Clean and Cook Oysters Perfectly

[@EricValor]

When I was around 6 in the early 70s living in Cocoa Beach I would spend afternoons on my dock fishing and whenever I got a little hungry would take two garden rakes and scoop up 4-6 oysters right off the end, shuck 'em (always from the front - it's much easier), and have myself a nice rich snack. We would go walking in old tennis shoes in the canal we lived on off the Intercoastal (the Banana River) and pick up oysters for cooking dinner. The canal and river were chock full of them - to this day I don't even like going in a swimming pool without some protection on my feet. I have quite a few scars on my feet from my childhood in Cocoa Beach. I went back in 2006 and talked to the current owner of the house my family had and he said you can't eat anything out of river now because of the industrial pollution. I also noticed the mangrove "islands" in the river (former homes to crocs and raccoons) were all dead. Damn shame to see a fond part of my childhood literally dead. But at the time it was a fantastic continuing gift from Nature along with the sweet Sailor's Choice fish and the blue and rock crabs which were constant guests of honor at our dinner table...

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Seams like the old days to me me too.

[@lostbelowthefold4199]

Man, that is sad to hear. However, they can't take your memories. Sounds like you had some fond ones.

[@Laysmoon]

Eric Valor What a beautiful memory. must have been awesome. thanks for sharing

[@tinykid0x]

I’m 11 but I know how you feel

[@kylewo0]

Hope we turn this around … thanks for sharing

[@kmlynn19]

Lived down by the gulf for 17 years and got 60 lb sacks during the fall and winter. Loved to eat them with saltines and Crystals hot sauce. I miss that so much!!!

[@johnsheehan977]

I am a chef and Crystal is one of my favorite Louisiana hot sauces!I I make almost like a buffalo wing sauce with melted butter and Crystal hot sauce with a little garlic for my oysters!😋😁

[@mitsstim2664]

I pick them myself and let them sit in clean water to “cycle” clean themselves out a few freshwater cycles, after a good washing and brushing. Good video.

[@davidl1307]

One little tip for easier cleaning. Use a pressure washer (if you have one) and clean them inside of a milk crate so draining isn't an issue. Agreed with others on the use of a proper oyster shucker knife, but of course not everyone may have one at first.

[@willmoritz5493]

Try a bed of rock salt in your pan, stabilizes the oyster while moving the pan and cooking. Oyster shucking is a skill, take some time at the dock and learn from those guys, you'll be surprised at how easy it becomes for even the tightest shells to be opened. Thanks for the video

[@Jzwiz]

Some people make this look so easy but shucking definitely is an art in itself. Gotta work for the sweet meat inside. Great video

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

They can be very hard to shuck when they are really fresh like these were.

[@russaman1000]

i just throw them all in the grill and wait till they open by themselves then i’ll add the seasonings or whatever. skipping the part of trying to pry the damn thing open.

[@armangdejong7826]

Right, so you have to do, and you avoid pieces of schell that are cracking your teeth .

[@Ftsqrl]

The best way to do it

[@lostbelowthefold4199]

You do need an adult beverage for this process. It's in the rulebook ;) Thank you for the video!

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Yes, I have read the rule book and even expanded to rule to many other recipe! Thanks for watching.

[@STEVIE1959]

I found you can take that long oyster knife to a grinder cut about half of it off you will be left with a wide end grind it sharp with curved edges, it will give more leverage for the twist and if you make it a little less than 3" long there will be less chance of ramming it thru the oyster into your hand also get some gloves that guard against cutting your hand, you only need one on the hand holding the oyster, hope this helps............stevie from mobile al

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

THat is exactly what I did to this knife, and you are correct, it works MUCH Better.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Way back when, I used to pretend I was doing a cooking show when I opened a can of tuna. This was back during the Galloping Gourmet days, when I would tell my mom I felt sick so I could stay home from school in 1st grade

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Anyone can do a cooking show on KZbin... hell, look at us.

[@staellie7089]

I’m jealous. I’m sooo going to the fish market and get some oysters today. 😋 yum.

[@tonysoprano3931]

thanks for the great video, but I have 1 question. couldn't you just put the oysters flat side up (so you don't lose the liqueur), and let them open on their own, then add the other ingredients? keep jup the great videos.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

I love eating and picking oysters. Thanks.

[@tannercolbert8864]

The best time for oysters is Thanksgiving, and also it's easier to use a wider knife instead of a pointed knife. It keeps the shell from flaking

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Thanks for the tip and for watching.

