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Easy and Quick Tips for Shucking Oysters

With a quick and safe method of opening oysters, now anyone can prepare delicious and nutritious dishes using oysters without the fear of injuring their hands while shucking them!

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18 October, 2023

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	Choose to buy fresh oysters, mouth shut. With slightly open oysters, if you touch it lightly and it closes its mouth, it’s fresh oysters, but if the oyster’s mouth cannot close, you should not buy it.
	Because the oyster shell is rough, there will be a lot of sediment and sand sticking in the gaps, you need to rinse the oyster thoroughly under running water to remove all the sand and dirt.
	Prepare a cutting board and a sharp-pointed knife to separate the oyster.
	Observe the closing line of the two edges of the oyster shell.
	Use the sharp point of the knife to gently pry into the middle of this edge line.
	Then hold tight with one hand, hold the knife handle firmly down to the oyster edge.
	When the sharp tip of the knife has sunk a bit into the inside of the oyster, you just need to gently rotate the knife blade and the oyster shell will open easily.

At this point, you just need to hold the oyster, break off the shell without meat and discard it, and use the remaining part to prepare delicious dishes according to your own preferences:

Oysters are a favorite food for many people, but with a rough outer shell, oysters make many people hesitant when cooking at home. With this specific and easy-to-follow guide, I hope that you will no longer feel hesitant to enrich your family with delicious oyster dishes!