What is the best way to dry and "open" pine cones?
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I know people bake them for a bit to dry them out and kill any unwanted critters that might be living inside. I don't know if that would help you open them though.
Bake them on a cookie sheet at 250 for about 20 minutes.
The baking on low heat works great, I also used this for teeny tiny fir cones to open and any time I want to make sure of no bugs in my stash!
Smiles, Cyndi