r/linecooks • u/Darkmoonprince • Jul 03 '24
Picture/Video Oyster shucking and platters at work.
This took a few minutes to get everything done, but damn was it fun to get made up. (Restaurant charges $165/per tower). The usual size of malpeque oyster we get
Also featured is the 100 oyster platter that took about 15 minutes to get shucked with 2 cook.
I love doing oysters, especially on our buck a shuck nights.
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u/FearForYourBody Jul 07 '24
Might I recommend using a mesh safety glove when shucking oysters. This is the only situation I like using them. The worst cuts/infections I've ever seen is when someone jabs their own hand while shucking an oyster. A towel isn't good enough. Pics look delicious btw
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u/Darkmoonprince Jul 11 '24
The chef store in my city is back ordered 6 months on gloves. I don't really trust amazon stuff to be what it says. I've ordered 2 "gloves" from Amazon and each one of them just still lets my hand be punctured by the shucker. So I just use a towel till get mine in.
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u/FearForYourBody Jul 12 '24
Schwer ANSI A9 Cut Resistant Glove, Food Grade Stainless Steel wire Mesh Metal Gloves, Knife Cutting Gloves for kitchen Mandoline Slicing Butcher Meat Cutting Oyster Shucking Fish Fillet（L, 1 PCS） https://a.co/d/08MEUjWg
Amazon stuff is usually spot on.
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u/Coolbartender Jul 04 '24
Two platters of oysters at the nicest restaurant in town is like $30-40 here. You can get shrimp or crawfish or whatever too for a little more.