How to Steam Raw Cashews for Easier Shelling?

Raw cashew nuts cannot be eaten directly. They must be processed and the shell removed to obtain cashew kernels. Steaming raw cashews will soften the shells of cashews and make them easier to remove. The following tells you how to steam raw cashews for easier shelling.

The cashew nut processing process is complex, including steaming, shelling, drying, peeling of cashew kernels, grading and packaging of cashew kernels.

In cashew nut processing plants, cooking is performed before shelling, which can improve the shelling rate and whole kernel rate of cashew nuts. The equipment used is a cashew steamer, which is usually heated by steam, which saves engineering costs and has a better working effect.

Cashew Steaming Process:

1. Place raw cashew nuts in a high-pressure cooker filled with water for steam cooking. The cooking temperature is about 115 degrees, and the cooking time is about 20-25 minutes.

2. Airing is required after steaming. Dry in a ventilated and dry place, not in the sun. Drying time is long in rainy season, it will be more than 24-36 hours, other time is more than 12 hours.

Raw Cashews Toxic

Raw cashews contain urushiol, a gum that can cause skin rashes, and it is toxic when ingested.

Urushiol and poison ivy contain the same chemicals, which are found in cashew nut leaves and raw cashew nut shells. Processing raw cashew nuts is troublesome, and workers who are in close contact with this plant are prone to severe allergic reactions to cashew nut shells after a period of time. Whether picking or processing raw cashew nuts, people who work in this type of work have a high incidence of skin rashes. People who consume raw cashew nuts may have severe allergies due to urushiol.

After cooking, shelling and other processes, cashew nut kernels are obtained, which are non-toxic, and then made into snacks with various flavors.

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