[@armangdejong7826]

You are right about the knife .

[@johnsheehan977]

Yes those colder months really make a difference in the quality of the oyster! I love Thanksgiving is when all the Dungeness crab hits the markets!😁🤠

[@OnTheRiver66]

Is it ok to have something this delicious? Thank you!!!

[@rebeccaw5516]

Love this video, everything doing shows in details! Very informative and useful. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!

[@docoluv9]

Hey buddy still living ur chanel. Love cooking with all my cast iron. Love to watch others use them as well.

[@tinykid0x]

Who ever are the 266 dislikes shame on you This mans work is jist AMAZING 😍

[@20807shane]

Try some from dons seafood, jacked up oysters under appetizers. Butter, cheese, lemon juice, bacon bits, jalapeño pepper bits. Omg awesome!!

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

That recipe sounds like I would not taste the oyster for all the other stuff.

[@stevemazz3121]

After watching and reading the comments I have to wonder how many of you find your way home... My Family has owned an oyster on Hood Canal for longer than I have been alive. Let me try and share how to open an oyster, every time, any configuration, without destroying the meat inside. First, He has the top and bottom of the oyster correct. The rounder part goes down. Being right handed, as he is, hold the oyster in your left hand as he is but turn it around so the hinge is away from the knife. At about a 45 degree angle place the knife on the top edge of the oyster at the seam. Wiggle the knife gently as you push it forward. When it enters the shell keep the point on the lower half of the shell After entering a bit, about an inch or less, turn the knife counter clockwise and gently push down on the knife handle. This will open the oyster enough for you to slide your knife along the bottom shell and cut the mussel. When cut you can easily remove the top half of the shell and cut the upper mussel returning the meat to the curved bottom shell with all the juice and meat ready for cooking...

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Finally, someone with something constructive to say. I have modified this knife and it works MUCH better now. Sharpened a little and squared up the tip. Thanks for you informative comment. BTW, the title of this video is NOT, "how to shuck and oyster".

[@matthewlincoln8427]

Great job. Looks very tasty !!!

[@abdelnasermahmoud1259]

Looks good and flavourful. Thanks for the recipe. I will definitely try it.

[@ryanthompson6670]

Use rock salt to se them on the tray so they stay up straight

[@kimdavis7058]

Thank you for sharing. I love oysters and I like the way you cook them. I will definitely try this.

[@sweetsbynaee332]

I have never tried oysters but this recipe has me tempted to give them a try

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

A true treasure of the oceans. Thanks for watching

[@toniroberts8117]

I’ve been on an oyster kick the past several days, ordering a dozen a night. I live on the ocean and at any time can buy them fresh off the dock but I’ve never prepared them before, hence why I looked up this video. After watching him shuck those oysters I’m wondering if I shouldn’t just keep buying them from the restaurant 😂 Thanks for the video 😁

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

A lot of work. Thanks for watching.

[@thechristmaschannel5429]

I love oysters. We have lot of oysters in the Philippines 😁

[@nathanpyle3443]

This dude needs to come to Southern Maryland for some training on oysters. From top to bottom.

[@WildIrishSoul]

Super video , cheers 😁👍👍

[@kealahonu]

was that a sauce with the green onions cause i didnt see any ceviche?

[@demarcjohnson]

I'd ate an oysters next to a power plant and it gave me super powers.

[@princeicio]

I'd love to try that. But I don't have a charcoal grill. And do I have to use parmesan cheese?

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

You cab use what YOU like and it will be awesome. Thanks for watching.

[@patriciacarter6137]

You should. Have put them on the. Grill got a few minutes and. Will open up so easy

[@RA12897338]

Next time, if there is a next time, when you go to Olive Garden, ask to buy one of their parmesan cheese wheelie grinders. They will sell them and it beats the beans out of flat graders. Good recipe thank you.

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

I have one very similar and I don't like it much. I now use a micro-plane.

[@yaobuckman5006]

try tapping the point to break off the soft shell first, then shuck'em

[@michaelhennegan9637]

Tap the point of the knife into the oyster at the joint with an empty beer bottle or wooden meat tenderizer. Save you a lot of work.

[@Epmj9368]

Looks delicious!😋😋😋

[@deusvult7947]

Are you related to, live with, or are a neighbor to "the backyard scientist" here on youtube? Because your pool and back patio look just like his.

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

No.

[@richardt.1755]

How expensive was it to buy them in that sack ?

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

We bought a half sack (half bushel) $40.

