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00:01If you've ever tried to crack a walnut with a rolling pin, you already know how badly that ends.
00:07I went through dozens of shelling machines so you don't have to, and these are the best deals I
00:11found on the top 5 shelling machines for nut processors. Starting at number 5, this multifunctional
00:17nut shelling machine is 3 bucks and change. It's a crossknife chestnut and walnut opener that
00:23folds into tongs and doubles as a can opener, sounds like a gimmick until you're prepping a
00:27big bowl of nuts. Thousands of buyers own it, and at this price, why not?
00:33Number 4 is my favorite design of the bunch, a mechanical walnut cracker with a solid wood
00:37base and handle. You lever the arm down and the nut sits in a little channel exactly where it should.
00:44This is the one I'd keep on the counter if you crack nuts every week, because it feels sturdy,
00:48it's easy to control, and it never sends shells across the kitchen.
00:53Number 3 is a stainless steel clamp-style nut cracker, and it's a beast for the money.
00:58It handles pecans, walnuts, and hazelnuts, and the clamp gives you one clean squeeze instead of
01:03guessing how hard to hit it. Best part is cleanup, most of the shell stays caught, so you're not
01:08picking fragments out of your teeth. Number 2 goes to the portable automatic shell remover.
01:14It's electric, it's compact, and it does the work for you, crack, drop, done.
01:20Pine nuts, pecans, almonds, it isn't just a walnut toy. This is the one for you if you process real
01:26volume, or if cracking by hand genuinely annoys you. Skipped, b-roll cues and on-screen price cards,
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