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How to Open Tough Pistachios, Because You’ve Been Doing It Wrong

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Nora Maxwell Student Contributor, Northwestern University
This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Northwestern chapter and does not reflect the views of Spoon University.

Nothing kills the fun of eating pistachios like not being able to open a shell. Here’s how to get crackin’ (hint: all you need is another pistachio).

Step 1: Grab your tricky shell.

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The motto: leave no shell unopened.

Step 2: Use the edge of another pistachio shell to pry open the other.

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Who knew pistachios could be so useful?

Step 3: Yum.

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That was almost too easy.

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Nora Maxwell

Northwestern '18