Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains

Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains - Grandpa's Goody Getter
Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains
Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains - Grandpa's Goody Getter
Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains - Grandpa's Goody Getter
Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains - Grandpa's Goody Getter
Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains - Grandpa's Goody Getter

Black Walnut Nut Cracker

$179.99 
SKU: GGG2002

Hand-built right here in the Ozarks, our family’s walnut cracker was designed for one job: crack the hardest black walnuts without breaking a sweat — or the nut meat. 

My father, Basil Bacon, first built this tool over 40 years ago, and today I still build each one by hand, carrying on our veteran-owned, DEAF-owned American tradition.

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Black Walnut Cracker Built for the Toughest Nuts

If you’ve ever fought a black walnut, you know regular nutcrackers don’t stand a chance. This black walnut cracker delivers steady, controlled pressure so you crack the shell clean while keeping the nut meat intact.

At Grandpa’s Goody Getter, we build from heavy-duty American steel, with upgraded components and a durable powder-coat finish. If the nut fits in the press, this tool will crack it—simple as that.

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Nut Cracker Tool Made for Real Outdoor Folks

This nut cracker tool isn’t a gimmick, a cast import, or a fragile hand-squeezer. It’s a workhorse you’ll use season after season. Whether you harvest black walnuts off your own land, crack hickories, or prep pecans for baking, this tool gives you full control of the cracking force.

And yes — kids can operate it with supervision. The lever does the heavy lifting.


Black Walnut Cracker for Sale — Built One at a Time

You’re not buying a factory-made machine. You're buying the same design my father perfected decades ago, only improved with today’s precision hardware. Every tool includes:

  • 2024 upgraded ram system

  • Powder-coat paint finish

  • Hardware pre-inspected before shipping

  • One white shear + hardware

  • Lifetime Guarantee

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Walnut Cracker Tool With Controlled Power

The secret to good walnut cracking is pressure — not smashing. This walnut cracker tool gives you slow, even pressure so you crack shells without pulverizing the meat. You decide the size of the pieces: halves, quarters, or small bits for cooking.

Works on:

  • Black walnuts
  • English walnuts
  • Hickory nuts
  • Pecans
  • Most other hard-shell nuts

If you twist shears while cutting, they can break — explore our guide on using shears for further advice.


Nut Cracking Tool — How It Works (Simple Walkthrough)

A heavy duty black walnut cracker shouldn’t break, bend, or wear out. That’s why we only use thick-gauge steel, precision-threaded hardware, and fully tested parts. Every tool leaves our shop after hands-on inspection.

We stand behind it with a Lifetime Guarantee — the same promise my father made decades ago. Here’s how it works:

  1. Place your nut in the press.

  2. Lower the cracking arm slowly.

  3. Listen for the shell to give.

  4. Finish shell removal with the included shear.

  5. That’s it. No grip strength needed.

Watch our How-To Video for a full visual guide.


Black Walnut Cracker — FAQs

What’s the difference between this and a walnut cracker machine?

Machines crush. Our tool applies steady, controlled pressure so the nut meat stays intact and usable.

Is this tough enough for seasoned black walnuts?

Absolutely — that’s what it was built for.

What material is this nut cracking tool made from?

Thick American steel with a long-lasting powder-coat finish.

What makes this walnut cracker stand out?

Most nutcrackers you find online rely on squeezing force or thin cast parts that break under pressure.

Ours is American-steel, hand-built, and uses a controlled press system that’s made specifically for black walnuts and other hard-shell nuts. It won’t bend, snap, or crush the nut meat like the flimsy ones do.

How long does it take to crack a bucket of black walnuts?

Most folks tell us this nut cracking tool cuts their time in half — sometimes more. Once you get the hang of the lever pressure, you’ll be cracking nuts left and right.

Do you ship outside the United States?

Yes. While we’re proudly built in the Ozark Mountains, we ship worldwide. U.S. orders include Free Shipping.

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TC
01/24/2025
Timothy C.
United States

Finally cracking walnuts the right way.