[@jerryhubbard4461]

one thing I always do before prepareing my oysters, with a nylon brush and a bucket of water, I scrub all the dirt from the shell. Most of my oysters are eaten raw or steamed with nothing on them. I want to taste the oyster not the damn cheese.To each his own.

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

I with you on that, but this is for the person that maybe is not quite as hardcore on oysters. They were really good and the oyster was the main flavor.

[@mowanathompson8086]

love the smoked ones out of the can...are these better?

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

NO Comparison to smoked oysters. Totally different in every way. Don't get me wrong, I lover smoked oysters also. Thanks for watching.

[@PawGreig]

Love how you created to look cool.

[@jeffreytackett2545]

Hell ya just bought a bushel and some brews. Thanks for the tips ill try my damndest not to carve my hand up. Thanks

[@MrMrwilem]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Orius25]

Thank you for this informative video!

[@ANTROBUSN]

Ha ha this made me laugh aloud. The problem with the oyster shucking was two fold.. 1- that shucker I owned myself and I could never get that thing to do it’s job, actually broke the guard off twice. 2- your not eating the best oyster possible in 2018, that’s where I come in, I need your info and I can over night you the best of the best.

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

I modified this oyster shucking knife after this video was produced. I squared of the tip a bit and sharpened the edges. Check out this video to see how muck better it worked on our trip to Ft Desoto with friends. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqeZnXiFiJ2Vba8

[@ANTROBUSN]

Backwoods Gourmet Channel you were right to modify it. But shucking oysters ain’t easy and not for the hangry

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

They still remain as one of my favorite members of the mollusk family no matter how hard they are to clean

[@schymark8392]

Looks amazing!!!

[@stevenharrison5828]

Awesome videos from Logan West Virginia. Great channel

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Welcome and thanks for watching.

[@WyaSlay]

Finnally its here

[@reathacastro2628]

Nice! Looked great!

[@saltybass1981]

Awesome video👍. Just had a friend give me a fresh sack of oysters and did some similar. Thanks for the great video!😀

[@jimmypace3521]

It was from fridgeration. The old days didn’t have the freezers like we do now. That’s where the tale come from. Google that. You will see what I’m talking about

[@moremelessyou6525]

Those look amazing!

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Can't wait for the water to cool down and get some more. Thanks for watching.

[@moremelessyou6525]

@@BackwoodsGourmetChannel Aww thanks for the reply, sir!

[@theathomas2465]

Is cooked oysters safe

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Is raw oyster safe?

[@fordfreak9456]

its not hard if you know what your doing. its pretty easy for this girl, to pop those shells. but then again im from maine. but keep working hard against yourself, ill kick back pop 12 shells and enjoy

[@BigHosMan]

WOW! Looks amazing!!

[@1OutOf8Billion]

What's your profile supposed to be??

[@mahendrapersaud6356]

Love your cooking

[@birajpoudyal6726]

Wow... love your food and your channel

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Hit that subscribe button and check out the channel page for a lot more. Thanks for watching.

[@birajpoudyal6726]

Backwoods Gourmet Channel How was your xmas and new year?

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Good. We worked on content for the channel on most of my tie off.

[@skywalker39100]

Oysters should always taste like The Ocean.

[@rcforrichard6245]

How much did you get 30 lbs for? We get them for $1.24 each.

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

$38. No more in-shell oysters in Apalachicola any more.

[@mariaeisma5040]

That's more work than eating. I like more eating than working.

[@armandgrenier1329]

Dude is drunk AF and great cooking 👍👍

[@MrRaymilligan]

You got the wrong type of oyster knife ,,blade should not be no longer than 2 inches and sharper end (rounded).

[@joey2k412]

But I love oyster and those oysters look very good I we'll hath to put that oyster dish on my minu at my restaurant

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Easy and delicious, except for the shucking part. I was afraid I would stab myself bad if I sharpened that knife. Thanks for watching

[@1OutOf8Billion]

Joey 2k bet you cook oysters better than this idiot

[@PawGreig]

Looks good!!!

[@Danny66G1]

You bought them off of a pickup truck in Byhalia Mississippi didn't You??!!!

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

Bought them from an oyster shack in Apalachicola

[@mowanathompson8086]

we are in n/w PA and don't have oysters.....hook us up!

[@travissmallwood8657]

I bet you that plate loved that sauce 🤣 I really don't understand why he put sauce on the plate

[@zi6231]

I just wanna cook a nice seafood gumbo

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

We have that over on the channel page.. Just click on our picture and check out the cooking seafood outdoors playlist.

