How to Remove Skins From Raw Peanuts

Many recipes that include peanuts call for the peanuts to be shelled and skinless before use. Shelling peanuts is an easy -- and probably familiar -- task. You simply squeeze the peanut shell until it splits in half and then remove thepeanuts from inside. Removing the skins, however, is a different story. Most methods of removing peanut skins involve at least partially cooking the peanuts first, either by parboiling or roasting them. It is possible, however, to remove skins from raw peanuts.