As you sprint from oven to stove to freezer on Thanksgiving, multiple timers blaring, you may whisper to yourself: “Do I really need to toast the pecans for my pecan pie like the recipe calls for?” ...

• Roasting nuts in the oven is the most consistent method and yields the best flavor, but requires a careful eye. Be sure to evenly chop your nuts and don’t include the “dust,” which can burn quickly.

— Rose Marie Donovan, Brighton, Mich. A: Using a toaster oven is one of my favorite ways to toast nuts — especially in small amounts. I place them on a sheet of foil and pop them in for about 5 ...

Question: What’s the best way to toast nuts? — Rose Marie Donovan, Brighton, Mich. Anwer: Using a toaster oven is one of my favorite ways to toast nuts — especially in small amounts. I place them on a ...