"chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." !!BOOM!!

[ummagumma]

well I saw a big bin full of chestnuts while I was grocery shopping, so I picked some up, with this song stuck in my head


of course, no one ever told me you need to poke holes in them to let the steam escape

 

put 5 in my toaster oven to test out, saw a couple develop splits in the shell as they roasted...great, easier to peel!!

and then

**BOOM**

one at the back exploded...kinda like when I put an egg in the microwave, as a kid, to see what happened  


cracked oopen the glass to pull them out, and

**BOOM**

another one exploded


good thing I didn't have it in my hand...woulda been embarrassing in emerg explaining the shrapnel

now there are toasted chestnut guts sprayed all over the inside of my toaster oven  




...let this be a warning to anyone else naiive to attempt this without proper precautions  

[unclrob]

Goodthing to know.I'm glad I prefer mine pre-roasted.

[ronmac]

The user instructions specifically state ..."on an open fire". Time to read the manual again.  

[ummagumma]

haaa...


well if I'd done that, there'd be chestnut guts all over the living room...yes, that's where my fire pit is, right in the center of the livingroom....just like Asterix & Obelix

[lyric_girl]

Gotta say, but that is my favourite Christmas song of all time.

[Strings4Him]

Wow!  That is quite a Christmas story.  Glad you are ok.  Sorry about your toaster over, though.

[smilodon]

But the question is, now that you know how to cook them are you going to try again?

[Walkerman]

Here you go...cut an "X", not poke a hole......

http://startcooking.com/blog/299/How-to-Roast-Chestnuts

[Dr. LJ]

Chestnuts are awful.  Go out in the yard and gather up some acorns, roast those and you will have the same thing and it won't cost a dime.

Absolutely the worst thing I have ever eaten in my life.LJ

[ummagumma]

 wow that's a pretty in depth article...interesting about soaking/boiling them before roasting, I'll have to try that


LJ -->unf no acorn trees in my back yard...but I'll buy some of them next time & roast as well, good idea


I've had some prepackaged chestnuts that tasted awful, like chewing the thumb off an egyptian mummy....not that I've ever done that...but these fresh roasted ones I did tasted great


smilodon: yep, going to give it another shot!

[Dr. LJ]

I have 15 oak trees in my yard.  I will save a bucket full for you next fall.

I have to admit, I never had the fresh, roast them yourself kind, only pre-roasted ones I bought at a stand somewhere.  Ack!

My wife said years ago she tried to roast some in a pop corn popper in the fireplace and the chestnuts burned a hole through the popper and fell into the fire.

One dangerous snack, I am thinking.

[ummagumma]

ha...!!

[ryler]

wow that's a pretty in depth article...interesting about soaking/boiling them before roasting, I'll have to try that


LJ -->unf no acorn trees in my back yard...but I'll buy some of them next time & roast as well, good idea


I've had some prepackaged chestnuts that tasted awful, like chewing the thumb off an egyptian mummy....not that I've ever done that...but these fresh roasted ones I did tasted great
smilodon: yep, going to give it another shot!

This thread is making my day.   

[broKen]

haaa...


well if I'd done that, there'd be chestnut guts all over the living room...yes, that's where my fire pit is, right in the center of the livingroom....just like Asterix & Obelix

Funny story. Thanks

I seriously considered putting a fire place in the house like that. My wife didn't care for the idea. She's a city girl. I should have done it anyway. We opted for a freestanding fireplace.

[lyric_girl]

LOL ROFL