Choose chestnuts with no surface blemishes that don't rattle when you shake them. Soaking the chestnuts in hot water before roasting them makes it easier to remove the shells. Don't forget to score ...

You don't need an open fire to roast chestnuts; using an oven can fill your home with sweet aromas. Roasting chestnuts in the oven is easy and results in sweet, buttery, and tender nuts ready for ...

It seems the best way to cook chestnuts is indeed over an open fire, so the flames can touch the shells. I briefly considered asking my husband to drill holes into an old skillet and take the ...

To cook chestnuts- make a split with a knife along one side of each nut. <i>Microwave</i> - put in covered microwave bowl and cook 2-3 minutes till shell opens and flesh is soft. <i>Roast</i> on stove ...

A little more than four years ago, Eric Cartwright was asked by the University of Missouri’s Center for Agroforestry to devise some chestnut recipes for a cooking demonstration at the annual Chestnut ...

At this time of year, chestnuts are roasting over an open fire –– or whatever other way you choose to cook them. Here’s a guide for cooking chestnuts just the way you like them. This is the most ...

Fresh chestnuts are in season October, November and December. Look for heavy nuts with glossy, tight-fitting shells, free of blemishes, mold, and pinholes from weevils. Remember chestnuts are ...