Alton Brown has an easy solution: use your microwave to perfectly toast them instead.

Youll need pine nuts (obviously), salt, and a small paper bag.

Toss the pine nuts with 1 teaspoon of salt.

Dont worry, extra salt will be easy to brush off after toasting.

Allow the pine nuts to sit for a minute before you taste them.

If you find them to be undercooked, keep zapping them in thirty second increments until theyre done.

How to Toast Pine Nuts in the Microwave| Alton Brown

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