We drove two hours, one-way, to pickup some freshly harvested pecans and really enjoyed our visit! South Carolina pecan season is Sept-Nov so they make for a great fall treat (think pecan pie at Thanksgiving) and great gifts for Christmas. In fact, many of our friends and family are getting pecan gifts this holiday (surprise busted if they read my review). They sell online but prices are almost twice as much...which is why we made the two hour drive. I knew it was good source because I have purchased them from coworker in past years via a fundraiser (something they actively support if you need to host a fundraiser). MY FAVORITE is their butter roasted pecan halves. So incredibly buttery delicious with perfect amount of salt. When I serve them, my guests are always surprised in how good they are. They really come with a "Wow factor". I use them to make salted Carmel pecan ice cream....yum! I normally opt for their large 2lb bucket. They actually freeze well, and last more than a year in freezer, so don't hesitate stocking up. Today I discovered their praline pecans!!! Amazing!!!These are dusted in buttery, sugary seasoning. Not to be confused with pecan pralines (sugary praline wafers embedded with pecans). I opened the one bag in the parking lot before we left, and immediately went back in to buy more for gifts. OMG! They sell locally made pecan pies but I was disappointed they didn't sell locally made pecan pralines. The pralines were made in Texas. There are pecan trees all around the property and across the street. They said it used to be a large orchard. They source their pecans from many local sources, so they seem to be more of a processing facility than a farm. The store sells many local items in addition to the pecans. It's worth a browse, even though you come for the pecans. If you are looking for some local South Carolina pecans, then you won't be disappointed with sourcing them here! read more

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Greatest homegrown pecans. All varieties are great! Favorites include dark chocolate covered pecans, honey roasted, butter roasted, pecan pralines and pecan pie. All are great to eat or send as gifts. read more

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We purposely traveled home to NC from FL on a day the Golden Kernel Pecan store was open as Cameron, SC was only 6 minutes off our route. I was introduced to Golden Kernel Pecan Co. a couple of Christmas' ago and this year ordered 18 lbs myself through a fundraiser for Christmas gifts and to last us through the year until the next harvest season. However, in our enthusiasm to introduce the best, freshest pecans we've ever tasted to all our friends & family, we wound up giving away all but 1 lb, which is NOT going to last us all year. So we swung by Golden Kernel and stocked back up. Super nice folks; most excellent pecans; wonderful, tasty SC pecans; excellent pecan divinity. We cannot recommend Golden Kernel Pecan highly enough and we'll swing by every time we travel through the area. read more

They provide more than pecans, but it's worth the visit just for them. Right off the expressway, so it's a nice break from highway travel if you're passing through. Pecan pancake mix is our favorite. read more

We purchased pecans 7/21/21, we opened the bag they were not freshed as normal. We took the pecans back on today 8/9/21. Now we did not asked for our money back, we just wanted 2 more bags. The owner defended his product, that they always fresh. He could not give us anymore pecans, but refund. We took our refund back to our American Express and left. Appears he did not want our business. read more

We received a package of Butter Roasted Pecans as a Christmas gift. The pecans are fine, taste pretty good, but the ingredients do NOT LIST BUTTER. "Pecans, oil (cotton seed oil) and salt." Really, these are roasted pecans, but not butter roasted pecans. Cotton seed oil is not a premium ingredient like butter. read more

I read about Golden Kernel in the local newspaper and finally got a chance to get down there recently. I love pecans and was curious to check it out. It is a great shop, very similar to a Youngs Plantation store with many local gift items, some food, some non-food. Their pecan prices were very reasonable IMO, $8.50 per pound for the halves and $8.00 for smaller pieces. If you have seen pecan prices recently, you will agree this is a good deal. I bought two pounds of pecans, one to cook with and one as a gift. We also bought a package of the 'turtles' chocolate candy, dark chocolate covered pecans, pecan syrup, hot okra pickles, and the mini pecan pies. I have tried everything but the syrup and all are excellent. I about hurt myself gobbling the dark chocolate pecans. The okra was good but as always for me anyway could have been a little hotter. The mini pie was fresh and delicious, immediately made me wish I had bought the full pie ($12). The lady at the counter was very friendly and signed me up for their catalog which I definitely will use for gifting season. read more