Ever roast chestnuts on an open fire?

[RandomGirl42]

We hear about it all the time in the Christmas songs but has anyone ever actually done it? And does anyone even have an open fire anymore?

We have a woodstove 'cuz it's our only heat source since it's common to lose power here in winter and it's just practical but we never roasted chestnuts on it. We sometimes make real popcorn on it tho. Not jiffy pop or microwave. We don't even have a microwave. But that's an entirely different story.

[Lliam]

The historic town near us celebrates "Victorian Christmas" on the weekends leading up to Christmas. The streets and shops are decorated, there are vendors lining the streets. There are carolers, street musicians and entertainers. Santa and Mrs. Clause, as well as people dressed in Victorian attire, are there. It's really fun and festive.
There is a man who roasts chestnuts over an open fire and hands them out. I had never tasted roasted chestnuts before then. They are good.

After that, we roasted chestnuts one year in a fireplace when we and some other couples were staying in a cabin on a snowy weekend. We wound up doing it a couple years in a row.

My wife learned about making chestnut soup and makes it every once it a while. It's delicious!

We found chestnut trees in town and picked a bunch. But it's a real hassle peeling the sharp, pointy outer shell off. You need gloves.

[Lliam]

Thank you for the MHO, Random. Happy holidays!

[RandomGirl42]

And Happy Holidays to you too! 🎄

[Bricealan]

@RandomGirl42 I have eaten Chestnuts but really don't care for them. I am curious as to what part of the country you live in because of your comment of 'losing power in the winter. Diane and I lost power in Atlanta last winter when there for my brother's funeral because we had an ice storm, and power lines were down. I assume you are in the U. S? Not trying to be snoopy or creepy, but you have mentioned hazardous driving and heating, and I just wonder where you live.

I am in California, and we have lost power here, but I went to solar with Tesla, and the house is heated electrically, and with a huge storage Tesla storage battery if the Grid goes down.

[RandomGirl42]

I'm in very rural Northeast USA , where we keep the woodstove going, literally to some degree, at least 7 months out of the year. 🤣

[Bricealan]

@RandomGirl42 Thanks for that. I always wondered because you often talk about the area that you live in.

[Gwendoline]

Yes. Eating faggots too. Christmas cakes and puddings, mince pies, triffles etc.

[itsannalee]

No, but i just baked them in the oven and they exploded like firecrackers 😂😂

[RandomGirl42]

Now that sounds festive! 🤣

[dougeats]

gotta put a slit in them

[DishLady]

Yes! I have a blooper reel about the experience. Now we boil and peel them, then roast them. Lesson learned.

[ohsheeT]

I think i would have bigger problems then that if I had chestnut s. Lol

[exitseven]

Yes, my father used to do this. Its not as good as you would think

[Iron_Man]

How about roasting cashews and macadamia nuts on an open fire?

[exitseven]

@Iron_Man nope, just chestny=uts and we made popcorn.

[Iron_Man]

I’ve done that one time as a kid I burned the popcorn the Jiffy pop kind

[exitseven]

@Iron_Man jiffy pop was notorious for burning.

[Iron_Man]

Yeah, I hardly cooked on it as a kid and it burnt real fast

[exitseven]

@Iron_Man I use an air popper now,. It is awesome. Too bad I am not supposed to eat popcorn anymore.

[Iron_Man]

Yeah, we had those too when I was younger I remember it. But we were using the Jiffy pop because I was at another campers campsite. It was summertime and I was at my parents family campground in North Carolina visiting the camper, buddy that I met and he had Jiffy popcorn and I wanted to cook it, but I kind of burned it

[exitseven]

@Iron_Man I do not know if they even make jiffy pop

[Massageman]

They did this at our church on Halloween "trunk or treat": night.

[NathanDavis]

I've never really tried it before

[dougeats]

Yes! But remember to put a cut in them or they explode! One night I was with a girlfriend at the time and we got baked and some wine and put chestnuts in the fireplace on my cast iron pot. All of a sudden 2 exploded! I had no idea what to do so I grabbed the pan with a fireplace gloved and ran outside lol only one more popped though

[FunkyMonkee]

We either collected to give to mom so she could use them to make wreaths with them or we'd just collect them to use as things to throw at other people. as far as I know, you can't eat buckeyes. They'll make you sick!

[Iron_Man]

We do have campfires in Florida outside Of our house when it’s cold and we go to them too at the restaurants. They have outdoor open fires. No I have never roasted chestnuts on an open fire before just hotdog dogs and marshmallows

[Paul_in_Indy]

I have! You really need the long-handled perforated chestnut roaster to get a good result

[OneViewpoint]

Yup a couple of weeks ago. And I don't even like the damned mealy things. I just saw them at the supermarket and for some reason I got the urge to try them again. Nope, still suck!

[red-lipstick-girl]

Of course, I've done this many times and it tastes great.

[TonyMetal___86]

Turkish chestnuts are one of the best in the world 🙂, i only buy turkish walnuts because they are premium quality and delicious!

[Jersey2]

I did it. It kinda sucked as they didn’t taste very good. But it was fun.

[hafinjun]

I wouldn't even know where to buy them unless Amazon sells them.

[BonzoInBitburg]

We had a chestnut tree growing up and we roasted some and they exploded.

[TonyMetal___86]

In no way i can pass Christmas without eating chestnuta done in my electric oven or gas oven, even if you're a lezzie i'll tive you some brandi POO because it's Christmas 😁 🌰

[beefcakebradybatson]

Not even with Jack Frost nipping at my nose !!!

[RedInnocent69]

Does a gas stove count? 😭

[RandomGirl42]

🤣🤣🤣

[RedInnocent69]

Like you really prop up cast iron on a camp fire 🤭

[LongLiveBillGates]

No. It sounds pretty stupid.

[Xawyx-2]

Yes, many times.

[HДLILБΞУ]

Yes..