Chestnuts: friend or foe?

[jh1230]

Tonight my parents and I tried our hand at roasting chestnuts. Now, seeing as we are Jews, this was a new experience - an experiment, if you will

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[katiescarlett29]

My family roasted chestnuts for the first time at Thanksgiving. According to the recipe we found, you're supposed to slice across the shells in an X shape before you roast them. That way, they don't explode, and the shells sort of curl back in a cute little way.

[blendedchaitea]

What she said. My mom roasts chestnuts all the time, and that's how she does it.

[laurion]

Amanda has a recipe that at one point reads 'Seeds may explode. Ignore.'

[jh1230]

"Ignore?" What, just pretend that your dinner isn't violently erupting in your kitchen? Yeah, THAT'S really sound advice!