Gefen Organic Whole Peeled and Roasted Chestnuts 3oz Bag | Peeled and Ready to Eat | Great For Cooking & Baking | Kosher

I wanted to make one of Mary Berry’s Brussels sprouts recipes that included pancetta and chestnuts. (It’s SO good!) Anyway, I’ve never attempted to buy chestnuts outside of the fall/winter seasons. I didn’t realize you could obtain them in other than a fresh form. I love chestnuts, so when I saw these packaged ones, I pretty much assumed they would not be anything like fresh ones. Additionally, I saw reviews about questionable quality, old or rancid product, etc., so I really was not expecting much.When I opened the bag, I tasted them before adding to my sprouts. THESE ARE GOOD! Honestly, if I didn’t need the entire bag for my recipe, I would have sat down with a glass of wine and the chestnuts. They were that good. The ones I received taste like the ones I have roasted in the oven in the past, except that they were not hot when I took them from the bag. I have even had roasted chestnuts purchased from vendors on the streets of Paris, and, not counting the memory of eating hot chestnuts out of a paper cone on the street in Paris in the rain, these taste the same. My recipe (or rather, Mary Berry’s recipe) was everything I had hoped for, despite the fact I couldn’t get fresh chestnuts.I don’t question those who said they received a less-than-fresh package, because those things happen, but the ones I received were wonderful, and I am going to put them on my list as a repeat order. (And, these are so easy to prepare, I may even use them (instead of fresh) during their season, if I am adding to a recipe and not just serving as a fun snack). I would definitely recommend these!