Here's a silly question: Why are whole cashews more expensive than cashew halves.

[krunchykrome]

I mean, arent you getting the same amount of cashews either way.

 

[Mrvile]

Actually you probably get more if you buy them in halves. They take up less space and probably hold more nuttage.

 

[Viper GTS]

Probably costs more to shell/sort them without breaking them.

Viper GTS

 

[sixone]

Because some people will only eat whole ones. Someone has to sort out all the pieces, and that costs money.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Actually you probably get more if you buy them in halves. They take up less space and probably hold more nuttage.

"This package sold by weight, not volume."

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

This thread with 50% more nuttage!

 

[natto fire]

The halves are the ones that fell on the floor.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
The halves are the ones that fell on the floor.

So is YOUR FACE!


I'm sorry, that was uncalled for... your face was doing much better last time I saw it.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Because they have to glue the halves back together to get whole ones.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Actually you probably get more if you buy them in halves. They take up less space and probably hold more nuttage.

"This package sold by weight, not volume."

Yeah I realized that when I posted but I posted anyway. It's like I have possessed fingers or something. I dunno.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Aw nuts... /Lenny

 

[jjones]

Because whole cashews provide better presentation than old, broken, been dropped and stomped on, cashew halves and pieces.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It's true of pecans, walnuts. etc. as well. For selling pieces they can use bits broken in shelling and (guessing) parts of nuts with bad spots.

You pay extra to lick and chew on whole nuts. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[KeithTalent]

If you have ever held a whole nut in your hand, you will know the answer to this question.

KT

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Mrvile

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Actually you probably get more if you buy them in halves. They take up less space and probably hold more nuttage.

"This package sold by weight, not volume."

Yeah I realized that when I posted but I posted anyway. It's like I have possessed fingers or something. I dunno.

:shocked:
Mr Vile is an anagram for Mr Evil!
YOU'RE THE DEVIL! GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN!

 

[toolboxolio]

The whole ones contain the baby souls.

 

[nonameo]

supply and demand... you can make two halves from a whole, but not the other way around.

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: jjones
Because whole cashews provide better presentation than old, broken, been dropped and stomped on, cashew halves and pieces.

When I worked at a grocery store in high school, we used to intentionally drop the tins of "whole" cashews until we could tell that they were reduced to "halves and pieces". That was entertaining.

 

[dullard]

Like others have said whole cost > half cost > broken bit costs. Open up a nut and see if you can get it out of the shell whole. I bet most of what you get out for most nuts will be halves and pieces. That is why the bigger ones cost more. Harder to get out whole, have to sort them to make certain the smaller bits aren't in the container, and have to handle them so they don't break.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

I am now in the mood for cashews, time to stop off at Publix for some whole ones

 

[natto fire]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
The halves are the ones that fell on the floor.

So is YOUR FACE!


I'm sorry, that was uncalled for... your face was doing much better last time I saw it.

Hey now, that was technically the ground, which can be more sanitary than floors!

Yeah, there is some lingering nasal damage that has adversely affected my sense of taste, but from the outside you can't really tell. It has been almost 10 months now.

 

[biggestmuff]

An interesting fact about cashews is why they aren't sold in the shell. Has anyone ever wondered that? Why can't you purchase cashews in the shell? A simple google search will provide this trivia bit.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
An interesting fact about cashews is why they aren't sold in the shell. Has anyone ever wondered that? Why can't you purchase cashews in the shell? A simple google search will provide this trivia bit.

Cashew shells are toxic.