Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 This happened to me too, last week ! The peanuts were purchased from a reliable source, and we used the NT recipe for crispy nuts, but they taste very bland and unappetizing. Our previous attempts with almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans and Brazil nuts have all turned out great. We did a 8 hour saline soak, followed by low-temp drying for 24 hours. What did we do wrong? Rebekah Roasting Peanuts I recently made my first batch of roasted peanuts as described in NT. We weren't really pleased with the results. I did roast them at low temp for about 24 hours. They did not have the toasty roasted flavor one is used to with store bought. Do others have this result? I'm wondering if there is something wrong with the technique I'm using or maybe it's the peanuts? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Re: Roasting Peanuts This happened to me too, last week ! The peanuts were purchased from a reliable source, and we used the NT recipe for crispy nuts, but they taste very bland and unappetizing. Our previous attempts with almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans and Brazil nuts have all turned out great. We did a 8 hour saline soak, followed by low-temp drying for 24 hours. What did we do wrong? Rebekah ================== Rebekah, I have a question about soaking nuts in general. The past few times I've done it, the salt has not penetrated into the nuts. How have you managed to get your nuts salty? What if I dissolved the salt FIRST in very hot (almost boiling) water, and then poured the heated salty water over the nuts? Or would this inactivate substances that I want to keep intact? Thanks. Nenah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 At 11:11 PM 7/11/05 -0400, you wrote: >I have a question about soaking nuts in general. The past few times I've done it, the salt has not penetrated into the nuts. How have you managed to get your nuts salty? What if I dissolved the salt FIRST in very hot (almost boiling) water, and then poured the heated salty water over the nuts? Or would this inactivate substances that I want to keep intact? I always double or triple the amount of salt called for in the soaking water - especially for peanuts, else they do turn out rather boring. I usually do them in the dehydrator, so there's no hope there of getting that nice roasty taste - only ones I ever did in the oven were cashews, they came out nice, but again, I had WAY more salt in the soaking water than is called for in the recipe. MFJ Everything connects. The universe is not THAT chaotic. Beauty can still be found in the most amazing places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 ================== Rebekah, I have a question about soaking nuts in general. The past few times I've done it, the salt has not penetrated into the nuts. How have you managed to get your nuts salty? What if I dissolved the salt FIRST in very hot (almost boiling) water, and then poured the heated salty water over the nuts? Or would this inactivate substances that I want to keep intact? Thanks. Nenah Maybe you're not using ENOUGH salt? I don't know about increasing the temp of the water, and it's effect on the nuts. I usually use room temp purified water, and dump in about 1-2 tbsp. of salt. Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 I haven't tried this myself yet, and I'm sure I will because dh LOVES roasted peanuts. He used to buy them raw in the shell and roast them himself. I believe you could probably do something similar with your soaked and dehydrated peanuts. It only takes a few minutes in the oven on 350, and you have to watch them and keep tasting them, because it's a fine line between roasted and burnt. HTH btw, where do you all buy raw peanuts? I buy all my nuts in bulk from the hfs, but I've never seen peanuts. ~ Angie ~ > > I usually do them in the dehydrator, so there's no hope there of getting > that nice roasty taste - only ones I ever did in the oven were cashews, > they came out nice, but again, I had WAY more salt in the soaking water > than is called for in the recipe. > > > > MFJ > Everything connects. The universe is not THAT chaotic. Beauty can > still be found in the most amazing places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 My almonds & cashews had NO taste after doing this. The only ones I like so far are walnuts. Kris Roasting Peanuts This happened to me too, last week ! The peanuts were purchased from a reliable source, and we used the NT recipe for crispy nuts, but they taste very bland and unappetizing. Our previous attempts with almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans and Brazil nuts have all turned out great. We did a 8 hour saline soak, followed by low-temp drying for 24 hours. What did we do wrong? Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Perhaps since mine are soaking overnight that's too long to soak as it's probably for closer to 10-12 hours.I'll see what that does. Phil Roasting Peanuts I recently made my first batch of roasted peanuts as described in NT. We weren't really pleased with the results. I did roast them at low temp for about 24 hours. They did not have the toasty roasted flavor one is used to with store bought. Do others have this result? I'm wondering if there is something wrong with the technique I'm using or maybe it's the peanuts? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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