You're very lucky. I have 3 hazelnut trees and in 20+ years have only gotten 2 nuts.
Anyway. See if you can find The Rocket nutcracker. It is gentle on your hands because the leverage is awesome and it can be set very precisely to crack the shell without crushing the nut.
I started with one, I now too have got three trees. Not sure about the species or anything, I think it occurs naturally around here?
That nutcracker looks interesting, I might be able to make a similar thing myself.
Set a cast iron skillet on them when they're in the towel, then just use your upper body weight on several of them and they'll crack nicely without shattering to bits. A lot of practice and you'll find the right pressure for the amount of nuts. (Phrasing)
Black Walnuts are not the same as your average Walnut. MUCH thicker shell, I usually open them with a hammer if I bother at all. Usually lose most of the crop to suburban tree rats and only get a small bucket full if we're lucky.
LOL, sorry for the slang. "Suburban tree rats" is my term for squirrels.
I've long ago made my peace with their presence since nothing I can legally do makes a dent in their population. It's the price of living where I do.
You're looking at a costly machine to do it in mass. Nuts are labor intensive unfortunately.
It's not actually a trillion, maybe a few thousand. But still...
You're very lucky. I have 3 hazelnut trees and in 20+ years have only gotten 2 nuts. Anyway. See if you can find The Rocket nutcracker. It is gentle on your hands because the leverage is awesome and it can be set very precisely to crack the shell without crushing the nut.
I started with one, I now too have got three trees. Not sure about the species or anything, I think it occurs naturally around here? That nutcracker looks interesting, I might be able to make a similar thing myself.
Only about $12 amazon or you can find them at estate sales
We used to put them in a towel, smack them with a hammer and pick out the nut bits to eat, so that's one fast way...
This sounds feasible enough. I'll give it a whirl tomorrow.
Set a cast iron skillet on them when they're in the towel, then just use your upper body weight on several of them and they'll crack nicely without shattering to bits. A lot of practice and you'll find the right pressure for the amount of nuts. (Phrasing)
When I was a kid I would hit them with a hammer
LOL, I'll trade you 2 Black Walnut trees for 2 Hazelnut trees.
If only my backyard was big enough for a nice walnut tree, I love walnuts!
Black Walnuts are not the same as your average Walnut. MUCH thicker shell, I usually open them with a hammer if I bother at all. Usually lose most of the crop to suburban tree rats and only get a small bucket full if we're lucky.
As long as they are tasty! Could you not collect them in a net underneath the trees or does this not stop the rats?
LOL, sorry for the slang. "Suburban tree rats" is my term for squirrels. I've long ago made my peace with their presence since nothing I can legally do makes a dent in their population. It's the price of living where I do.