Blanching them in a baking soda and water solution is by far the most effective method in my experience (30+ years in professional kitchens). It does add an extra step, though, because you have to then roast the nuts after you remove the skin.
Thank you 🙏🏻. My recipe calls for toasting the nuts after the skin has been removed and I wasn’t sure if reversing the order would work out the same way
Blanching works really well, and not just for those, any nuts you want skinned, blanch it. Potatoes? Blanch it just don't overdo it ro you'll turn some things to mush.
I just did the sieve method. 80% of the skins came off, 15% needed hand rubbing. 5% need intensive hand rubbing. Overall very effective, and no dirty towels! Thanks for this tip. I’m making a Dobos Torta cake (a Hungarian cake) for Christmas. I need hazelnuts for the top, and crushed caramelized/nuts to coat the sides of the torte.
what ambient noise was it from 0:00 until 2:18 ? sounds like a generator, fridge or something i might be wrong any ideas? it was a relaxing white noise indeed
I wanted to taste them because a UA-camr said they were good, at first I just put the whole thing in my mouth and it was bitter. That’s when I watched this video, I don’t have a nut cracker, I just hit it with the thing you use to smash up meat. And I tasted the inside and it wasn’t much better. At least in my opinion
tried both methods - didn't work very well. kept toasting them longer but that didn't seem to help either. now my hands are very tired from rubbing a pound of toasted hazelnuts in a sieve for 30 minutes.
Just put almonds in a skillet, I prefer cast iron, turn heat on medium, keep stirring the nuts till they become fragrant. Easiest way I found to roast almonds, I do pecans the same way.
I'm going to finally harvest our Hazelnuts, we have a huge hedge of them about 40 feet long and the Hazelnut bushes are now 25 foot 'trees' lol. No sense letting the moles have them all since there are literally thousands of them.
Gave up and did blanching method. I just rinsed them in a colander rolling them around with a wisk and *poof* all done in like 2 minutes. I will take that with the "extra" step of roasting afterwards any day of the week. Now THAT was easy! One day I will laugh at this...just not today 😅 ....okay...maybe today 😂
I tried the towel, I tried the sieve, ½ of the bag, the skins came off, other ½ would not budge. So I tried to blanche them, and that really didn't work at all. I toasted them for 20" @375'. So I'm just gonna have to continue on w the recipe to make a chocolate hazelnut praline wrap for this cake. Perhaps the nuts were old? I don't know... But for the skins to come off ½ of them was super frustrating... Ugh
Tried roasting and then the towel AND strainer method. Neither worked perfectly for me. Seemed to be a great method in the video. It did remove maybe half of the skins, but not all unfortunately.
Kathleen they both work quite well, if the skins aren’t still coming off then you need to roast it a bit more. If it’s well roasted the skin peels right off. Hope that helps
Hey Thomas ! Thanks for this video ! Could you do the same for chickpeas' skins ? Those are a real pain to remove and I think I don't have the right method to do it. I hope you read this. Keep up the good work and I wish you some wonderful holidays !
Add one teaspoon of baking powder to the chickpeas and stir constantly over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then add the water. Skins will "melt" and no need to remove them, resulting in a very creamy hummus.
#kitchen conundrum. -Hi Thomas , How do we determine how much baking powder and baking soda to put into all purpose or cake flour of a cake recipe that usually uses self raising flour but only all purpose flour is available?Thank you
Wait until they're well and truly cooled before blending otherwise you'll end up with hazelnut butter really fast, but I've done it this way and it works. Honestly though, I usually just leave the skins on for hazelnut meal.
I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. I toasted at 400 for 8 minutes...tried rubbing, and rubbing, and rubbing. Put back in for 5 more minutes. Rubbed and rubbed again. Tried the sieve. Barely nothing. 5 more minutes. Same rubbing again...toasted 5 more minutes....I have been at this for 45 minutes with getting a real workout and I have 1 cup of "mostly" skinned hazelnuts. "Easy" is hardly the worst I would use here.....I don't understand what I am doing wrong. I've used the towel, the server, paper towels, and peeling them individually. 😢😢😢
Did not work for me. Rubbing the nuts in a towel might work if you stand there and do it for 2 days. Taking the skins off is labor intensive nightmare.
The Nefarious Nerd thank you for taking the time to reply. I did think about it later and realized that he was using double negatives in his sentence. Those always drive me crazy.
Cansu K I did try the roasting toasting method with almonds and it did not work and had to use the blanching method but the skins on almonds are much harder to remove than hazelnuts thank you for clarifying his use of double negatives in his sentence.
If I were a millionaire I would find a way to meet you and hire you to answer my questions and for everyone I would give you a million😁 ..... would you please do some videos for keto recipes....and is there a way for me to make flat bread (Naan) with coconut flour and Glucomannan (as gluten replacement ) using yeast baking????
you are wrong dude, the FASTEST AND EASIEST way to remove the skin is using a mortar and pestle made of rock obviously, and smash those nuts, when u get the hazelnut free remember to remove the little twig that is sticked together
1) You are upset regarding his Grammar, not his English. If you're going to be nitpicking, present yourself without blame. 2) While you may be correct, it is fully understandable; understandability is the point of a spoken language. 3) Spoken languages evolve and reflect the speakers origin, education, and priorities. Looks like his priorities are in sharing kitchen tips and tricks with people who appreciate them. 4) Troll fed.
