critters from hatching and to
> stop the oil from turning rancid. Is this needed on both counts?
>
> And I'm 99% sure that freezing won't really effect the crunchiness or
> texture. Am I right on this one?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ken
>
>

I always freeze English walnuts and pecans. Mine are always shelled. I
don't if that makes a difference or not. I've keep them for several years
at a time.

Elaine, too