Wish I would’ve known about this earlier. Makes for a very fast, controlled crack.

A
01/22/2025
Anonymous
United States United States

It works well

Has good design and glad to be able to crack black walnut more simpler.

A
01/16/2025
Anonymous
United States United States

Really happy

It does a great job. It sure is a lot easier than tapping with a hammer !

HT
01/15/2025
Harley T.
United States United States

this machine is nuts

Met the inventor and his wife at Forrest Keeling Nursery. They had a booth that showcased their GGG machine. I knew I had to have one after trying it out. Works fantastic. I like supporting people like that. Nice that it was from my state of Missouri. Works great. Grandkids love it. Works equally well on my native MO pecans.

TH
01/14/2025
Timothy H.
United States United States

Black Walnut nut cracker

Love this nut cracker. Does a great job getting my English walnuts and Butter nuts cracked easily. Thank You

A
01/14/2025
Anonymous
United States United States

What a beast!

This thing is SERIOUS. And I love it. (An elderly friend's assessment: "That's quite a weapon.") Massive improvement over whacking them with a hammer, and you can really move pretty quickly through a decent quantity of nuts. All the instructions are telling you what you need to know (and need to heed) and I am pleasantly surprised to find that the business end does not pinch fingers readily. Even though I crack them dry, I find that the size of the pieces is pretty good -- it just takes a bit of practice, and I'm looking for broken pieces anyway for baking and porridge and such, so it's fine. The shears are necessary for black walnuts -- and very sharp and powerful, so take care and don't let your attention stray while you use them. Fingers well out of the way. I do appreciate the wooden pull, and, again, the inclusion of the shears. I was too impatient to bolt it down, btw, so I just put it on the floor on a baking tray and stood on those little flanges on the bottom. Worked fine and gives you a pretty good sense of the forces involved. Thank you again for this fine machine.

BA
01/11/2025
Brian A.
United States United States

No equivalent

Bought this as a gift for my Brother in law. He has many large black walnut trees, and cracks and shells large amounts of nuts, theb roasts them in his special recipe, and gifts them during the holidays. He has used a bench top vise (which broke), hammers, sledgehammer, etc. All which are mediocre and all which take forever. Although expensive, I got this for him with the hopes it would do what it says it does. Well, it does. He said it is "awesome!" and does a great job with black walnuts. Has cut the time by a third and crushes them in a way that is much easier to get out the meat, with the tweezers which he said also work excellent. So thanks, as to my experience it's the only thing I found after a year of searching that comes close to a professional tool that won't break doing what it was designed to do. Buy it right, buy it once.

Grandpa's Goody Getter Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains ReviewGrandpa's Goody Getter Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains Review
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01/11/2025
Anonymous
United States United States

Nuts about Grandpas Goody Getter

Absolutely awesome. I watched my great uncle crack and clean black walnuts with a claw hammer and a piece of railroad iron. When he passed he left 20 gallon bags of clean walnuts. What a gift that was. I wish I had known about Grandpas Goody Getter the I would have surely bought him one. Any way I love this cracker, and think about my dear Uncle Leonard every time I use it. Thank you.

Grandpa's Goody Getter Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains Review
EM
01/05/2025
Emily M.
United States United States

It crushes!

The tool works great! I fixed it to a wood plank and started cracking.It was quickly apparent that I need more directions on how to position the walnut for the best results. Lots of practice needed to extract the most nut meat. Looking for videos to help. Maybe a social media page to share advice?

01/05/2025

Grandpa's Goody Getter

I suggest you watch the video about how to use shear properly. Link: https://www.grandpasgoodygetter.com/pages/how-to-use-shear-properly https://www.grandpasgoodygetter.com/pages/broken-shears-what-to-do https://www.grandpasgoodygetter.com/pages/shears-on-walnut-nut-shells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPAMJxfTD00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUOPhC0PrDA Also try to avoid twisting your hand to snip. If you twist your hand, it might break off but unofficially. Just keep straight while you snip the shells.

