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How to Open an Oyster
Recommended Tools:
DRS134 and
DRS1712 3/4NH |
Other Shellfish Tools
  There's more than one
way to open an oyster. But regardless of the method, be sure to protect your
hand.
Hold the oyster with several thicknesses of a dishtowel or a heavy
glove. Or better yet, set the oyster on a firm surface.
 To open the oyster, use an oyster knife or a sturdy pocket knife. Hold the
oyster with the cupped side down in one hand. Or on a surface, cup down and
balance with one hand. If the oyster is a round cup ( Choice ) insert the
point of the knife at the hinge, between the shells and twist until the
shell pop's apart.
 If
the oyster isn't a round cup shape but rather longer than wide
(Standard/Commercial) insert the point of the knife at the wide, ruffled
side of the oyster about 2/3 down from the hinge. This is where the abductor
muscle is.
 Once
the knife is in, pick up the oyster and slide the knife blade into the
oyster across the top, flat shell. Hold the blade flat against the upper
shell to avoid puncturing the oyster meat. Slide the knife blade back and
forth to cut the abductor muscle attaching the top and bottom shells.
 Then
gently twist the knife blade to pry apart the shells and carefully remove
the top shell, leaving the oyster and its liquor in the bottom shell. Carefully slide the knife under the oyster to free it from the bottom shell,
and try not to spill any of the liquor
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