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What features should I look for in a hand grinder (for peanut butter)?
I want to make my own peanut butter. I've read of various grinders--both hand-operated and electric. I'm most interested in finding a durable hand-operated peanut butter grinder. I know there are ...
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How can I uniformly chop peanuts?
I'd love to get something approximating the nicely uniform chopped peanuts you get when you order a sundae at McDonald's.
I have tried manually chopping the nuts, and they come out all sorts of ...
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Can salt be inserted in unshelled peanuts? Do natural peanuts taste salty?
The label of the blue coloured bag in this link says:
Peanuts unsalted In-shell
What is the need of mentioning unsalted In-shell?
Is it possible to insert salt in unshelled peanuts? Do natural ...
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What is the shelf life of homemade peanut butter in winters and summers?
Assumptions:
The peanut butter contains ONLY peanuts and peanut oil.
The peanut butter contains ONLY peanuts, peanut oil, honey, and salt.
Winter room temperature can be between 16 to 20 ...
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For peanut butter, do peanuts have to be roasted with their shells or without their shells?
In a local market of India, I asked for roasted peanuts. the shopkeeper handed me a bag containing roasted peanuts with their shells intact.
Are these peanuts supposed to be used for peanut butter ...
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How do you shell groundnuts (peanuts) without breaking their kernels?
I usually break groundnuts by putting them between my teeth. This often results in shattering the groundnut kernel.
The problem with smashed kernels is removing the papery cover as well as the outer ...
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What is the purpose of kosher salt in peanut butter? Can it be replaced with something else?
From here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-peanut-butter-recipe/index.html
Ingredients
15 ounces shelled and skinned AB's roasted peanuts, recipe follows
**1 teaspoon ...
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Getting flavor powders to stick to nuts
I've just checked for some recipes online on how to make flavored (in particular, hot and spicy) peanuts. It seems that in every one of these recipes, there has to be some kind of roasting procedure ...
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How do Thai People Make Peanut Sauce?
I'm interested in making my own Thai Peanut sauce. However, every recipe I see online says to use peanut butter. I like Thai Peanut sauce I have in restaurants, but I HATE peanut butter. So when I ...
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How do I make raw peanut butter creamy?
I bought fresh ground peanut butter, and it's great and all, and I really like it for peanut sauces, but I really just want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and this stuff just isn't right for that. ...
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Does natural {peanut, cashew, almond} butter require refrigeration?
I have purchased a few different types of natural peanut butter and all have stated that refrigeration is required after opening. However, I recently purchased Archer's Farms Almond, Peanut & ...
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Is it true that natural peanut butter splits in cookies?
I was watching a video recipe about peanut butter cookies. The maker mentioned that you shouldn't use all natural peanut butter for making those cookies, because the oils would make your dough split. ...
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How can I identify bad peanuts before using them?
Every once in a while I encounter a bad peanut - too bitter and sour which overwhelms the peanut flavor. (For example, when topping cookies with individual peanuts.) Since I can't taste and then use ...
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Can I roast peanuts in convection microwave?
I found a small bag of raw un-roasted peanuts, around 200 grams, in my cupboard. Any idea how can I roast these peanuts in my convection microwave oven? Would appreciate if some one can add ...
