Place peeled pistachio shell pistachios outdoors in direct sunlight. These pistachios usually dry well after 3 to 4 days. However, it is better to test them during the drying period. So, make sure the pistachios are well dried.
Drying fresh pistachios by sunlight
Difference of drying pistachios in direct sunlight with shade
Drying pistachios in sunlight is more advantageous than drying in the shade. Because in direct sunlight, pistachios dry in a shorter time. And increases the possibility of smiling pistachios many times. Because sunlight has a great effect on smiling pistachios.
How much dry pistachio does a kilo of fresh pistachios give?
The wet pistachios you have prepared may come with the leaves, which, after separating the branches and leaves, washing and drying them, will give you about one-third of the dried and prepared pistachios. In other words, if you have 3 kg of fresh pistachios, you can get about 1 kg of dried pistachios. Accordingly, dried pistachios have a higher price than wet pistachios.
How much dry pistachio does a kilo of fresh pistachios give?
How to store raw pistachios at home
During this article, we explored how to dry fresh pistachios at home. And now the question arises how should we take action to preserve pistachios? As you know, pistachios absorb the taste of food and moisture. This factor causes the quality and quality to be greatly reduced. Therefore, it is recommended to store pistachio seeds in closed containers, preferably glass, in the freezer or refrigerator. Without changing its quality and taste in the slightest. The shelf life of pistachios in the freezer is 2 years and in the refrigerator is 3 months.
How to store raw pistachios at home
Important tips on how to dry fresh pistachios at home
When washing pistachios in a bowl of water, hollow and hollow pistachios come to the surface of the water, which you can remove from the surface of the water with a basket or a strainer.
Note that you should avoid eating pistachios whose upper skin (soft and green skin) is black and this blackness has spread to the lower skin (woody and shell skin).
If the soft and green skin of the pistachio remains on the pistachio seeds for a long time, for example, it causes the pistachio skin to turn black for a week and also produces aflatoxin toxin. That, this toxin is extremely dangerous to human health. Therefore, it is recommended to quickly remove the skin from the pistachio seeds.