The name of this product couldn’t be clearer. So how do you not know this? A bunch of people have been posting on social media, after realizing Nutcrackers can actually crack nuts. (???)
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1602322709387542533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1602322709387542533%7Ctwgr%5E916f62ea01fcc6d4514114c4f58211e4a6363505%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunny1069.com%2F2022%2F12%2F13%2Fyoung-people-are-just-finding-out-nutcrackers-can-crack-nuts%2F
It seems like most of them are young people who’ve only experienced pre-shelled nuts that come in bags. So they’ve never had to remove the shells, or maybe didn’t realize nuts HAVE shells.
Meanwhile, older people are amazed anyone didn’t know “nutcrackers” can crack nuts. It’s literally the entire name.
Some people who didn’t know might just think of the play “The Nutcracker”. So maybe they assumed the doll versions came from that, and never thought about it.
If you didn’t know and want to try, just be careful. A lot of nutcrackers today are decorative and NOT really meant to crack nuts. So they may not have the oomph to do it, and you’ll just snap the handle off.
