Why are pistachios not sold shelled?

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MostlyWater

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I just spend 2 hours shelling a container of them; does anyone know why can't i buy them this way ?
 
You can buy them at regular grocery stores (and Trader Joes) but they aren't as fresh looking nor tasting. They are brownish compared to the spring green color of fresh.
 
A large jar of shelled salted pistachios were a standard Christmas gift for me a while back. They went down really fast.
 
often i will avoid recipes with these nuts. just not into the shelling process. my daughter loves them and even she gets tired of shelling. wish they would present a quality shelled version.
 
You can buy very fresh tasting and "green" pistachios that are shelled... just need to ask your local grocer to supply them. We have a wholesale club called BJ's that stocks these...

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They get about $10 for one pound of shelled nuts.
The brand is "Wonderful".
They can also be found online.
 
I have never seen shelled pistachio nuts, but shelling them as I eat them slows me down a little, which is good lol. Gotta watch the girlish figure ;) I am surprised they aren't sold shelled more often tho
 
often i will avoid recipes with these nuts. just not into the shelling process. my daughter loves them and even she gets tired of shelling. wish they would present a quality shelled version.

found a site that sells unsalted , shelled for 11 odd dollars a pound if i can remember site, may go back and buy:chef:
 
All Indian stores sell shelled pistachios. I never bother to buy the ones that are not shelled, plus I hate all that extra salt they pile on.
 
I can buy them shelled, in the produce section of my piggly-wiggly; and I live in a very small town. I like to use them instead of pine nuts in my pesto. I think maybe the sort of "health food" section of a store might have them.
 
WalMart has shelled pistachios--they could be Diamond brand--and I usually find them in the produce section. They are about $8 for the container, a pound, maybe?

So glad I could provide such a definitive answer. :)
 
roadfix said:
Half the fun of enjoying pistachios is shelling them as you eat.

Agreed!! But, the annoyance came about from wanting to use them in recipes. If you had a recipe for 1/2 cup of walnuts, would you want to sit there and shell them into the measuring cup? I wouldn't lol
 
I only buy them shelled, from middle east grocery stores. If you shell them for recipes you get alot of salt with them. I keep them in the freezer til needed ,usually in stuffing or pate. For me Pistachios in the shell and roquefort cheese are substance abuse items , I simply eat them til they are gone ,so best not have them around.
 
I wonder how much the shells weigh on pistachios. I am sure that 1 pound of nuts in the shell weighs less than 1 pound without the shells. For example 1.1 pounds of pistachios with the shell = 1 pound of shelled pistachios. What is the additional cost of buying shelled pistachios?
 
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