Help Me! Buried in Pecans

[Pharm]

We have a few pecan trees on our property and this year we hit the mother-lode (at least for us). After shelling about 30 lbs of pecans I'm wondering if there is an easier way to do it?

I currently have one of these:

It works pretty good but I'm starting to go crazy.

I've got about 2 more trash bags full of pecans and wondered if they can be taken to a professional sheller? If so - how expensive is it and is it worth doing?

 

[brin]

We have a few pecan trees on our property and this year we hit the mother-lode (at least for us). After shelling about 30 lbs of pecans I'm wondering if there is an easier way to do it?

I currently have one of these: View attachment 293698

It works pretty good but I'm starting to go crazy.

I've got about 2 more trash bags full of pecans and wondered if they can be taken to a professional sheller? If so - how expensive is it and is it worth doing?

Check with your county extension agent and ask for the phone number of folks that do pecan shelling in your area...We have them here...We have a paper that is published twice a month here in GA. called the Farmer's bulletin and folks advertise in their and they will crack all your pecans and give you just the nut...or the nut in the cracked shell..They have a machine that does it and it is not expensive....I feel sure there are folks up there that do it.....We have loads of pecan trees on our farm and that's what we do...

 

[jinman]

I agree with Bob. Somebody with a pecan cracker machine can save you a lot of trouble. After they are cracked, it's not hard to do the shelling. We have a fruit/veggie stand up the highway from us. They sell cracked pecans, shelled pecans, and will crack your pecans for a small fee.

 

[brin]

I agree with Bob. Somebody with a pecan cracker machine can save you a lot of trouble. After they are cracked, it's not hard to do the shelling. We have a fruit/veggie stand up the highway from us. They sell cracked pecans, shelled pecans, and will crack your pecans for a small fee.

Jim, You know the pecan cracker we use then sells the shells for mulch...$10 for 50 lbs/

 

[Bird]

We have a few pecan trees on our property and this year we hit the mother-lode (at least for us). After shelling about 30 lbs of pecans I'm wondering if there is an easier way to do it?

I currently have one of these: View attachment 293698

It works pretty good but I'm starting to go crazy.

I've got about 2 more trash bags full of pecans and wondered if they can be taken to a professional sheller? If so - how expensive is it and is it worth doing?

I've used the same cracker you pictured. I later preferred the Texas Native Inertia Nut Cracker; much faster and did a better job. However, the last few years, I took my pecans to the Bancroft Pecan House in Powell, TX (S.H. 31 east of Corsicana, TX). They bought and sold pecans and a lot of other stuff and they had 3 prices for processing pecans for customers: one price for cracking, a second price for cracking and shelling, and a third price for cracking, shelling, and cleaning. I'd usually sell them enough pecans to pay for the cracking of the ones we were going to use, then my wife and I would finish the shelling and cleaning at home. Of course, they'd crack a big bag of pecans in just very few minutes.

 

[ray66v]

If I could still eat them, I would say send them to me, and I will shell them for you, and return what I would describe as your share.

I love to stir fry them in a wok with, butter, oil, Worcestershire sauce, dash of Tabasco, white pepper, salt and rosemary.

 

[Pharm]

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to check for a cracker locally - tried google but no luck. If they're close I'll be going - we can clean them at our leisure while watching some tv.

I still have a lot laying on the ground that I haven't got to. I'll have to see if the neighbors want some or leave them to the birds.

Going to have to get creative with the pecans this year - new recipes are appreciated. :licking: Also pecans work as great stocking stuffers. :thumbsup:

 

[dmccarty]

I remember as a kid going on a field trip and seeing two things that I will never forget...

First, was a pecan shelling machine...

And next door was a Kryspy Kreme donut shop. :licking::licking::licking: Gawd, I love them KK Fat Pills. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

WHY we had a field trip to see a pecan shelling machine and to see KK donuts being made in their fancy automated machine I don't know. Maybe my teacher wanted some pecans shelled and had a hankering for KK Fat Pills, aka donuts.

Later,
Dan

 

[RobertBrown]

Make it easy on yourself, this is a hectic time of year You have more important things to do.
Put 15# in a box and send them to me. I promise I will try to remember to send you a pie. Like i said ............... it's a hectic time.
But I have a pie maker..........ha ha ha ha ..............ha ha ha ha:confused2::drool::drool::confused2:

 

[Gator6x4]

We have a few pecan trees on our property and this year we hit the mother-lode (at least for us). After shelling about 30 lbs of pecans I'm wondering if there is an easier way to do it?

I currently have one of these: View attachment 293698

It works pretty good but I'm starting to go crazy.

I've got about 2 more trash bags full of pecans and wondered if they can be taken to a professional sheller? If so - how expensive is it and is it worth doing?

I can send you half of my crop of squirrels. Give them a couple of days and they can help you like they helped me. Two pecan trees, zero pecans.