During this cooking tutorial, this woman tries to show how to cook chestnuts. She forgets that overheated chestnuts are vulnerable to explosion, and the chestnut winds up exploding. Congress ...

chestnuts roasting in a pan over an open flame - Kabvisio/Getty Images In this context, scoring involves making a cut in the top of each chestnut before it goes over the open fire or into the oven.

It’s officially the holiday season, which means it’s the best time of the year to test your skills baking gingerbread cookies for the first time, and romanticize roasting chestnuts on an open fire.