Grinding Cashews

wcarneyjx
wcarneyjx Posts: 7
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Can anyone tell me about making ground cashews? Do they need to be roasted first?

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  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Hi. Are you trying to make cashew butter, or just pulverize them a bit for crusting chicken or throwing in salads?

    If you're making nut butter, it's better to roast them because it brings out more flavor, and the oils are more...oily? to get the nut butter to the right consistency. Otherwise it will be crumbly instead of creamy.

    If you're grinding them to make a chicken crust or to add to something, it doesn't matter.

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