I need to dry my nuts off!

[Duer 157099]

Not *that* kind you pervert, I don't even have those.

But I bought some salted cashews and BOY howdy are they salty! So, I put them in a bowl and covered them with water to let the salt dissolve and washed them a few times.

But now they are wet and I want dry nuts! Plus, it's way too hot today to turn on the oven or anything, so what's a good way to dry my nuts?

[Call Me Wesley]

1. No nuts, what, are you some sort of female? ;)

Yes, the salt gets me, too. I usually just rub it off, no water involved.

Just spread them out on a plate and leave them to dry themselves, especially when it's a hot day. Shouldn't take much time and then you can enjoy your dry nuts. ;)

[Duer 157099]

2. Yes, "some sort" indeed

I also have some salted sunflower seeds that have the same problem and rubbing the salt off is almost impossible. I have them sitting on the counter now, to see if they'll dry off by themselves.

So then I will truly have unsalted nuts/seeds! I watched a Hal Sparks comedy special last night that was really funny, and one of his bits was about how it's impossible to have "unsweetened" tea, because that would suggest that first you sweetened it and then removed the sweetener. But that only "sweetened" tea and regular tea exists.

But in my case, I actually *do* have unsalted nuts because first they were salted and now they are not!

Most packaged "unsalted" nuts aren't really. It's false advertising.

[old mark]

3. Put your nuts on a paper towel and let them air dry.....nt

[Call Me Wesley]

4. Funny story about sunflower seeds:

Do not, I repeat, do not eat the shells with them! It's no fun ...

Salt is everywhere, unfortunately. It's even in sweet things you wouldn't expect it.

[Duer 157099]

7. I missed the funny story, what was it?

Although it sounds like it wasn't really that funny.

[Call Me Wesley]

8. Uhm ...

The shells don't digest. That's all I have to say on this matter.

[Duer 157099]

9. I used to eat them that way all the time as a kid

I don't recall any adverse affects, but then childhood is like that, we got away with a lot of things.

[Taverner]

5. Re-roast em

If you want some fun, add some cayenne pepper

[Lucian]

6. I just dried mine off.

I got out of the shower about 15 minutes ago. ;)

[MiddleFingerMom]

10. Talcum powder has always worked for me...

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...but avoid the kind made from poison oak.
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[Duer 157099]

12. Oh my. Another hazard I never even knew existed

:thumbsup:

[pokerfan]

11. Have you tried blanching your nuts?

I buy blanched, unsalted peanuts ($1.30 per pound) and mix them with raisins ($1 per pound) to make GORP (good ol' raisins and peanuts) for a somewhat healthy snack. They compliment each other nicely. The only problem is they're addictive and it's hard to stop.

[Duer 157099]

13. Lately I just buy whatever they have at my local Grocery Outlet store

I've come to love that store more than others around here because they have such different things and it always changes, AND the prices are amazing.

So if they only have salted nuts, I get the salted nuts and try to unsalt them.

But in general, I'll eat nuts of any kind in any condition, I'm a nut for nuts.

[MiddleFingerMom]

15. I used to go to a Grocery Outlet and loved it...

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...but it had virtually no low-sodium, very little lowfat, no added sugar, etc.
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Prices were great and items were kinda haphazard but interesting.
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Their gourmet cheeses were usually EXCEPTIONAL deals.
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[Duer 157099]

17. Our store seems to have a decent amount of those type items

I see plenty of low sodium/fat/sugar stuff. Course, that's not usually what I've been looking for, but I'm beginning to pay more attention. Either salt is being grossly overused recently in packaged items, or I'm finally becoming sensitive to how salty things are.

And yes about the cheeses. And the sundries aisles too, good prices on vitamins, shampoos (and good organic brands too, expensive stuff selling for so cheap!) etc.

It's like a treasure hunt every time I go there. And it seems like a decent workplace because I see the same people working there for a long time and they all seem happy and are very cool.

[davidinalameda]

14. add M&Ms

that really rocks

[pokerfan]

16. The problem with that

is that it turns into a game of 'find the M&Ms.' :)

[davidinalameda]

21. how about just drizzling chocolate over the nuts and raisins

then everyone is happy

:bounce:

[Duer 157099]

18. Crap! I just burned my nuts!!

They weren't drying fast enough and it's cooled off enough that I put them into a frying pan and was just going to heat it up a little and turn it off and let them sit, but I walked away and left the flame on high and soon smelled something toasty coming from the kitchen and now they're burned.

But when they cool I'll still taste them to see if they're ok.

[MiddleFingerMom]

19. O-o-o-o-o-o-o-h-h-h-h!!!!!!

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[texanwitch]

20. This reminds me of SNL, The famous Sweaty Balls.

That was so funny.

[av8rdave]

22. Betty White's SNL routine about her muffin was even better!

[Kaleva]

23. check out "saltyballs.com" as they have good advice for your situation.