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 ...

If the shell feels firm, the chestnuts may need to ripen or cure a little longer. If the shell gives slightly with pressure they are ripe, sweet and ready to use in cooking or roasting.

Put the chestnuts in the air fryer basket with the scored side facing up. This will allow the shell to peel back without being hindered by the tray underneath. 3. Cook the chestnuts ...

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.

The most popular method of cooking chestnuts is roasting. Do not roast a chestnut until one or two holes have been punctured in each shell with an ice pick or knife.

It being chestnut roasting season, I asked Albert Vera Jr. of Sorrento Italian Market in Culver City for a short primer. Italian chestnuts are the best kind for roasting, Vera says. Make sure to buy ...

Curious about how to cook chestnuts without resorting to an open fire? Try this delicious chestnut porridge recipe. It'll be your new favorite breakfast.

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 ...

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.

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… ...

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.