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The taste of roasted hazelnut = Heaven 👌🏻😍
Blanching them in a baking soda and water solution is by far the most effective method in my experience (30+ years in professional kitchens). It does add an extra step, though, because you have to then roast the nuts after you remove the skin.
I'm curious, what purpose does the baking soda serve in blanching?
Thank you 🙏🏻. My recipe calls for toasting the nuts after the skin has been removed and I wasn’t sure if reversing the order would work out the same way
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I'm in Oregon and I have a hazelnut orchard by my home. This video was helpful!
It takes forever to clean hazelnuts this way. Blanch then toast is my preference. The nuts come out perfectly smooth then I toast without the skins.
Isn't that the last method?
Just done both ways and blanching first defitely gets the skins off easier. Thanks for the tip.
Blanching works really well, and not just for those, any nuts you want skinned, blanch it. Potatoes? Blanch it just don't overdo it ro you'll turn some things to mush.
I just did the sieve method. 80% of the skins came off, 15% needed hand rubbing. 5% need intensive hand rubbing. Overall very effective, and no dirty towels! Thanks for this tip.
I’m making a Dobos Torta cake (a Hungarian cake) for Christmas. I need hazelnuts for the top, and crushed caramelized/nuts to coat the sides of the torte.
That must be some fancy dobostorta. All I've eaten so far had just a crunchy layer of caramel on top, but never hazelnuts.
I just bought a pound of hazelnuts, and this video is super helpful!
Thank you for the help how to remove skin from hazelnuts! That was *helpful* !
Didn't have either of these tools at home so I used a mincer, worked great!
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I could eat the whole bowl....I love hazelnuts. And congratulations on hitting 1 million subbies too.Yippeeeeee! Lee x
Wow wow! Super tip. How can i remove pistacchio skins? Is the same to this?
hi!!! can you make a video talking about what is a good method, steamed cake or baked cake? pls... thank you
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what ambient noise was it from 0:00 until 2:18 ? sounds like a generator, fridge or something i might be wrong
any ideas? it was a relaxing white noise indeed
I'd never aware that oven sounds like that, at least not mine. but yeah thanks anyway
加藤みずっち My does 😄 (oven fan)
OMG? Right? I thought it was something from my office, a computer or something...
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Try again in complete silent room.
Can't wait to try.
Does blanching cause them to lose flavor?
So nice when the background hum stops around 2:19
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I wanted to taste them because a UA-camr said they were good, at first I just put the whole thing in my mouth and it was bitter. That’s when I watched this video, I don’t have a nut cracker, I just hit it with the thing you use to smash up meat. And I tasted the inside and it wasn’t much better. At least in my opinion
Thanks. But how do you do it for pistachios? I want mine green but when I blanch they just sog out.
Allen Mercant Just roast them on low heat 250 f, in the oven to dry them out.
Great information as usual Thomas, but what was with the sound here?
Great tips. Thanks !
tried both methods - didn't work very well. kept toasting them longer but that didn't seem to help either. now my hands are very tired from rubbing a pound of toasted hazelnuts in a sieve for 30 minutes.
Could you please put a video for how to get perfect mayonnaise at home
Hazelnuts are so delicious
I love this guy talking about the nuts in about to eat
Could you do that with almonds too? I don't like blanching them because you always have wait for them to dry again.
Eva Weiand yes you can. It's harder though. So I gave up and blanched almonds
Just put almonds in a skillet, I prefer cast iron, turn heat on medium, keep stirring the nuts till they become fragrant. Easiest way I found to roast almonds, I do pecans the same way.
Really nice idea
I'm going to finally harvest our Hazelnuts, we have a huge hedge of them about 40 feet long and the Hazelnut bushes are now 25 foot 'trees' lol. No sense letting the moles have them all since there are literally thousands of them.
Gave up and did blanching method. I just rinsed them in a colander rolling them around with a wisk and *poof* all done in like 2 minutes. I will take that with the "extra" step of roasting afterwards any day of the week. Now THAT was easy! One day I will laugh at this...just not today 😅 ....okay...maybe today 😂
any recommendation for a kitchen towel similar to the one Thomas Joseph uses?
It looks like a flour sack dish towel.
you have the best videos in you tube
Can you please make a Video on French buttercream frosting without a thermometer?
Thomas is so dreamy
So delicious!!!!...and hazelnuts too.
Can you eat blanched hazelnuts? Does the blanching process preserve the nutrition value of hazelnuts?
In general most nutrition is in the skin of plants from apples to nuts. Basically less processed.
Is there any fast and easy way to peel and eat a pomegranate?
Eat it whole. Like an apple
Hey Thomas could you show us the tricks to get the perfect tender octupus? Love you
Is there any reason why you couldn't blanch and then toast the nuts?