[@veroangel45]

delish!!!

[@PressPowerPlay]

This video gave me so much anxiety 😅. I am watching this video after coming from another video where the man says not to hold it in your hand or the knife could slip and cut you 😲. The whole time I am watching you push soooo hard I was freaking out about your hand getting cut. That glove doesn't look strong enough to protect you. Looks so good though

[@cleofelynalali]

Puor boiled water..easier to open

[@JBanks333]

Why do ppl c😖nsume the digestive tracks of oysters & clams? I clean them throughly.

[@angelaparker3477]

damn thats great

[@Maugwa]

Use the old "eagle beak" can opener to open oysters. I have NEVER found one that it won't open. Just grinf that point into the hinge and use the leverage of the curved beak to pop it open. static.artfire.com/uploads/product/6/986/21986/7821986/7821986/large/7_up_beer_bottle_opener_can_opener_vintage_souvenir_seven_up_soda_pop__75302259.jpg

[@improvementTime10.3.17]

2:35 flat because on grill

[@missled5466]

Yummm

[@syedshufkatali6585]

very strange! our local language letter that is rae is same like R from english and we are not allowed to eat seafood in the months which do not contain rae letter in urdu language. We get this order from our religion.

[@barroningram7286]

I only had one😀

[@djmankiewicz1000]

Buys expensive seafood. Drinks dirt cheap beer... Lol

[@johnsheehan977]

You noticed that too huh?🤣😆🤨

[@johnsheehan977]

Better use a towel when shucking those babies.That Oyster knife will go right through that glove! I speak from experience. Was a trip to ER and four stitches.☹😖

[@tink71301]

It’s NOT ceviche! Ceviche is raw fish dip common in Latin cultures and is amazing

[@privatebubba8876]

Ceviche is fish or shrimp that has been cooked by the acid in the lemon or lime juice.

[@tink71301]

private bubba ok and

[@privatebubba8876]

And it is not raw.

[@tink71301]

private bubba look up the definition of ceviche....no where does it say it’s cooked because of lemon or lime juice.

[@tink71301]

private bubba plus what is called ceviche in this video has no fish in it

[@petefanelli9244]

I can teach you how to open the oysters.

[@eric81872]

☺♥

[@phonglego]

Nice Video! LIKE😃

[@PawGreig]

These oysters are small but they look good..

[@Youseekveek]

Why did the captions say y'all stink

[@tinykid0x]

I like mine hooot

[@gregp8497]

1 tablespoon in the south equals four drops of liquid lol 😂

[@Bobshouse]

and C, some nerve.

[@_jake_doran]

Pretty sure this video could've been 6mins long

[@ufoyz250]

Sorry to say but you didn’t invent that yesterday! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@baskill0982]

Mr bean made 160 channels and disliked this video

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

That makes him a TROLL.

[@dankierson]

A waste of the sauces under the shells. Maybe we should not use butter as it is high fat.

[@virginiakiratu4119]

I want a white guy that loves seafood

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

A lot of white guys like seafood and can catch it too. Get out of the city and you will find them.

[@virginiakiratu4119]

Am in Africa where can I find one am serious lol

[@m19petersen]

Please let me buy you a better beer

[@BackwoodsGourmetChannel]

NL is the only kind I drink because it is so weak. 50% water..LOL

[@joey2k412]

Dummy you need to use a sharper oyster knife or stwist the knife more into the shell I'm not trying to be mean

[@joey2k412]

I meant twist the shell

[@traviseastlick5342]

Joey 2k don't have to buy them either when you drive by where the boats come in also.lol I skipped most of it just to look at the cooking. Oister Rockefeller is my next to favorite. Raw is best

[@guzmacmomof4]

If you weren't trying to be mean why call him dumb?

[@kirkb2596]

I luv oysters raw or cooked I have been eating them since I was a teenager in south Louisiana I am a registered coonass but I have never heard of a sharp oyster knife

[@traviseastlick5342]

kirk b you must avoid idiots perdy good. Only idiots will think of a sharp oister knife. It only results in self mutilation. Lol

[@travv88]

I just cooked some DISGUSTING oysters lol. Eugh.

[@jerryhubbard4461]

What you need to do is get a real oyster knife. That cheap thing you are using is why you are having problems. A good knife will have a curved end to give you more leverage. Get some real knives and you will see the difference.

[@ryarbrough1000]

You coverd up your presentation,lol

[@LiquidLensPhotography]

Abult Deverage… 🤣