When it comes to black walnuts, getting to the meat of the ... we’ve located and tested a half-dozen tough-nut crackers, including two you can make yourself — one based on the steel model ...

For die-hard do-it-yourselfers, there are sturdy black walnut crackers, such as Grandpa’s Goody Getter ($69.99), to help pry the nuts out. Inside Hammons’ state-of-the-art processing plant ...