This Invention

Last Christmas we were given a can of nuts. We had a small get together, and decided to present the nuts as a snack. I sat and observed the activity around the nut can. I noticed that no one really grabs a handful of nuts and eats them. They pick and choose. Cashews are definitely the most picked out nut. But then there are also almonds, peanuts and pecans. Everyone has their favorite. No one likes the Brazil nut. It is more like a giant seed. I personally have never eaten one, and I don't know anyone who has.

As all of this was running through my head, an idea hit me. I present to you THE NUT SORTER.

This is an adaptation of the standard coin sorter. Remember those? Everyone got them for their birthdays in 3rd grade. You'd dump all your coins in and this little machine would put each one in its proper place with amazing accuracy. You'd try to trick it. 3 quarters, then a nickle, then another quarter. I mean nickles look like quarters right? Not to a coin sorter. Each was properly placed in it's column. Amazing.
Could the same be done with nuts? I think so. The Nut sorter would be more like the tray version of the coin sorter (seen below).



The only tricky part would be sizing the holes. I think with some experimenting it could be done. Now the Nut Sorter would not be as accurate as a coin sorter due to broken nuts and the like. I would bank on between 75% and 90% accuracy depending on the specific can of nuts. Top tray would hold all the Brazil nuts. Perhaps it could have a funnel type tool on one corner for easy to dumping into the trash. The bottom tray would end up with all the tiny pieces. You could use those to put on your ice cream or in a tasty salad.

Ideally the trays would look fancy and could then be used as serving trays at get togethers.

It's a real winner. Get on board now. It's gonna be huge.