I purchase these chestnuts every year, usually at Christmas time. I love how much easier it is to use these instead of baking, peeling, and chopping up chestnuts that I put in my turkey stuffing that I learned from my grandmother. Taste great as a snack too!

I really wish that I didn't need to assign a star rating to this item because this was my only experience with pre-roasted-and-peeled chestnuts, and somebody who actually knows something about them from other sources might find them to be either wonderful or terrible. And to make things worse, I was told that I'm the "first to review this product". Sigh . . .

My reasons for ordering them were curiosity and the fact that I like almost all nuts. I was guessing at the time that I placed the order that they'd be similar to other roasted nuts -- maybe like large hazelnuts, which the exterior sorta resembles. But no -- these were moist and soft. However . . . maybe that's what they're SUPPOSED to be like? I mean (for example), I genuinely like an Asian fruit called "durian" despite the fact that most Americans seem to find them stomach-turning. Maybe the same situation here (but with me being a non-fan)?

They looked fine in appearance, and the taste was acceptable enough that I'll finish eating them eventually (i.e. they didn't seem to be spoiled). But I won't be re-ordering them. And in the event that genuine chestnut-lovers deem them to be fine, then my only grievance would be the claim that they're "Great for snacking" (which seems like a bit of a stretch, under the circumstances).

UPDATE: I liked the second bag better than the first, and also found that another (seemingly-more-knowledgeable) review was submitted that gave it 5 stars, So I upped my own rating by 1 star.

As Costco wasn't carrying them this season , I purchased an enormous amount of chestnuts (a 12-pack) for the holidays. I used them in a cornbread stuffing for Thanksgiving and then made both sweet and savory purees which I used in making a pair of buche de noel (yule log) cakes for the Christmas season.

These chestnuts are PERFECT for cooking!!!!!! All you have to do is open the package and they are ready to go for whatever purpose you have in mind. No peeling, roasting or cleaning necessary.

Next time I'll buy the larger bags as the small ones have so much packaging waste.

I loved this product and I love the taste of the chestnuts. this is what I would eat for snacks