Is there something I can do to chestnuts so that they are easier to peel after roasting?
posted by ovesh on Nov 24, 2009 - 12 answers

Any chestnut trees for picking in/around Portland? I can't bear to pay $5.99 a pound for these chestnuts! But neither can I bear not having some now that it's Fall. Does anybody know of any places where I might pick them? I know some people keep those places secret, but I'm not interested in plundering the entire tree. Just want enough to roast over an open fire. :)
posted by loquat on Oct 16, 2008 - 9 answers

Now that chestnuts are in season, I've been buying sacks of freshly roasted Chinese chestnuts almost every week and eating them like crazy. Problem is, I cannot locate nutritional information in a format that's easy to understand. For example, I don't have a food scale, yet almost every listing I find on Google has one serving of chestnuts as 100 grams. Also, how do I know if the nutritional info is referring to nuts still in their shell, or the actual nutmeats? Thanks to everyone in advance.
posted by invisible ink on Feb 3, 2008 - 9 answers