The best Nuts and Bolts Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What can I use instead of bugles in nuts and bolts? ›

If you don't have Bugles or prefer an alternative for your Nuts and Pretzels snack mix, you can substitute them with another type of crunchy snack or chip. Some good alternatives to Bugles include corn chips (such as Fritos), mini ice cream cones (without the ice cream, of course), or even rolled tortilla chips.

My personal favourite choices are Cheerios, shreddy, pretzel sticks, peanuts, Goldfish, Cheezits, pecans, and Worchester sauce. Nuts and Bolt have a long history dating back to the early 1950s.

Sometimes I use a mix of Chex cereals if I'm out of Crispix. I like the recipe with less salt as well, the pretzels and butter add just enough.

Bolts are threaded fasteners with external male threads. They mate with nuts, which have female – meaning, internal – threads. Both the bolt and the nut grip the materials being fastened, creating a bolt joint, with the nut also preventing axial movement.

Bugles were discontinued in Canada in early 2010 due to a decrease in customer demand, but were soon brought back in November 2011 due to a renew in demand.

Bugles may seem innocent as far as processed snacks go since the ingredient list is pretty short; however, unlike other snacks, Bugles are cooked in coconut oil, which pumps up the saturated fat content to 8 grams per serving. "That's 41% of the daily value for one snack.

Castrol Stick Wax

tubes or a case of 24 tubes (enough to do three to five thousand nuts). For best results, apply wax as a couple stripes along the threads where the nut will thread onto the bolt.

For average fastening needs, the IFI guidelines suggest you utilize a nut with the same or higher strength than the screw or the bolt. For example, if you have a fastener made of medium carbon that underwent a heat treatment, it means the bolt has approximately 90,000 psi.

Typically, screws and bolts are made from steel due to its strength and relatively inexpensive cost. However, screws and fasteners can also be produced from stainless steel, brass, titanium, and a wide range of other metals depending on the intended application.

We love the crunchy texture, savory flavor, and the hint of sweetness in every bite.

Did Crispix get discontinued? ›

A variation of original Crispix introduced in late 2001 in the US known as Cinnamon Crunch Crispix was described by Kellogg's as a "[c]rispy corn and rice cereal with a cinnamon taste." Cinnamon Crunch Crispix joined a number of cereals discontinued by Kellogg's after disappointing sales.

With the difference in mechanisms, a nut made from an identical material is inherently much stronger than the bolt. On low strength or unstrengthened bolts, essentially any nut can be safely used. With Grade 5, A325 and metric 8.8 bolts, low strength nuts can be safely used unless the code prohibits them.

Lag Bolts: Also known as lag screws, not used with a nut.

No, not all bolts and nuts are interchangeable regardless of the size of the thread pitch or type of bolt head/nut head. The compatibility of bolts and nuts depends on several factors, including the thread pitch, diameter, length, and the type of bolt head and nut head.

Yes, you can substitute the Bugles with pretzel twists or another corn chip, like Fritos.

It's called Tongari Corn — a salty, crispy, horn-shaped corn snack that's been made by House Foods in Japan since the 1970s. Tongari Corn looks and tastes very similar to Bugles, which are no longer sold in Canada. The Japanese snack is sold at many Asian grocery stores across the country. ( Danielle Nerman/CBC)

Seeds – a nut-free source of roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas) or sunflower seeds makes a great replacement for nuts in granola bars, breads, and “butters”.