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How to Shuck an Oyster
Last weekend I was lucky enough to spend the sunny Saturday enjoying beer and fresh shucked oysters at San Francisco's
OysterFest. Hosted by O'Reilly's Productions, the event — that featured several bands like
Juliette and the Licks — drew more than 15,000 people. I spent part of the afternoon at the "Oyster Information Center" where I learned how to shuck an oyster. To check out the proper technique for oyster shucking, please click the "Start" button.
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Karen Millen
Stuart Weitzman
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Blah, that looks gross.
1I've had lousy luck shuckin' em. But boy howdy, I can eat 'em.
2Those look delicious, but I thought oyster season was over? I don't think May has an "r" in it!
3Oysters make me hurl. And it's not because I don't like them... The last 2 times I had them..well, let's just say it wasn't pretty. Now I'm afraid of them!
4A piece of folk wisdom concerning oysters is that they are best to eat in months containing the letter r, as illustrated by the famous phrase: "oysters 'r' in season." This is because oysters spawn in the warmer months, from roughly May to August in the Northern Hemisphere, and their flavor when eaten raw can be somewhat watery and bland during spawning season; additionally their meats are much reduced in size. Oysters from the Gulf of Mexico spawn throughout the year, but are delicious cooked or raw to the oyster connoisseur
You can eat them throughout the year.
5Shucks PARTY. Now I can do it.
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7Ahhh, i LOVE oyster soup in milk, it is really yummy.....
8Oyster are delicious!!!!! Peoples who don't like it don't know how to enjoy eating sea foods. -_-
9Living in the SF Bay Area, you can make a quick(ish) trek north to the Hog Island Oyster Co. or one of the other oyster farms up in Tomales Bay, and they'll give you a quickie tutorial before they load up your tray with a batch.
10Nothing's better than a tray full of kumamotos with some homemade mignonette sauce, freshly shucked, right by the bay. NUM NUM!
the secret to shucking an oyster at a roast is by finding the cutest guy to open them for you
11I can open my own but I mush prefer a man to open them for me. they are messy but yummy! I can't do raw though.
Oyster stew is my fave!!
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