Anonymous
Post 12/24/2011 15:49     Subject: Re:Holy crap my chestnuts just blew up.
do they smell good why they are roasting? Do they taste good?


OP here, good to know about the scoring. They taste like mushy, dried out cardboard. They smelled OK while roasting but the oven cleaner smell now is really strong and unpleasant. Not the ambiance I was going for today.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2011 15:20     Subject: Holy crap my chestnuts just blew up.
do they smell good why they are roasting? Do they taste good?
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2011 14:44     Subject: Holy crap my chestnuts just blew up.
Lol, mine exploded all over my apt once. Now, I score them
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2011 14:15     Subject: Re:Holy crap my chestnuts just blew up.
Your post made me laugh. I also didn't know about scoring them.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2011 13:35     Subject: Holy crap my chestnuts just blew up.
Right. Cut an x in them. Wednesday's Washington post has instructions.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2011 13:22     Subject: Holy crap my chestnuts just blew up.
I guess that's why people roast them on an open fire. (And yes, you're supposed to score them first.)
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2011 13:02     Subject: Holy crap my chestnuts just blew up.
I thought it would be festive to roast some chestnuts. I set the oven to 450 and didn't really watch the time and then heard some thunp/pops. They actually blew up in the oven and when I took them out. How long are you supposed to roast chestnuts, do you need to prick a hole in them first?