47 NAT

Had a mate bring me back some Oysters from his trip to the coast...just wondered how the hell you open them :dunce: Its doing my head in. Do you soak them or get the hammer out

Nath

andrewdelvard

The power of google.com....

http://www.thornhamoysters.co.uk/howto.htm

unclebuck

you lie on your back, place it on your chest, and bang it with a big stone - like a sea otter

boomer

The best place for an oyster knife is a posh department store (John Lewis, House of Frazer etc.).

Even then, they can be buggers to open!!!!

Now a battery powered oyster opening gadget - that would be a clever invention

mb

mj

you dont need to bother with opening them to appreciate oysters.

go down to the local high street and find a vagrant-preferably a heavy smoker. give an empty Mr kiplings pie tin and ask him politely to expongiate ( gob/hoik ) the biggest docker's omlette he can into said tray.

add plenty of salt.

tip back head and suck "oyster" in.

enjoy.

tried them myself once, disgusting.

SWRTWannabe

What, oysters or tramps flem?

mj

oysters - but i imagine tramp's flem to similar in texture.

47 NAT

Lol

Managed to get one of the open. I dont know why I bothered though That Thornham web site was pretty good though. Is it right that if there off they could kill you or is someone winding me up?

Nath

mj

how can you tell if an oyster is healthy ?- they don't look too clever at best.

XT

you eat them and wait, that's how you can tell.....

Toerag

Oysters = sea flavoured snot!
I used to work at an oyster farm, it's not the oyster that kills you, but the nasty bacteria/viruses that live in it. The old saying is only eat them with an R in the month, this is sound advice as the oysters spawn in summer so they're full of oyster sperm and lots of bacteria. I guess that irish/scottish ones are best as they live in the coldest & cleanest waters. Freshness is also very important.

boxst

Thanks Toerag...

So to get that authentic Oyster feel, you actually have to get the tramp to do something else.

Delightful.

Steve.

Luke

Thats my oyster eating days over........

Nick VR4

Keep them in your fridge covered with a damp cloth but do not allow them to freeze. The ideal temperature for storage is between 5° and 8° celsius. Don't immerse them in water and don't store them in an airtight container.

If any are slightly open, give them a smart tap and check that they close quickly. Any that don't should be discarded.

brickboy

I prefer clams

mj

you mean bearderd clams

Fat Boy

I was told by a female friend that they taste like the aforementioned love mayonnaise, which worries me because I like them

[Edited by Fat Boy - 2/7/2003 10:54:58 AM]