How to Shuck an Oyster

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  • Опубліковано 25 бер 2015
  • Two-time national oyster shucking champion George Hastings demonstrates the most common ways to shuck an oyster at Nick's Oyster Bar & Seafood Restaurant inside Baltimore's Cross Street Market.
    Video: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program
    Music: "Water in the Creek" by Josh Woodward

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  • @mastershucker6240
    @mastershucker6240 Рік тому +5

    I’ve met this gentleman at the National Oyster shucking contest several times! One of the nicest people you’ll ever meet!

  • @amiablelampamiablelamp2245
    @amiablelampamiablelamp2245 2 роки тому +6

    I’m 17, supposed to be preparing for my SAT but here I am

  • @bluejelly3739
    @bluejelly3739 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much for this information!! I have a job interview for an oyster shucking position and I've never touched an oyster in my life, this is so helpful!!

    • @darinaangelova2882
      @darinaangelova2882 11 місяців тому +1

      How did it go?

    • @bluejelly3739
      @bluejelly3739 11 місяців тому

      @darinaangelova2882 actually really well! I didnt get the oyster shucking position, but my previous kitchen experience got me full time in the kitchen instead :D

  • @PRO2A91
    @PRO2A91 3 роки тому +1

    Met George at a brewery in VA, he was shucking oysters there! Super kind and down to earth guy, told me to come check out this video!

  • @sharks3010
    @sharks3010 2 роки тому +1

    Great video mate. Clear, concise and no nonsense. I shucked my first oyster around 10 years ago and haven't looked back since. We've got some amazing Scottish and Cornish oysters in my neck of the woods. Some lemon juice or hot sauce goes well with them, but they're still amazing on their own.

  • @AirplaneJunkie82
    @AirplaneJunkie82 7 років тому +5

    Nice job. Chesapeake Bay oysters are my favorite since they're smoother and more buttery than the northern colder water ones.

  • @scottmmm5275
    @scottmmm5275 9 років тому +1

    Nicely done as always George!

  • @dianewetmore5416
    @dianewetmore5416 5 років тому

    Thank you! Worked like a charm!

  • @timothywilliams4089
    @timothywilliams4089 5 років тому

    First class, many thanks for the video; had a dozen Cornish Oysters yesterday,.....superb.

  • @georgeearst2507
    @georgeearst2507 2 роки тому

    You the Man! Great class, Sir.

  • @johnnicholas2157
    @johnnicholas2157 4 місяці тому

    You should try the East Hampton Shucking tool, it's the safest and easiest way to open oysters. It keeps your hand away from the knife. You won't hurt yourself.

  • @rickdiz5517
    @rickdiz5517 4 роки тому

    Never gets old master

  • @mariehyfield1754
    @mariehyfield1754 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much. I quickly and easily shucked my first oysters. And, I did it much better than my husband!

  • @mistervacation23
    @mistervacation23 3 роки тому +2

    My all time favorite is the oyster soup scene. He really doesn't say anything but it's hilarious. So sad he died so young.

  • @BorisTwist
    @BorisTwist 3 роки тому +2

    Hi or "Wow" the first frame has led me to say: Brilliant!, WHAT AN AMAZING FACE! . . . ( the eyes have it) . . . I write this as I listen not watching, touched by your voice and humor . . . However . . . . now I'm going to view this whole thing once more to gain the benefit of your wisdom.

  • @gale212
    @gale212 3 роки тому +1

    Virginia/Maryland oysters are my favorite. I love the PEIs too.

  • @lidiyajohnson7460
    @lidiyajohnson7460 Рік тому

    Brilliant ! Fantastic !

  • @pierre6625
    @pierre6625 4 місяці тому

    Great Video Thanks

  • @omargonzalez2641
    @omargonzalez2641 6 років тому +2

    Good stuff.

  • @Shuckerboy
    @Shuckerboy 11 місяців тому

    Great Video! Now I know how!

  • @J_theponderer
    @J_theponderer 4 роки тому

    This guy is awesome

  • @Airon79
    @Airon79 2 роки тому +2

    I usually have to chip the front up a bit to get an opening for me to open from the front method which now since learning the hinge method i only do bill method when hinge method fails me . Which I learned bill method from my Dad and Grandpa when I was roughly 7 yrs old which Grandpa was an oysterneer or oyster hunter , if that's what you call them .

