Comments on: Skinning Hazelnuts

By: Maryanne

Maryanne — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:22:48 +0000

Each year I get a small crop of hazelnuts from my tree. I have tried the boiling water & baking soda method which is very effective, but I have never been happy with the outcome. Even with roasting afterwards the nut seems a bit soft and lacks flavour. I’m with the pastry chef on this one. In the oven and cool for half an hour. A little more skin will remain but the nut seems to taste better, at least to me.

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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:38:31 +0000

[...] out. You can buy pre-toasted hazelnuts but they are better if you toast them on your own. There are two methods for peeling the papery skin from the hazelnuts, either toasting them in the oven and then removing the peels or boiling them in water to remove [...]

By: JoAnn Pepper

JoAnn Pepper — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:35:05 +0000

Variation of the Julia Child method…Bring 1 1/2 C of water to a boil. Carefully add 2T baking soda. It will foam up. Add 1 C hazelnuts. Boil 3 to 5 minutes. Test by running a couple under cold water. The skins should easily slip off when they are ready. Pat dry and roast 350 for 10 to 15 minutes. The nuts are full of flavor—easy and delicious!

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Race. Bake. Laugh. » Misleading macaroons — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:12:06 +0000

[...] After attempting to toast and peel to no avail, I searched the interwebs and found this tip attributed to one of Julia Child’s cooking shows: Add 3 tablespoons of baking soda to 2 cups [...]

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Christmas Cookies and a Very Happy New Year! | Surefire Photography Blog — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:16:51 +0000

[...] Heat the Hazelnuts in the oven for a bit and then peel their skins. (We found this on the internet as a best practice.) [...]

By: janet

janet — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:13:33 +0000

love Julia’s formula! – was done in no time- and like above was dreading the process all day- 1/2 hours later – hazelnuts are peeled and toasting in oven now = will turn it off soon and let them sit in the oven for another other or so

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:11:26 +0000

Just did the Julia Child thing. It did create a bit of a mess but that was because 100% of the skins were removed, and they’re messy. Much, much better than the awful teatowel method, which never works that well anyway.

By: elizabeth guittar

elizabeth guittar — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:27:55 +0000

Julia, my heroine, this is a great way to skin the nuts. Followed instructions exactly and it worked. I have always been a little intimidated by these guys but I love them. Between using a hammer to shell them, and the boiling water method to skin them, a piece of cake.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:57:55 +0000

It’s not a waste of water at all if you skin the nuts in a bowl of ice water instead of under a running tap…
The method is fantastic!Yay for Julia Child!

By: susie

susie — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:18:44 +0000

I’m with Julia!