This is how I crack walnuts without making a mess. This trick is genius.

It’s nut season and every day we bring a basket full from the garden. Adding them to meals enriches dishes with healthy fats and makes the taste much more interesting. The problem begins when we have to get rid of the hard shell that protects the inside. How to crack walnuts without using force or making an unnecessary mess? Try this trick with an egg holder.

The nutcracker is a useful tool, but after a few minutes, your fingers start to hurt from squeezing too hard. There are many methods that don’t require force, just cunning. Below are two tricks that will come in handy. Each is designed to save you cleaning and help you quickly get rid of hard nut shells.

HOW TO CRACK WALNUTS WITHOUT THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT? If you enter the above phrase into a search engine, you will come across many ideas to make cracking walnuts easier. One of them is the trick with a hammer and egg carton. Simply place the nuts on the cardboard and hit them with the hammer.

You’ll save time on cleaning and avoid unnecessary noise, as the strip will muffle the sounds. If you feel like cracking nuts late at night, you won’t have an unpleasant confrontation with the neighbor who doesn’t want to hear you banging on the wall.

HOW TO REMOVE THE SHELLS FROM THE WALNUTS WITHOUT MAKING A MESS? When you squeeze the shells with the nutcracker, they start to break and literally shoot all over the kitchen. Sometimes they even aim towards the face, which could prove tragic if a piece gets into the eye. If you don’t want to do a lot of cleaning and don’t have an ejection tool, try this trick with a kitchen towel.

It works similarly to the previous one: simply pour a few nuts onto the cloth and hit them with a hammer so that all the shells stay in place. Don’t pour too many nuts at once, as the cloth won’t hold the shells and everything will fall out. This method is simple and won’t take you much time.”