Thursday, June 18, 2009

storing your nuts

There are specific ways to store different kinds of nuts. I have mentioned below for 1 pound of each variety of nuts, what the yield is/how long it would stay fresh refrigerated or frozen.
1 lb. Nuts - Yield / Store in Refrigerator / Store in Freezer


Almonds : 3 cups /9 months / 9 months
Brazil Nuts : 3 1/4 cups / 9 months / 9 months
Cashews : 3 1/4 cups / 6 months / 9 months
Chestnuts
(shell-on) : 2 1/2 cups / 4 to 6 months / 9 to 12 months
Flax Seeds : 2 2/3 cups / 12 months / 12 months
Hazelnuts : 3 1/2 cups / 6 months / 9 months
Macadamia Nuts : 3 1/3 cups / 6 months / 9 months
Peanuts : 3 cups / 3 months / 6 months
Pecans : 4 cups / 6 months / 12 months /
Pine Nuts : 3 1/2 cups / 1 month / 6 months
Pistachios
(shell-on) : 3 ½ to 4 cups / 3 months / 12 months
Pumpkin Seeds : 7 cups / 12 months / 12 months
Sesame Seeds : 3 1/2 cups / 12 months / 12 months
Walnuts : 3 1/2 cups / 12 months / 12 months

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