Chris Windus pointed out that peeled raw chestnuts are amazing. The process is not. The results are worth the effort. I replied to him wondering if he could use a pressure chamber to blow the shells off, putting the chestnuts in an isi canister and charging it a few times. Chris tried and replied with no luck. Then it dawned on me: what about cryo-peeling the shells? Freeze the chestnut shells briefly in liquid nitrogen and then bust them off. These are the results.
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