First: the water chestnut (horseshoe) after cleaning boiled, and then soak the water chestnut (horseshoe) with salt water for a period of time, and then immediately rinse with cold water, this time the outer skin will be swollen is easy to remove down.
Second: when you buy water chestnuts (horseshoes), pick the kind with short buds, this kind of water chestnuts (horseshoes) is very easy to peel, with a knife can be easily shaved down, and the flavor of this water chestnut (horseshoes) is even better.
Third: water chestnut (horseshoe) cleaning after the head of the water chestnut (horseshoe) both parts are cut off, and then gently peeled off with a knife can be.
Fourth: with 20% sodium hydroxide into water, and then burn hot water into the water chestnut (horseshoe), until five minutes after the water chestnut (horseshoe) fish out. Afterwards in the water repeatedly scrub the outer skin will soon automatically fall off.
Fifth: after boiling water chestnuts (horseshoes), slightly cooled until not hot, you can easily remove water chestnuts (horseshoes) at this time the outer skin.