Roasted chestnuts are a delicious cool-weather staple. If you want to make them yourself at home, there's no need to turn on the oven or start a fire.

I read a couple recipes that called for wrapping the chestnuts in a kitchen towel after they come out of the oven, to trap some of the steam, which helps the peels slide off.

How to roast chestnuts To roast the chestnuts in the oven, start by heating your oven between 400 to 425 degrees Fahrenheit, Hamm says.