24-12-2018, 02:43 PM
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Re: Chestnuts roasting
I love chestnuts and eat a lot of them
. I have a bowl full awaiting cooking as we speak. I don't have an open fire or a cooker with radiant rings so for speed cook mine in the microwave first cutting a slit in them and placing them in a pyrex dish.
I cook them on high for just a few seconds (15-30) if varies according to how many I am cooking but I watch until a wisp of steam appears then they are done. Peel and eat with a smidgeon of salt.
There are chestnut sellers with braziers at the Victorian Market in Worcester at least there were when I last went a couple of year ago,
24-12-2018, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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I love chestnuts and eat a lot of them . I have a bowl full awaiting cooking as we speak. I don't have an open fire or a cooker with radiant rings so for speed cook mine in the microwave first cutting a slit in them and placing them in a pyrex dish.
I cook them on high for just a few seconds (15-30) if varies according to how many I am cooking but I watch until a wisp of steam appears then they are done. Peel and eat with a smidgeon of salt.
There are chestnut sellers with braziers at the Victorian Market in Worcester at least there were when I last went a couple of year ago,
24-12-2018, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Longdogs
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That sounds lovely Meg. Where do you buy them? Can you get them in supermarkets or green grocers? I might do some after Christmas - don't have a microwave but could BBQ them. Yum!
I find the quality varies considerably. I bought some Chinese grown ones from the geengrocers and they were horrid and all withered inside.The current lot are from Waitrose and lovely. Choose ones that are hard when pressed and 'heavy' which denotes they won't be shrivelled inside.
24-12-2018, 03:30 PM
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Sainsbury's sell chestnuts in the (veg) nut section.The last roast chestnuts I had were from a brazier in London a good few years ago, they had a taste all of their own.
I might try some Meg's way in the microwave, never thought of cooking them that way.
Thanks for the tip, Meg!
24-12-2018, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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Hi LD I find the quality varies considerably. I bought some Chinese grown ones from the geengrocers and they were horrid and all withered inside.The current lot are from Waitrose and lovely. Choose ones that are hard when pressed and 'heavy' which denotes they won't be shrivelled inside.
Originally Posted by Mags
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Sainsbury's sell chestnuts in the (veg) nut section.The last roast chestnuts I had were from a brazier in London a good few years ago, they had a taste all of their own.
I might try some Meg's way in the microwave, never thought of cooking them that way.
Thanks for the tip, Meg!
I bet they are not cheap any more.
25-12-2018, 12:03 AM
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https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb...chestnuts-400g
25-12-2018, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Mags
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Sainburys have been selling them in packets this year ....https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb...chestnuts-400g
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