Method and apparatus to yield large kernels from Black Walnuts

摘要

An improved method and special apparatus for getting large nutmeat pieces from the nut (also known as Black Walnuts) of the Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) tree utilizing a special apparatus to saw grooves on the nutshell that make new fault lines parallel to and on each side of the internal partition of the nutshell. Said sawn grooves allow for tensional force to open the nutshell in three pieces resulting in the exposure of large nutmeat pieces for easy pick-out removal. This method eliminates the need for compression force to crack the nutshell.