How to choose, clean and store pecans

These incredibly tasty and healthy nuts are very popular among US residents. It is there that this miracle of nuts grows. The Pecan reaches its full maturity in the autumn. Therefore, it is worth buying delicious and ripe nuts in the autumn period.

How to choose a nut in the store?

When you pick a pecan, pay attention to its shell. In good nuts, the shell is clean, even, no damage. Next, you need to shake the fetus. In old ones, everything rattles and rustles inside, such nuts are most likely from last year's crop.

The best option is to buy pecans in peeled form. Buying peeled nuts, you will have the opportunity to properly consider the fruits, smell them. You should choose nuts that have a natural flavor and a uniform texture.

How to peel pecans?

You can eat these healthy foods both raw and fried. But, if you purchased unpeeled nuts, they must be peeled and peeled. There are several ways to do this.

The first thing to do is prepare the pecans. Try to choose fruits of the same size, uniform texture, choose nuts only from a fresh crop. If everything rattles inside the nut, it means that the nut is not suitable for food, such a fruit is very old. Carefully sort through all the nuts, discard all the pecans with damage.

It is believed that pecans should be boiled before cleaning. Thus, they are better freed from the shell. Boil pecans in a large saucepan for 15 minutes. Then drain the water and let them cool. Then you can start cleaning.

Organize a place where you chop nuts. It is important to know that there will be a lot of garbage and husk. The best option for chopping nuts is a table on the street. Thus, you do not have to clean the whole house from shells.

1. It is convenient to use tongs for chopping pecans. The nut must be clamped in the structure and pressed until it clicks. But do not overdo it, otherwise you risk damaging the core itself. After the characteristic cracking of the shell, the nut must be turned in the other direction and again press on the tongs. Turn it in different directions until the shell is covered with small cracks, and you can easily get the core of the fruit.
2. Another very simple method for chopping pecans is to use pliers. The principle of chopping is exactly the same as when using nutcrackers. It must be turned over in pliers until it is completely split.
3. Special device for cracking pecans. If you have a lot of nuts, then it makes sense to purchase a device for chopping them. It resembles a small vise. With this mini vise, you can quickly and accurately split a large volume of nuts.
4. There are also electrical appliances for chopping pecans. But such an apparatus is more suitable for cleaning on an industrial scale.
5. If you don’t have any mechanical means for peeling nuts, just press the nuts firmly against each other and press until you hear a crack.
6. Use the good old method - the hammer. But be careful not to damage the core.

Did you peel the pecans using one of the methods? Now it’s important to carefully remove the kernel from the shell. Try not to damage the integrity of the walnut halves. So eating this fruit will be much nicer.A thin wooden skewer can be used to get the shell of a pecan.

How to store pecans?

Storage
After processing, the nuts should be left on a baking sheet or colander in the open. Thus, they will dry in a natural way, and their taste will improve. Now nuts can be stored for a long time.

Pecans should be stored in a tightly closed container in a dark place. It can be stored for about a week, in the refrigerator - for about a month, in the freezer - until the next harvest.

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