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Buying
a 5 or 10 dollar bag of Pinon Nuts from the guy down the road
is a tradition here in New Mexico when Pinon nuts are in season.
That 5 dollar bag of roasted Pinon nuts costs up to $40 a
pound. The smaller the bag the higher the per pound price.
The 10 dollar bag is a better buy and the "standard"
sandwich sized zip lock bag of Pinon nuts holds about 3/4
a pound maximum (12 ounces) and currently goes for $20.00
- or about $25.00 a pound... if is is 12.5 ounces, stuffed
(stuffed to the point that it is difficult to close).
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However
that same bag costs about $30.00 a pound
if it is filled - but not stuffed to the max.
10.9
ounces = $29.28 a pound and you had to drive to pick
it up, in Albuquerque!
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To
be fair, remember, Pinons loose weight when they are roasted...
So there is more pinon in a bag of roasted than raw.
The roaster takes the risk... any one who has cooked pinon
nuts has burned pinon nuts - You are paying the roaster for
the work.
Pinon
nuts are a hand harvested wild crop.
Supply and demand work out the price.
Pinon nuts are do not come every year.
We
slow oven roast, and the flavor is outstanding - so you dont
have come to New Mexico for great authentic roasted Pinon
nuts - or risk burning it buy roasting it yourself.. just
try our pinon nuts once.. you'll see.
Our
Pinon is cleaned and slow oven roasted in a process we think
is second to none.
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2008 Pinonnuts.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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