The Texan York Nut Sheller – One Nut Cracker, Tempered Steel Pack of 1

Modern upgrade to an old problem. This cracker is well designed and preformed very well. It takes some practice to get the perfect crack, but is very doable. Worth the money! Takes the work out of pecan shelling.

Best way I have found to shell pecans. Works perfect every time.

Had to replace for my husband. Our old one finally gave out. I can’t tell you tge number of pecans it crack but I’ll give you an idea.My Aunt who is 98 years old now, SHELLED OUT a rubber raft BAG FULL OF pecans.She spent almost every waking minute for two weeks shelling out pecans. My husband was met by her , at our door demanding he crack Mor pecans because she had shelled out all he had cracked for her. My Aunt was apx in her late 70’s at that time . She has been in a mental institution since she was 12 but she has been taught a lot since being placed in San Angelo State Living Center. Located in Carlsbad Texas.. My Aunt had picked up every single one of those pecans. She still lives in the San Angelo State Living Center.Now at 98 she is confined to a wheel chair. She can no longer make the trip to our home so we continue to visit her . We’re now in Seguin, Tx.Until about 3 months ago that little nut cracker had continued to be used to crack our Texas Pecans.The BEST TOOL WE HAVE EVER HAD!It was Great News to discover I could replace it for my Husband. We couldn’t allow my Aunt to use it it should not be used by anyone with mental disabilities.except under supervision.My Aunt could pick tge meat out of the pecans using JUST HER FINGERS. I have never seen pecans picked so clean. Also if you’re using it properly your pecans will split in half perfectly.Leaving you more perfect halves to decorate those pies and cakes for the holidays. More than any pecan cracker w have ever owned. We are in or midland late 70’s.This is the longest Review I have ever left But This little nut cracker is the BEST out there regardless of what you may pay for one of tge others.Buy with confidence.PS. That raft bag was almost 4 ft tall and apx 4 ft wide.I’m 5’2” so that bag may have been over 4’ I wish I had taken a picture of her and that bag.She had picked them up off the Schools grounds.Putting them in plastic bags that we get with our groceries. She kept piling them up in Her room for her sisters. The house over seer would call me concerned because he needed reassurance we would be picking them up. I kept telling him we would regardless if the amount. Naturally I had NO REAL IDEA of the actual amount she had picked up or that she had stocked piled so many bags. Lol But we go up each September to celebrate her Birthday and attend the Schools picnic. We kept our word and Yes we were shocked at the number of bags. They filled out I packed light ( thankfully) because those bags filled our trunk completely and all the extra space in the back seat area where she was not sitting.All tied neatly into those plastic bags.It was mazing to see that Rubber boat bag full up.We did distribute all the pecans she shelled out and sent very large sacks of shelled pecans to her four sisters. Then to my Sisters and cousins that baked.That still left us with Pecns for years. We keep ours in tge freezer. I never run out of pecans because we started buying from a local man when we ran out of the ones she picked and shelled.Last year we purchased another 25 pounds of pecans from our Bandera man.Now my husband can get back to shelling pecans for me.Thank you for making this Great tool.Mrs John Varnon

I first saw this on YouTube and it looked very easy. My pecans are on the smaller end of the average size so I couldn't put them in the cracker and 'crack', but I could snip the shell from the nut. I think it tends to get easier once a technique is developed. I read a simple tip online that suggests you boil the nut in the shell for about 10 minutes. This softens the shell and made an amazing difference! I boil about 15 and while I'm cracking those, boil the next 15. Once they are all cooled off, they seem to lose that benefit of boiling. But WOW! Perfect pecan halves about 95 percent of the time! I have not used another nut cracker that I would recommend to anyone, but I sure would recommend this one. I have tried the Drosselmeyer, which is a higher end priced one and I have tried the simple silver plier type, which is the cheapest. Not impressed. This is the one for me.UPDATE: I stopped boiling them when I got the hang of how to hold them and I actually got pretty good! It did help to boil though, softened the shell till I got used to it.

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Replaced one I have used for years. I was glad to find it.

If you are in Texas or somewhere that raises the larger thin shelled pecans, these work very well. If you have smaller native Missouri hard shells, they do not. Yes, they will cut the ends off, but the shells are too hard to break apart even with the ends snipped off.

Got a giant bad of in shell hazelnuts but didn’t have a nut cracker. I went to the grocery store to purchase one but all they had was a lobster shell cracker. I tried that with these nuts and between the rounded cracking surface and the round and very hard hazelnut shells it was practically impossible to get at these hazelnuts. After doing some research I found this nut cracker. These things are awesome. They make quick work of these hazelnuts. The teeth penetrate the shell relatively easily. If you are careful you can crack the shell without damaging the nut inside. Worst case is that the nut is split in half. The guard on the side keeps the shells from flying all over the room. My only complaint is that it is sort of easy to pinch your hand in between the handles if you aren’t careful. Overall, these things are 100% worth the price.