  • @bill6698
    @bill6698 3 роки тому +5

    Seems like with your "going in the bill" method, you're losing all the delicious juices when you flip it over...am I missing something?

  • @tohopes
    @tohopes 5 років тому +6

    "The gloves are comin off"
    only takes off 1 glove

  • @elizabethfarrell9650
    @elizabethfarrell9650 5 років тому +2

    lovely video.

  • @goose9801
    @goose9801 9 років тому

    The champ!!!!

  • @oliviab4266
    @oliviab4266 Рік тому

    Finally, I found someone other than myself who actually chews oysters. All the dumb asses where I live in Western Australia gulp their oysters down without even chewing them, as if to say they can’t stand the taste.

  • @bbs1369
    @bbs1369 3 роки тому +2

    Great video thank you - good clear sound for your excellent instructions. What is the best way to avoid little bits of shell in the oyster or to check/remove them. I try to wipe the shucking knife but sometimes there are still bits. Any tips much appreciated. Would rather not take out the oyster and wash it. Btw love your tip for the microwave!

  • @stadtjer689
    @stadtjer689 7 років тому +1

    Looks like a nice guy

  • @hoorootv1
    @hoorootv1 Рік тому

    🔹️ Used to live up on a lake within easy walking distance, a few hundred yards from a large oyster farm.. Freshest Oysters eaten straight after opening cannot be beaten ❗ Always added a few drops of Worcestershire sauce or Maggi Special Seasoning sauce to my oysters. I don't care for cooked oysters. I've always eaten them Au Naturel, the best & only way to truely enjoy these salty little delights❗

  • @GarretGrayCamera
    @GarretGrayCamera 5 років тому +6

    Is there any reason to go in the front as opposed to the hinge? If you love oysters, I recommend shucking them yourself. It's 10x satisfying.

    • @OysterNinjaPc
      @OysterNinjaPc 5 років тому +1

      front and back is a huge debate. For me it all depends on what the oyster looks like and what knife I'm using.

    • @clxwncrxwn
      @clxwncrxwn 2 роки тому

      @@OysterNinjaPc good to know, I personally thought the hinge method looked easiest, but shells don’t grow so evenly.

  • @matthewmahfood4636
    @matthewmahfood4636 5 років тому +6

    My Dominos pizza will be arriving any min now

  • @jsf525JEFF
    @jsf525JEFF 6 років тому +15

    OPENED UPSIDE DOWN LOST ALL THE JUICE. MICROWAVE. PLEASE GOD HELP ME

  • @justinrussell377
    @justinrussell377 5 років тому +2

    I want oysters. Right now

  • @devanman7920
    @devanman7920 10 місяців тому

    You gotta slurp and get all the watery goodness

  • @sahanarzruni584
    @sahanarzruni584 4 роки тому

    Oh my! The fellow lost all the juices. Shucks!

  • @robboal7310
    @robboal7310 4 роки тому

    one flip for presentation

  • @fattony123082
    @fattony123082 5 років тому +2

    Shucks that looked easy!!! Har har har Knee slapper !!!🤪🤪🤪

  • @thomasmoore1823
    @thomasmoore1823 3 роки тому

    Taking oyster out of the shell containing the liquor to eat it?

  • @Portalalinfinito
    @Portalalinfinito 5 років тому +4

    Can you adopt me and feed me oysters every day?

  • @jaymasterscrapper301
    @jaymasterscrapper301 5 років тому +3

    ok so my oysters sit on the kitchen counter for a week and I have no problem opening

    • @OysterNinjaPc
      @OysterNinjaPc 5 років тому

      yep that works also lol

    • @parisbreakfast
      @parisbreakfast 2 роки тому

      Dead oysters! Keep em in the fridge for gawds sake!

