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In the Netherlands most of the PB you can buy is 100% peanut in the ingredient list and you just choose smooth or with chunks.

In the US, many brands also have some oil and / or sugar.

I make it in a food processor once every 2 weeks or so. Thats it. I buy salted peanuts, so literally just dump the bag of peanuts into the thing, hit the button and watch for about 5 minutes

On a decent jar of peanut butter the ingredients are just peanuts and salt. In the US you can get it with a lot more ingredients for cheaper if you want. I've never made it, but I eat a ton of the stuff.

You can make other nut butters as well! We make both peanut and almond butter at home. We add a bit of olive oil to the almonds to help them grind.

Sure is. I love dark roasted peanut butter, so whatever peanuts you get (I got blanched and de-skinned. I think some people use raw), roast them to whatever darkness you want.

It's pretty magical to see it go from whole peanuts to crumbly peanuts to smooth butter.

I am glad you said it, i was thinking it and i felt like an idiot for not knowing.

1 gram of peanut per tray? That's basically 1 peanut per tray. I suppose peanuts like their personal space.

That is how you make "natural" peanut butter. The oils will separate and need to be mixed with each use. A lot of store bought peanut butter also include emulsifiers to keep the oil from separating, and often sugar or other sweeteners.

I think OP made the kind that will settle and have to be stirred before use. Maybe the no stir kind takes a few extra steps?

Ya caught me. :'(

I used two silicone spatulas to push them around. My oven has hot spots, so I had to keep checking and moving darker nuts away and paler nuts to the hot spots. Then I just used a spoon to scoop out the ones I didn't want to roast anymore.

Too much work to flip them all one by one, so just rolled them around and hoped for the best.

My less than complete method for stuff like this is just shake the tray a bunch and whatever flips, flips.

Put another pan on top and flip the whole thing over? Just my thought, I've never actually tried it.

One assumes they stirred them.

You don’t have dedicated peanut tweezers?

Even if I had the time, I would not do this, haha.

Throw it all out on the pan and let the oven do its thing!

That'd be fun! Might have to give it a go next time I go camping. My yard isn't big enough for a fire, and too many trees/vines overhanging.

I don't think it's sold anymore, but this is the closest one I can find:

https://modesens.com/product/ninja-bn701-professional-plus-blender-with-autoiq-gray-102685300

I don't know the website and can't find it on the website I bought it on, so buyer beware! I think mine's 1000W or so. I'll check tomorrow.

Edit: 1200W! Crushes ice with ease.