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Roasted Peanuts

What is the best way to dry roast peanuts, Slow Dry Roasting or Quick Dry Roasting? Which will give maximum flavour and what will be the impact on the moisture content of peanuts & shelf life? I use electric radiant heaters to dry roast peanuts but…
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What is the easiest way to remove the papery covers from the peanuts?

Intention is to make peanut butter. What is the easiest way to achieve the said aim?
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Dry roasting nuts and spices beforehand

I have recipes that call for dry roasting peanuts, coconut, and sesame seeds. I make these recipes a lot — so theoretically it would be easier to dry roast everything I have one time, instead of each time I'm making a dish. Would that in any way…
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Is it true that natural peanut butter splits in cookies?

I was watching a video recipe about peanut butter cookies. The maker mentioned that you shouldn't use all natural peanut butter for making those cookies, because the oils would make your dough split. You should use the other kind (I have no idea…
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How to draw peanut flavor into rest of dish?

I've tried on many occasions to cook with peanuts into curries just by roasting them slightly and allowing them to simmer with the rest of the dish, and no matter how long I wait, the peanuts themselves always taste flat and the rest of the flavor…
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What will happen if I put cut vegetables or roasted peanuts in a Salzburger grain mill or a mock mill?

I am trying to use a grain mill for peanut butter, and also pureeing vegetables. Can this work?
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How important is it to roast nuts in a single layer?

In every recipe I see for roasting peanuts/walnuts they tell you to put only a single layer of nuts on the plate that goes in the oven. How important this instruction really is? If you have a large amount of nuts it's much more efficient to pile…
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How to make Honey Roasted Peanuts just like Planters?

I tried to make honey roasted peanuts looking at some blogs. But I didn't come out so well. It was not very crisp and sticking with other peanuts definitely not like what you get from store. Any help. Truly appreciated.
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If I put peanuts in a coffee grinder, will I get peanut butter or peanut powder?

I know there a thousand different products you can make with peanuts. But, my local supermarket has one of these, I'm wondering if the effect will be similar if I use my mini coffee-bean hand grinder.. You can find a picture of it here,
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800g of peanuts give 700g of peanut butter – why?

I’m making my own peanut butter from roasted peanuts that I’m buying. I just got a wet grinder in order to make a larger amount at the same time. From the packaging I know that I used 800g of peanuts. But the end result was 692g of peanut butter. I…
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