How to shuck scallops - Tutorial from an expert

Expert scallop diver Grant Campbell gives a tutorial in the best way to shuck scallops. We learn the most efficient way to prepare these beautiful shellfish. A valuable how-to for anyone with some tasty live seafood!
Filmed in the North of Scotland, in the hIghlands.
We learn some interesting facts about the biology and physiology of scallops.

[@raulbora]

The ONLY video on how to clean scallops that you'll EVER need! Cheers Grant!

[@sparker9309]

What an informative & entertaining little video! Your educational films are eagerly awaited and so useful for anyone interested in marine foraging. More!

[@tjashton]

‘I get by with a little help from my friends’. Cheers! Thanks for the support.

[@sparker9309]

Do you use 5 or 7mm suits please (made-to-measure or off-the-peg size), how long do you stay warm, and what weighting does that require for approx 10m dives? Any tips for wetsuit manufacturers that are tall/slim as standard? (ie 6'2"/75kg) Many thanks for any advice. Looking forward to more fun in the sea!

[@tjashton]

I use a 7mm open cell apnea suit from Picasso. I’m about the same height and weight as you. It’s brilliant - you can do at least an hour in the coldest time of year, and unlimited the rest of the year. As for weights - I don’t actually know what’s on my belt. It’s the same every time - I just add an extra 2kg for shallow diving. I’ll guess 10kg but not sure...

[@sparker9309]

@@tjashton Brilliantly helpful & informative as ever, thank you for your time. I'm mid Wales based but aiming for November visit to Oban area for some scallop-searching and shore dives. Over n out. Sebastian

[@rhondab.3774]

This was great. Fascinating. I’ve never eaten the roe on a scallop.

[@tjashton]

Thanks! It’s only half a scallop if you don’t eat the roe. It’s delicious. A lot of restaurants keep them for making soup and sauce but really they should be served with the scallop.

[@chev_FTeam]

This is a great video thank you

[@finbarrohalloran6907]

Great video chaps. Thanks for posting.

[@sparker9309]

Dived in Scotland at last (Loch Linnhe), gathered my first ever Scallops and practised shucking with the help of yours & Grant's amazingly useful video. Get a 7mm suit you said, another invaluable tip!! Addicted to winter scalloping now.😋🙂 Thanks

[@tjashton]

Fantastic - I’m delighted to hear that! Have you tried catching razor clams yet? Also great fun to hunt and really good to eat. Often found in similar places to scallops and many other sandy areas

[@sparker9309]

Yes, I've tried for Razors!😂 You used a squeezy bottle full of salt, but I obviously didn't get the technique right! Do you partly dissolve the salt into a liquid before your dives (to it squirts into their tubes)? Yours looked just mega cooked in foil with butter etc, so I hope to succeed soon!🤞 More fun in the sea soon please Tom! Cheers

[@tjashton]

@@sparker9309 I just take the salt as it is. Because the sea is so salty it doesn’t really dissolve the salt so it stays in its normal form. You can also catch them with a knife or bare hands- also very fun! Yeah - I need to get back to it.

[@CoastlineFishing]

Very useful after our nice haul at the weekend :) Another trip is in order soon I feel!

[@pollysmith5014]

Really wish you'd zoomed in a lot more!

[@adgfasd9686]

its funny seeing you wearing an anthrax t shirt seeing as how close you are to the old mod bioweapon test site

[@tjashton]

That’s why I picked it! Some really hardcore military history round there.

[@germanshepherdGCampbell]

We`ll need to do a cooking one next that shows that smoking hot pans and incinerating the outside of the scallop whilst leaving the inside raw aren`t obligatory.

[@guada2696]

Slowest way to open an scallop

[@mrjoker1133]

Absolutely

[@rvierra7235]

Cook it?? Those wouldn't last 5 seconds after opening!