Facts about Nuts
Nuts are a delicious and healthful snack, offering a significant amount of healthful fats, vitamin E and fiber in every serving. They’re also delicious in salads, stir-fries, in baked goods (whole or ground into flour), tossed with pasta, and made into pesto.
Storing Nuts
Because of their high fat content, nuts can become rancid quickly if exposed to heat, light or humidity during storage. Raw, unshelled nuts will keep from 6 months to a year in a cool, dry place. Shelled nuts will keep for 3 or 4 months in airtight containers at room temperature; they may also be kept in the freezer up for to a year if sufficiently wrapped.
Toasting Nuts
Toasting or roasting nuts deepens their flavor and softens the slight bitterness found in some varieties. Customers can buy them freshly toasted at our store or buy them raw and toast them at home on a rimmed baking sheet in a 350°F oven or on the stove top in a dry skillet, shaking the pan frequently. We offer more than 52 types of nuts, seeds and cereals raw and toasted for all tastes and with different flavors.