Patricia Price I don't think you would get the same Aroma from the nuts doing it that way
I tried the towel, I tried the sieve, ½ of the bag, the skins came off, other ½ would not budge. So I tried to blanche them, and that really didn't work at all. I toasted them for 20" @375'. So I'm just gonna have to continue on w the recipe to make a chocolate hazelnut praline wrap for this cake. Perhaps the nuts were old? I don't know... But for the skins to come off ½ of them was super frustrating... Ugh
Me too. 😮
What is that humming sound?
Probably refrigerators in the background
talurbanar or the lights, or the video camera
Tried roasting and then the towel AND strainer method. Neither worked perfectly for me. Seemed to be a great method in the video. It did remove maybe half of the skins, but not all unfortunately.
Kathleen they both work quite well, if the skins aren’t still coming off then you need to roast it a bit more. If it’s well roasted the skin peels right off. Hope that helps
Hey Thomas ! Thanks for this video ! Could you do the same for chickpeas' skins ? Those are a real pain to remove and I think I don't have the right method to do it. I hope you read this. Keep up the good work and I wish you some wonderful holidays !
Add one teaspoon of baking powder to the chickpeas and stir constantly over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then add the water. Skins will "melt" and no need to remove them, resulting in a very creamy hummus.
@@laurab.386 hey thanks for the tip ? Do you really mean baking powder or baking soda ?
Can you apply this to almonds?
Whos making vegan nutella!!😃 great video thanks xo
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#kitchen conundrum. -Hi Thomas , How do we determine how much baking powder and baking soda to put into all purpose or cake flour of a cake recipe that usually uses self raising flour but only all purpose flour is available?Thank you
I want to make hazel nut flour....is roasting still okay?
Wait until they're well and truly cooled before blending otherwise you'll end up with hazelnut butter really fast, but I've done it this way and it works. Honestly though, I usually just leave the skins on for hazelnut meal.
I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. I toasted at 400 for 8 minutes...tried rubbing, and rubbing, and rubbing. Put back in for 5 more minutes. Rubbed and rubbed again. Tried the sieve. Barely nothing. 5 more minutes. Same rubbing again...toasted 5 more minutes....I have been at this for 45 minutes with getting a real workout and I have 1 cup of "mostly" skinned hazelnuts. "Easy" is hardly the worst I would use here.....I don't understand what I am doing wrong. I've used the towel, the server, paper towels, and peeling them individually. 😢😢😢
Did not work for me. Rubbing the nuts in a towel might work if you stand there and do it for 2 days. Taking the skins off is labor intensive nightmare.
nice!!!
Can you do a dry bean prep/ how to prep dried beans for cooking please. Mine never work right )o;]
Like omg totally!
Tried blanching and it simply doesn't work!
Thanks for the guidance, but technique #1 did not work for me. Maybe my hazelnuts are terrible.
Why does he say towards the end of the video that it's not recommended to toast the nuts?
He's saying that it's not recommended to not toast the nuts. That is, he doesn't recommend the blanching method.
In other words, he recommends to always toast them because that way, you get the best nutty flavor out of them
The Nefarious Nerd thank you for taking the time to reply. I did think about it later and realized that he was using double negatives in his sentence. Those always drive me crazy.
Cansu K I did try the roasting toasting method with almonds and it did not work and had to use the blanching method but the skins on almonds are much harder to remove than hazelnuts thank you for clarifying his use of double negatives in his sentence.
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Why TH would you skin the Hazelnut? You remove the fiber and other nutrition!
buy them without skin?
is it that much more expensive?
thefairydream yes it is
If I were a millionaire I would find a way to meet you and hire you to answer my questions and for everyone I would give you a million😁 ..... would you please do some videos for keto recipes....and is there a way for me to make flat bread (Naan) with coconut flour and Glucomannan (as gluten replacement ) using yeast baking????
You need to be a multimillionaire for that lol
Roast the hazelnut, put them hot in a tupperware and shake that thing like your life depends on it! Pick them out et voilà!
I'm quite stubborn about this... YEAST AND CAKE DONUT KITCHEN CONUNDRUM!!! #kitchenconundrums
anyone shocked at how much Thomas knows about nuts? no, me neither.
Can't wait for the ALS hot pepper challenge
Burnt... skins stick... I'll blanch next time
You don't have to do a video for me just if you can answer my questions in a reply that would that will be great
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you are wrong dude, the FASTEST AND EASIEST way to remove the skin is using a mortar and pestle made of rock obviously, and smash those nuts, when u get the hazelnut free remember to remove the little twig that is sticked together
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Usin a nutcracker fam nah .I used a hammer it’s efficient
Clickbait, neither method works! The oven method causes the skins to adhere worse!
Y u have so much XD I only have 5
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Too much waffle
No need for the rundown just get to the point
“Two simple ways to get those pesky skins off o̶f̶ the hazelnuts.” Please don’t ruin the quality of your videos with poor English.
1) You are upset regarding his Grammar, not his English. If you're going to be nitpicking, present yourself without blame.
2) While you may be correct, it is fully understandable; understandability is the point of a spoken language.
3) Spoken languages evolve and reflect the speakers origin, education, and priorities. Looks like his priorities are in sharing kitchen tips and tricks with people who appreciate them.
4) Troll fed.
*pesky