I collected a bag full of hazelnuts today, but I don’t have a baking oven. Any suggestions on how to roast or cook them?
I collected a bag full of hazelnuts today, but I don’t have a baking oven. Any suggestions on how to roast or cook them?
by zoxtech
33 Comments
Cautionista
Those look like chestnuts, not hazelnuts!
elijahsnow1900
Those are chestnuts 🌰
Sivleto
We used to put them on string and try to hit each other’s. Called it conkers or something.
Icy_Stuff2024
Why collect so many of something if you don’t know how you’ll cook them?
save_the_bees_knees
They look like conkers (a type of chestnut)? Which are inedible.
But others are saying normal chestnuts so idk?
Did_I_Err
Those are not hazelnuts. From their size, and the scraps of leaves and shells nearby, they appear to be “horse chestnuts”, not eating chestnuts. **You cannot eat those**. They will taste horrid and make you sick, although in desperate times some populations had a way to process them to be somewhat edible.
JubileeBubilee
Looking at the shell behind the bag, these are horse chestnuts, they are not edible and are poisonous. The shells are very different.
kentschele
Those are horse chestnuts aren’t they? If they are: they’re toxic and inedible even when roasted.
Geriatriccat712
Those look like horse chestnuts, which are toxic. I’d make sure before cooking them.
stonemoonpender
Make sure those are the edible chestnuts
wwJones
Where did you collect them? Do you have a picture of one with the spiny husk still on?
They look like horse chestnuts. You don’t want to eat those. They are toxic to humans.
Rolypoly_from_space
those look like horse chestnuts and not sweet chestnuts, so you can’t do anything with them food wise
Mau_8888
They are neither hazelnuts nor chestnuts. They are conkers and these are poisonous to humans, so please do not eat…
SalomeOttobourne74
What did the outside of them look like? Chestnuts are edible. Conkers will kill you.
achillea4
These look like horse chestnuts which are inedible rather than sweet chestnuts. Do you have a picture of the trees and leaves?
Remember boys and girls Don’t put it in your moooooouth!”.
DeadBallDescendant
They’re conkers! Use them to battle other people with conkers. Is this not a global thing?
Living-Night4476
Chestnuts you can cook in a fireplace in coals. Or open fire. Depending on how much you want to burn them faster. Air fryer toaster oven. Blah blah blah. But you need to make sure these are edible before you use any energy to actually cook them
hostilemile
The neighborhood kids and I used to plan wars around the horse chestnut trees. They made great missiles
toogood01
I actually thought this was a joke but now I’ve read OP’s comments I realise it is, in fact, not a joke
Fuzzy_Welcome8348
U shouldn’t roast or cook or eat them
Running_on_edibles
Play conkers, you mushroom
Megan3356
That is not edible, they are from decorating trees.
lavenderdragon2031
You can make cute figurines using toothpicks with those conkers.
tkerr1
There won’t be any update to this thread because those aren’t hazelnuts…..
SnooPredictions7096
Those are chestnuts, In my country Portugal we eat ALOT of them during late SEP/OCT , we even have a small holiday that we celebrate by eating chestnuts and drink wine.
The most traditional way that we eat is put them directly in the coal and let them cook, but you can also put them in the oven with loads of salt and roast them or even boil it……and yes i LOVE boiled chestnuts just remember to season the water with salt. Dont remove the shell for either boil or roast, you removed them when ready to eat and HOT.
Curryandriceanddahl
There conkers! Not edible
bruce_forscythe
Don’t eat those, homie
sweetshenanigans
You really should be more careful about properly identifying foraged plants before asking for tips on how to prepare/consume them.
If you can’t identify them beyond a reasonable doubt don’t eat them, and definitely don’t serve them to others (not that you implied you were going to)
33 Comments
Those look like chestnuts, not hazelnuts!
Those are chestnuts 🌰
We used to put them on string and try to hit each other’s. Called it conkers or something.
Why collect so many of something if you don’t know how you’ll cook them?
They look like conkers (a type of chestnut)? Which are inedible.
But others are saying normal chestnuts so idk?
Those are not hazelnuts. From their size, and the scraps of leaves and shells nearby, they appear to be “horse chestnuts”, not eating chestnuts. **You cannot eat those**. They will taste horrid and make you sick, although in desperate times some populations had a way to process them to be somewhat edible.
Looking at the shell behind the bag, these are horse chestnuts, they are not edible and are poisonous. The shells are very different.
Those are horse chestnuts aren’t they? If they are: they’re toxic and inedible even when roasted.
Those look like horse chestnuts, which are toxic. I’d make sure before cooking them.
Make sure those are the edible chestnuts
Where did you collect them? Do you have a picture of one with the spiny husk still on?
They look like horse chestnuts. You don’t want to eat those. They are toxic to humans.
those look like horse chestnuts and not sweet chestnuts, so you can’t do anything with them food wise
They are neither hazelnuts nor chestnuts. They are conkers and these are poisonous to humans, so please do not eat…
What did the outside of them look like? Chestnuts are edible. Conkers will kill you.
These look like horse chestnuts which are inedible rather than sweet chestnuts. Do you have a picture of the trees and leaves?
Sweet chestnuts:
Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) – Woodland Trust https://share.google/MhedNyY5usyJPfNS3
those are conkers! pls don’t eat them, they are lowkey poisonous to humans
They’re conkers
Drill a hole in them and tie a bit of string and try and knock your opponents conker out or something I’m too young to know that lol
THEY’RE FUCKING CONKERS YOU WALLY
You absolute conker 😂
Don’t put it in your mouth, though it might look good to eat. You could get sick (ick) real quick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AuLkMBAFZg
Remember boys and girls Don’t put it in your moooooouth!”.
They’re conkers! Use them to battle other people with conkers. Is this not a global thing?
Chestnuts you can cook in a fireplace in coals. Or open fire. Depending on how much you want to burn them faster. Air fryer toaster oven. Blah blah blah. But you need to make sure these are edible before you use any energy to actually cook them
The neighborhood kids and I used to plan wars around the horse chestnut trees. They made great missiles
I actually thought this was a joke but now I’ve read OP’s comments I realise it is, in fact, not a joke
U shouldn’t roast or cook or eat them
Play conkers, you mushroom
That is not edible, they are from decorating trees.
You can make cute figurines using toothpicks with those conkers.
There won’t be any update to this thread because those aren’t hazelnuts…..
Those are chestnuts, In my country Portugal we eat ALOT of them during late SEP/OCT , we even have a small holiday that we celebrate by eating chestnuts and drink wine.
The most traditional way that we eat is put them directly in the coal and let them cook, but you can also put them in the oven with loads of salt and roast them or even boil it……and yes i LOVE boiled chestnuts just remember to season the water with salt. Dont remove the shell for either boil or roast, you removed them when ready to eat and HOT.
There conkers! Not edible
Don’t eat those, homie
You really should be more careful about properly identifying foraged plants before asking for tips on how to prepare/consume them.
If you can’t identify them beyond a reasonable doubt don’t eat them, and definitely don’t serve them to others (not that you implied you were going to)