How to cook chestnuts in the microwave?

Being too hard to chew made me assume chestnuts were to be roasted before eaten. Experimenting in the microwave started with 3-4 shelled chestnuts on a plate for 25 secs., too hard to eat. Each time I would use 3-4 shelled chestnuts and increase the microwave time, only, until I used 123 or actually, one minute, 23 secs. read more

Chestnuts cook quickly in the microwave and overcooking them will dry them out, make them chewy and make them taste bland. Prepare a full batch of chestnuts with your tested microwave cooking time. Cover the cooked chestnuts with a towel to keep them warm while you peel -- and snack on -- one chestnut at a time. read more

Step 1, Grab a handful of chestnuts. Five or six at a time will do.Step 2, Chop each chestnut in half. Place it on a cutting board and cut it with a sharp knife. Cutting it in half will help it cook faster.Step 3, Cook them in the microwave on the "potato" setting. The chestnut is similar to the potato when it comes to cooking. This should take between 2-5 minutes, depending on the strength of your microwave. read more