CC
01/04/2025
Cheri C.
United States United States

AMAZING!!!

We finally were able to use the GGG nutcracker!!! Can’t even express how wonderful it is!! I never had the experience of cracking nuts growing up but my husband did every year with his parents. If it were up to him, there would be non of this taking place!!! He would rather just buy them ready to eat!! I think he had flashbacks from his childhood….hammer and pickin nightmares!! Anyway, we used the soaking method and the the GGG Nutcracker was put to work!!! If you want to call it work, I call it a fun way to get yummy nut meats to eat!! Another plus, they are practically free!! It took a little gas in the car to drive 10 minutes to pick up the nuts!! That’s it!! We love the GGG Nutcracker!! Another note here on the soaking method is that you avoid the unnecessary cracking of the bad nuts. The floaters removed leaves the nuts that have nutmeat inside. Some still could have some bad meat inside but it cuts down the work tremendously!! Thank you for this amazing product and for your outstanding friendly service!! PS the white shears are totally amazing as well!!

Grandpa's Goody Getter Black Walnut Nut Cracker - Proudly Built in Ozark Mountains Review
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01/01/2025
Anonymous
United States United States

Love the nut cracker, we are still waiting on MN black walnuts to dry down so we get better halfs and cracks but it is an awsome machine! Also thanks to the amazing communication od parties as the holidays went!!! Happy Holidays new years from ours to urs!!!

A
01/01/2025
Anonymous
United States United States

Just Purchased

Bought for parents as gift. I specifically searched for USA made walnut cracker. Very happy to find it! I did get to look it over and we tried a pecan but they did not have any black walnuts ready to try. Tool seems well made and super easy to control to avoid crushing the meats.

A
12/31/2024
Anonymous
United States United States

Ordering process was simple. Was delivered fast ahead of scheduled time. Grandpa's goody getter works amazing. Game changer with black walnuts, never using a hammer again.

RD
12/31/2024
Rebecca D.
United States United States

Good Cracker!

My overall experience was good. It is easy to use. However, in order to remove the nut after cracking, it is challenging to push the handle backwards to release the nut.

A
12/31/2024
Anonymous
United States United States

Take the spoiler label off the shipping box

Spoiled the surprise when I ordered this and it came with a big color picture and description of the contents. Dad still enjoys it and I can tell it is well made. Otherwise happy with the heavy duty nutcracker .

JM
12/31/2024
Justin M.
United States United States

Amazing

I love this walnut cracker. I harvested over 200 pounds of black walnuts, and with this handy dandy too, I’m able to get every piece of meat out of any black walnut large or small. A great way to spend your afternoon.

AM
12/30/2024
Alex M.
United States United States

Goodygetter gets the goodies

Very positive. Soaking the nuts for 24 hours makes a huge difference. Typically I can get four nice pieces out of every nut with very little work besides the cracking of the goodygetter. The little cutting tool is very handy,

JC
12/28/2024
Jim C.
United States United States

Awesome

The product works flawlessly. My young daughter is also able to use it and enjoys it. I bought this for cracking black walnuts and it works perfectly and with very little effort. Thank you so much for a wonderful product!!!!!

KM
12/28/2024
Khalis M.
United States United States

Doesn't get better than this!

Makes cracking black walnuts easy. We have several trees in our yard and had saved dozens of nuts from last season. We are going through them alot quicker now that we are able to crack them without making a huge mess and scattering everywhere. Easy enough for our 8 year old to use. Perfect.

RF
12/24/2024
Rana F.
United States United States

Nut cracker

My husband is very excited to try this method of cracking black walnuts. He spends hours in our barn cracking walnuts in a vise that is at end of his work bench. However, never seems to get big pieces. After watching your videos, I think he will have better success with your nut cracker and using the shears. He loves to give walnut nut meat as gifts. When we moved to our farm over fifty years ago, we planted walnut tress around the edge of our 75 acre farm. We are blessed with plenty of raw product. So excited to try this cracker.