Duke Company Pecan Nut Cracker
by DUKE COMPANY
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Duke Company Pecan Nut Cracker
Customer Review: Best Nutcracker on the Market
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this thing.
I had harvested a whole bunch of little walnuts at my wife's cousin's place. They were about the size of grape and very hard. The walnuts had a wonderful maple flavor, so they begged to be eaten with abandon.
You could crack into these walnuts with an ordinary nutcracker (by applying a LOT of pressure), but it was very difficult to get any large pieces of nut-meat out. The nut would either hold up to pressure until it just shattered all over the place, or it would just split into two and you'd have to re-crack each side to get at the nut-meat (and most-likely shatter the sides too).
I wanted to make a walnut liquor and the regular nutcracker was not going to allow me to efficiently open enough nuts to make that happen.
I found this nutcracker online and am pleased to report that it surpassed expectations. It is able to handle large nuts and very small nuts. The handle gives you a lot of leverage, so cracking nuts is very easy on your hands. Best of all - you can easily control how much you squash each nut, so it is fairly simple to obliterate the shell while leaving the meat intact. I was able to crack into the hundreds of nuts I used for my liquor in about an hour.
I haven't cracked anything but walnuts, but I've seen other reports that it can get into just about any nut it meets.
Not only does it work well, I also like the aesthetic. It is fairly unique-looking as far as nutcrackers go and guests always feel the need to try it out and play with it.
Purchase with confidence and enjoy!
Customer Review: Duke is King
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the last nut cracker you will ever need. It's even endorsed by her highness, Martha Stewart.
We annually recieve a big bag of black walnuts from friends who have a tree in their yard. They are very good eating, much better than store bought walnuts. However, shelling them is often more trouble than it's worth, as black walnuts are among the toughest nuts to crack.
Then we heard about this inexpensive device, so we picked one up, and it works very well. You'll be amazed, it will leave the whole meat intact a high percentage of the time. It adjusts to fit a wide range of nut sizes, and it allows for a great deal of leverage to be applied to the nut being cracked without being unwieldy.
The only downside I can see is that is will sometimes send shell fragments flying at high speeds and for long distances. I'd recommend either doing your shelling outside, or using it in the nice box it comes in which will contain most of the projectile shell fragments. You might even consider safety glasses. (EDIT: We ordered another one of these for said friends with said tree, and theirs did not come in the same type box. You might have to cut open a long side flap to use it like I suggested.)
Overall, if you're in the market for a nutcracker, you can't go wrong with this one.
Customer Review: Great leverage for those really tough nuts!
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife was having problems trying to open black walnuts. Her hand was too small and fragile to hold the hand grip nutcrackers and she couldn't get any leverage because the hand grip had to open so very wide to accommodate the width of the walnuts.
This great little tool solved the problem immediately! Effortless to use, it makes short work out of extracting perfect unbroken nut meat out of the hardest and largest walnuts. We put the tool in a small box so the shell pieces didn't make a mess when each nut was cracked.
I can highly recommend this teriffic little nutcracker, without hesitation! Great product cracks the toughest nuts with ease.
Customer Review: Crack Pecans Galore
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the greatest invention since sliced bread. The cracker leaves the pecan intact which is great for pies and decorating. Leaves pecan dust on whatever surface you are using but it is worth the mess. Use a newspaper or something underneath where you will be cracking. The slide where the pecan goes adjusts for small to large pecans. I think the price is too high from Amazon especially if you have to pay shipping. Apparently you can get the same brand at Wal-Mart during the holiday season for a fraction of the price, but I never get lucky to snag one in town so had to pay the price! It is a well made pecan cracker and will last many years if well taken care of.Customer Review: Excellent Nut Cracker
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent nutcracker for someone who wants to crack pecans or other tree nuts and finds using lightweight nutcrackers tiring or too slow. It could be useful for someone who doesn't have the strong grip needed for hand-held nutcrackers. I bought this nutcracker for my mother who is in her 80s. She loves pecans, but using hand-held nutcrackers was slow and tiring for her. She is very pleased with this nutcracker.