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#1 Post by hughnique »

When I put my nuts in the blender it seems as though they are becoming somewhat soggy and sticky and tend to gather in one section thereby preventing an even result. I have tried a spice grinder as well, same result. I have only used dry unsalted pistachios at the moment, I was wondering if the natural oil in the nuts is causing this. Lovely cooked in with a curry.

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On reading this heading.
NO Comment. :shh:

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#3 Post by MAD87 »

Doug wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:45 pm On reading this heading.
NO Comment. :shh:
When I read "When I put my nuts in the blender", even as a woman, I winced.

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#4 Post by niemeyjt »

Soggy nuts are better than crushed nuts.

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#5 Post by Mangetout »

Tried putting them I a plastic bag, cover with a tea towel and whack with a filling pin or similar.

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#6 Post by hughnique »

Sorry giant faux pas they are Cashews, all that banging about with the rolling pin thanks for the suggestion but too noisy for OH, what with the nuts and a load of desiccated coconut, yummy.

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#7 Post by Bayleaf »

Mangetout wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 4:01 pm Tried putting them I a plastic bag, cover with a tea towel and whack with a filling pin or similar.
Sounds masochistic! :lol: :o :lol:

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hughnique wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:38 pm When I put my nuts in the blender it seems as though they are becoming somewhat soggy and sticky and tend to gather in one section thereby preventing an even result. I have tried a spice grinder as well, same result. I have only used dry unsalted pistachios at the moment, I was wondering if the natural oil in the nuts is causing this. Lovely cooked in with a curry.
Yes, cashews do produce an oil when crushed or ground and that will be why you are getting clumping in the blender.

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#9 Post by Quiksilver »

A food processor with a 'pulse' option and a smallish bowl works well :)

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#10 Post by Loup-garou »

You clearly need a "smallish bowl" which is more appropriate to your nuts.

Thread drift for which I apologise. My wife and I were in a large pharmacy waiting for a Covid booster when I spotted a surprisingly large display of Durex préservatifs. There were various textures and even flavours but there were also sizes from small to XL. I said to my wife who wouldn't ask for XL or, conversely, who would request a packet of small ones?

Pondering that and looking at the five female assistants passed the time quite quickly.

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