  • @jsf525JEFF
    @jsf525JEFF 6 років тому

    I EAT 300 OYSTERS AT THE BUFFET. I GET BANNED A LOT..LOL I USED TO BE A SHUCK ER. AS I OPEN IT I TAKE THE KNIFE AND GO STRAIT UP TOSS THE TOP THEN CUT THE MUSSEL AND FLIP . HE DIDN'T FLIP AND YOU PUSH KNIFE UP TILL TOP COMES OFF

  • @glassios8054
    @glassios8054 6 років тому +3

    Rip oysters

  • @janemarsh6850
    @janemarsh6850 4 роки тому

    Ozzell. Florida citrus county south of crystal river off of hwy 19. Over 2 nd bridge off to the left best butter cup ostyers on the point by the cedar tree. Jim lo st in the 60sssssssssssssssss

  • @chuck4221
    @chuck4221 6 років тому +3

    you are a cruel man, here I am, mouth watering and not an oyster in sight.........darn it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @creynoldsiphone
    @creynoldsiphone 2 роки тому

    Here's how to prepare oysters @

  • @terrismith9662
    @terrismith9662 5 років тому +1

    2 questions? Is it alive when you first cut it? Why isn't it cooked? Oh and before you make fun of me or call me stupid, just to let you know I was born and raised in the Appalachia Mountains of Eastern KY. I know absolutely NOTHING about catching and/or preparing seafood.

    • @OysterNinjaPc
      @OysterNinjaPc 5 років тому

      you have questions I have answers

    • @OKOK-hm2is
      @OKOK-hm2is 3 роки тому

      it's alive
      you can cook it, but it's just much better raw. cooked oysters taste not much different from mussels, which are way cheaper

    • @dannylerch
      @dannylerch 2 роки тому

      You eat these raw. They are so good

  • @DeltahairlinesMobileBarb-lx5hu
    @DeltahairlinesMobileBarb-lx5hu 5 років тому +1

    I use a hammer and a 6 inch 🔪

  • @cyee1355
    @cyee1355 3 роки тому

    Is it me, or is that glove a little...icky?

  • @eevleenjajou5713
    @eevleenjajou5713 3 роки тому

    From the written
    We can't see nothing

  • @alexansbe
    @alexansbe 6 років тому +8

    He lost so much of the delicious liquid inside pouring out as he shucks! There are pieces of shell everywhere!

    • @OKOK-hm2is
      @OKOK-hm2is 3 роки тому +1

      You always loose first water and serve, oyster produces second water which is less salty and has much more pleasant taste

  • @lyonleong6059
    @lyonleong6059 6 років тому

    guy at the bottom is soo triggered

  • @kryptoniterxn117
    @kryptoniterxn117 2 роки тому

    Hmm, those gloves look unwashed for years. And they're touching food that's about to go into your mouth.

  • @williamanderson3499
    @williamanderson3499 5 років тому +2

    ...aaaand then the customer chokes on all the oyster shell pieces and gets food poisoning from those nasty ass gloves.

  • @jsf525JEFF
    @jsf525JEFF 6 років тому +3

    NO WAY THIS GUY WON ANYTHING. I OPEN OYSTERS 100 3 MIN

    • @meateorman4191
      @meateorman4191 6 років тому +1

      jsf525 yeah that's the big boss the guy that actually Shucks oysters for this place is far too foul mouth to go on camera I reckon

    • @bobhope2093
      @bobhope2093 5 років тому +1

      hahaaaa youre a fucking liar.

    • @chris5957
      @chris5957 5 років тому +4

      That's George "Hannibal" Hastings. 100 in 3 minutes eh? I got 100 says you couldn't shuck 100 clean in 20 minutes

    • @OysterNinjaPc
      @OysterNinjaPc 5 років тому +1

      you know the Hannibal?

  • @jamesmorris911
    @jamesmorris911 6 років тому +2

    I swear EVERY oyster tutorial i see on youtube...they do it WRONG..

    • @jonvalbonne
      @jonvalbonne 5 років тому +1

      Why don't you do one then? That'll be another wrong'n to add to the tally!

    • @OysterNinjaPc
      @OysterNinjaPc 5 років тому +1

      how do you do it? I'm interested seriously

  • @rosies14
    @rosies14 3 роки тому +1

    He looks to be making a mess of the oysters.