We only buy local oyster clusters that are harvested in South Carolina. The ones we buy normally come from Beaufort or Hilton Head. Occasionally Bulls Bay or Charleston. It depends on where the seafood market gets them that day. From my personal experience they taste far better than anything else offered in my area. We’ve compared them to singles from Virginia and they were in a whole other league. They are also pretty much guaranteed to be fresh since they are harvested the same day or the day before you buy them.
Fresh ones smell almost fruity, almost like a scent between fruit and coconut water somewhere. if there’s no liquor inside when you’re shucking, it’s probably bad too.
The way I was taught to check if the oyster was alive or not was by lightly scratching the edge of the oyster meat with the shucking knife to see if retracts away. I've always been comfortable confirming that way.
Bought a dozen yesterday. Brought 'em home, shucked 'em, splashed a bit of lemon juice and hot sauce on 'em, and chewed 'em up REAL GOOD! Love them north Pacific oysters! (Probably more than I should)
What if it died overnight? Is it still OK to eat? I guess I'll see. All mine were closed tight yesterday but today 2 were kinda open. But they smelled ok still. Guess I'll see if I get poisoned...
@@Bythewater hey have yall seen or are having problems with lion fish up there? There are plenty just offshore on the Carolina coast. They have become so invasive that there is a bounty on them and recreational divers are also hunting them and selling them to local restaurants. They taste pretty good too
You would know by the smell of a bad oyster, you are taking a risk with a partially open oyster especially if there is very little liquid. Why take that chance.
All this time I thought oysters were dead upon eating but boy…. I was surprised to know they are alive before eating. Adds horror in what I have done to living things :( usually I eat after they have passed a day ago or they have died already. One I have shackled was still alive even off the shell. You can see it moving it’s tentaclelike arms
Just because they’re open doesn’t mean they’re dead. 🤦♀️ Run some water inside the oyster. Usually they will close in about a minute. So many perfectly fine oysters are wasted.
One time I left some oysters in the fridge over night the next day when I took the bag out half of them were open. So I started taking out the ones with closed shells and throwing them on the grill and next thing you know I ended up putting the whole bag of oysters on the grill, they all closed up on their own.
What if you use the dead ones in a soup/stew where you give it a long BOIL in liquid broth. Would that kill ALL the bacteria ? I would think it would be fine.
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Did not know the squeeze test… Great tip. Thanks.
Excellent. I just bought a shucking knife. As I go along I might spring for a Toadfish Shucker. Thank you. 😁
You’re welcome!
I only use the toadfish shuckers. The “Put ‘em Back” has been my main weapon
We only buy local oyster clusters that are harvested in South Carolina. The ones we buy normally come from Beaufort or Hilton Head. Occasionally Bulls Bay or Charleston. It depends on where the seafood market gets them that day.
From my personal experience they taste far better than anything else offered in my area. We’ve compared them to singles from Virginia and they were in a whole other league. They are also pretty much guaranteed to be fresh since they are harvested the same day or the day before you buy them.
Makes sense!
Very Helpful. Thank you
Fresh ones smell almost fruity, almost like a scent between fruit and coconut water somewhere. if there’s no liquor inside when you’re shucking, it’s probably bad too.
If you ever get to New Orleans, stop at the Acme Oyster House on Iberville, right of Bourbon St.
Will do!
@@BythewaterTry the chargrilled oysters. They are great. All the other ways are good, too!
@@BythewaterFelix's in New Orleans in the French Quarter is great as well. Smaller than Acme. Line is less or nonexistent.
I lovem,thanks for bringing something new to the table.
You’re welcome!
Love your videos! This one was. Exactly what I was looking for today.
Would you still eat the older ones with a little squeeze?
Did you eat ones that failed the squeeze test and get food poisoning to find out if the squeeze test actually works?
anything for science
@bythewater quick question: when thé mussel is fresh is it always supposed to move a bit when you touch it with a knife? (Like contracting ?)
Yes. That's exactly how I have always tested them.
Could you eat the borderline ones in a cooked application
Yes 100% as long as they were stored on ice
The way I was taught to check if the oyster was alive or not was by lightly scratching the edge of the oyster meat with the shucking knife to see if retracts away. I've always been comfortable confirming that way.
