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<blockquote data-quote="Ahall" data-source="post: 4156591" data-attributes="member: 49426"><p>An automated cracker by someone who knows how to adjust it is money well spent.</p><p></p><p>Professional crackers strike the nuts from the ends at high speed, shattering the shells.</p><p>The stroke is controlled to prevent crushing of the meat. The hand crackers I have use of similar design work well.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Tips -</p><p></p><p>Sort your nuts by tree as you gather them. That keeps the size consistent and lets the cracker dial in the machine a bit better.</p><p></p><p>Crack a few nuts by hand and see how it goes. As the nuts dry the meat separates from the shell more easily and the shells get more brittle. If you don't have the moisture right when you start cracking you get a mess. Get it right and they crack easily, the meat falls out of the shells and you get full halves almost every time. It can take a few weeks of sitting in a paper bag in the corner of the house for them to dry. You will see the difference. Don't take your nuts to a cracker until the samples are cracking well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ahall, post: 4156591, member: 49426"] An automated cracker by someone who knows how to adjust it is money well spent. Professional crackers strike the nuts from the ends at high speed, shattering the shells. The stroke is controlled to prevent crushing of the meat. The hand crackers I have use of similar design work well. Tips - Sort your nuts by tree as you gather them. That keeps the size consistent and lets the cracker dial in the machine a bit better. Crack a few nuts by hand and see how it goes. As the nuts dry the meat separates from the shell more easily and the shells get more brittle. If you don't have the moisture right when you start cracking you get a mess. Get it right and they crack easily, the meat falls out of the shells and you get full halves almost every time. It can take a few weeks of sitting in a paper bag in the corner of the house for them to dry. You will see the difference. Don't take your nuts to a cracker until the samples are cracking well. [/QUOTE]
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