Vacuum-packed ready-to-eat chestnuts pale in comparison to bona fide chestnuts roasted over a flame. Here’s how to roast chestnuts.

Prepare the chestnuts the same way you would if roasting by carving the "X" into each shell. Then drop them into a big pot of boiling water and cook until the shells begin to split and the meaty ...

Chestnuts are crunchy when raw but soften and become spongy when roasted. Roasting is the best way to cook chestnuts because the process makes the nut taste sweeter.

3. Place the chestnuts on a baking sheet so they don’t overlap 4. Roast 10 minutes and turn; roast for additional 10 minutes When roasting, the outer shell will crack, making it easier to peel off.

Of course, if cooking with fresh chestnuts still seems like a lot of work, I've also come up with a flourless chocolate cake that incorporates that of-the-moment chestnut flavor by using canned ...

How to make the perfect chestnuts this Christmas, the best techniques for roasting and recipes for chestnut stuffing and chestnut soup.

Chestnuts are a tough nut to crack. They grow on trees, protected by a spiny outer covering, or bur. The bur is discarded during harvest, leaving the chestnut with a tough, leathery outer shell and… ...

Cooking them in an aluminum foil packet also yields similar results, though even after trying both methods I wasn’t able to get the shells off all my chestnuts.

All you need to cook up the perfect snack this Christmas is some fresh chestnuts, a chestnut roasting pan and a chestnut knife.

You don't need an open fire to roast chestnuts this holiday season! Make them in the comfort of your own kitchen with the help of this easy photo guide tutorial.