Bought a dozen yesterday.
Brought 'em home, shucked 'em, splashed a bit of lemon juice and hot sauce on 'em, and chewed 'em up REAL GOOD!
Love them north Pacific oysters! (Probably more than I should)
I've been getting some every week for the last month at least. Especially once my shucking knife ans glove came in.
I've looked at buying a shucking knife and glove, but my tea towel and divers knife seems to be working good enough, so I'll probably stick with it.
I get the one that’s fully opened but in general any oyster that is open by itself is dead
Any open oyster is one I’m not touching
@@Bythewater if they close back up after squeezing , theyre fine. tap two oysters together. sound hollow, toss it out.
tap them together . if it sounds hollow, ya dont want it. same goes for clams and mussels
What if it died overnight? Is it still OK to eat? I guess I'll see. All mine were closed tight yesterday but today 2 were kinda open. But they smelled ok still. Guess I'll see if I get poisoned...
You still alive?
@hopatrol9475 all good!
Also if it’s milky inside I don’t normally eat them
Also smell them once you open them
Do you have issues with norovirus?
Not yet
Are you gathering them yourself or buying them?
These ones were ones that I bought
@@Bythewater hey have yall seen or are having problems with lion fish up there? There are plenty just offshore on the Carolina coast. They have become so invasive that there is a bounty on them and recreational divers are also hunting them and selling them to local restaurants. They taste pretty good too
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instructions unclear i’m typing this while projectile vomiting while sitting on the toilet.
I got some food poisoning from raw oysters a month ago… that sucked.
Did you mean to say shucked?
So if they’re open theyre dead? I feel I’ve eaten one before and I’m ok. I think lol
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You would know by the smell of a bad oyster, you are taking a risk with a partially open oyster especially if there is very little liquid. Why take that chance.
Smell, Sight, Taste, Spit?
Nah ill just stick to my pizza and burgers lol
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Of course gotta feed your future heart attack.
@@teeonefifteen5944 see ya in hell buddy
@@teeonefifteen5944 we all get there at some point or another, enjoy your kale
So they fart when you squeeze, they good ty😂
Fart bubbles 😂🤣
That's what she said
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IT WAS
All this time I thought oysters were dead upon eating but boy…. I was surprised to know they are alive before eating. Adds horror in what I have done to living things :( usually I eat after they have passed a day ago or they have died already. One I have shackled was still alive even off the shell. You can see it moving it’s tentaclelike arms
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Don’t feel bad. Oysters are so far from having any sort of consciousness that they have more in common with plants than mammals!
Tentacle like arms?? What are we talking about?
The dead ones make good saltwater bait.
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🎉اعملي لفات صغيرة من الملح الخشن واخرة من حبة البركة في اركان البيت ووعاء ماء بملح تحت سرير المسحور موضع نومه😢
You can still use them as bait
Pass
Bubbles Eat quickly almost gone
So if it's loose and it smells bad... sounds like another type of clam I can think of. 😅
SMELL....PERIOD
Just because they’re open doesn’t mean they’re dead. 🤦♀️
Run some water inside the oyster. Usually they will close in about a minute. So many perfectly fine oysters are wasted.
Nope, this one was bad. Even the smell was off
One time I left some oysters in the fridge over night the next day when I took the bag out half of them were open. So I started taking out the ones with closed shells and throwing them on the grill and next thing you know I ended up putting the whole bag of oysters on the grill, they all closed up on their own.
@@teeonefifteen5944 yeah people think they’re dead a lot of times when they’re really not.
@@Bythewater ok and? Doesn’t change my point.
It’s like women, if it’s loose I don’t want it
😂 good 1
keep it open and you will live they will think you are dead
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Best way to know an oyster is bad, its an oyster. They are all bad. Yuck
You Shouldn't be eating oysters period. Like eating Snot in a Shell
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Real men eat oysters
No it's not,
You sound vegan.
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What if you use the dead ones in a soup/stew where you give it a long BOIL in liquid broth. Would that kill ALL the bacteria ? I would think it would be fine.
No! You could get serious sick
The bacteria create toxic byproducts that'll still be present after cooking. It's no different than cooking any other spoiled meat...