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title: "Shuck It! All about Oysters"
date: 2020-03-10T22:50:00+01:00
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# Shuck It! All about Oysters

## Open an oyster in 4 easy steps

 03/10/2020 

 

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Here is our guide on **how to open oyster** in 4 steps.

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 **What you need to shuck an oyster is:**

- an oyster knife (with a short and thick blade)
- a hard and flat surface
- a towel or a protective oyster glove

 

 

 

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 Here are the steps every chef should follow to **open an oyster**:

- **Get your oysters**: save time and order them via [Choco](https://www.choco.com/)
- **Open the hinge**: wrap a towel over your hand or wear an oyster glove. Use it to hold the oyster firmly over a flat surface. Wiggle and carefully push your knife between the two shells right at the tip of the oyster and apply a twisting force as if you were turning a set of keys.
- **Cut gently**: slide the knife around the outside of the oyster shell to loosen the top from the bottom by gently cutting the muscle in the middle and discard (and [recycle whenever possible](https://www.billionoysterproject.org/)) the top shell. Make sure you do not damage the meat or lose any liquid.
- **Separate the meat from the bottom shell**: scrape the knife along the inside of the bottom shell to separate the meat. Enjoy your oyster!