How To Open Every Shellfish | Method Mastery | Epicurious

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  • Опубліковано 1 тра 2024
  • Sharpen your tools and come to attention because class is in session! Join Mike Cruz, manager of Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Wholesale, as he details the best methods for cracking open and cleaning just about every variety of shellfish you might encounter in the kitchen. Not every crustacean and bivalve plays by the same rules, and learning the proper technique can elevate your seafood game to the next level. So, if you're ready to get cracking, Mike has you covered and then some.
    00:00 Intro
    00:53 Blue Crab
    02:57 Soft-Shell Crab
    03:49 Dungeness Crab
    07:37 Maine Lobster
    09:25 Cooked Maine Lobster
    12:12 Crawfish
    13:17 Langostino
    14:22 American White Shrimp
    15:14 Prawn
    16:50 Sea Scallop
    18:10 Duxbury Oyster
    19:48 Baywater Sweet
    21:08 PEI Mussel
    22:06 Hard-Shell Clams
    23:28 Soft-Shell Clam
    25:02 Razor Clam
    26:35 Geoduck
    29:26 Cockle
    30:08 Abalone
    31:20 Conch
    32:46 West Coast Sea Urchin
    35:31 East Coast Sea Urchin
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  • @AudTheGod
    @AudTheGod 4 роки тому +3085

    WHEN RESTAURANTS DONT REMOVE THE “VEIN” FROM THE SHRIMP WHICH IS LITERALLY THE POOP SAC IT PISSES ME OFF

    • @landenallen1994
      @landenallen1994 4 роки тому +8

      Yep

    • @NabilNabawiYT
      @NabilNabawiYT 4 роки тому +120

      when they discard the head of shrimp and lobster which is literally delicious it pisses me off :v

    • @alexandragarlyn4860
      @alexandragarlyn4860 4 роки тому +256

      It’s a poop sack? I thought it added EXTRA FLAVOR.

    • @alexandragarlyn4860
      @alexandragarlyn4860 4 роки тому +3

      Chill Boi idk man

    • @MychMych1
      @MychMych1 4 роки тому +20

      @@platinumentity4861 i like them poop sacs

  • @alecwhatshisname5170
    @alecwhatshisname5170 4 роки тому +17343

    One brain cell: you've never eaten crab, or lobster. You don't like cooking. You don't like touching raw meat.
    Other brain cell: They got every type?

    • @jesshavok1015
      @jesshavok1015 4 роки тому +306

      THIS! -But I have had lobster once. Looks gross, tastes amazing. Like a firm in texture strong flavored fish with butter sauce.

    • @Noah-rd8xe
      @Noah-rd8xe 4 роки тому +29

      Exactly

    • @stupidboy9944
      @stupidboy9944 4 роки тому +59

      I feel attacked

    • @Jim-vg3vb
      @Jim-vg3vb 4 роки тому +41

      Lobster/crab is common where I live have had it a lot

    • @davidwade3281
      @davidwade3281 4 роки тому +19

      In vegetarian I don’t eat seafood either cuz it makes me nauseous and I lov animals and don’t wanna eat thrm

  • @yandenjav9774
    @yandenjav9774 Рік тому +2196

    Years of evolution for humanity...
    Only for us to watch a handsome man become the most feared man across the seas

    • @brothernicole3112
      @brothernicole3112 Рік тому +3

      йуандэн джав

    • @Weatherbg11
      @Weatherbg11 Рік тому +44

      "become the most feared man across the seas" XD

    • @Unstable_Macaroni
      @Unstable_Macaroni Рік тому +15

      Legend speaks of the great shell whisperer… wait i read that wrong it’s actually shell consumers

    • @Determinator21
      @Determinator21 8 місяців тому +2

      He's not handsome

    • @yandenjav9774
      @yandenjav9774 8 місяців тому +61

      @@Determinator21 he is handsome, to me and billions of other people. He is very handsome.

  • @overtonwindowshopper
    @overtonwindowshopper Рік тому +1441

    It’s such a relief to see someone who actually knows how to shuck an oyster. I’ve seen some truly wild techniques in my travels lol (and consumed a lot of shell bits as a result)

    • @haunteddestiny312
      @haunteddestiny312 Рік тому +87

      Extra calcium.

    • @snoote533
      @snoote533 Рік тому +21

      ​@@haunteddestiny312
      Exactly as I thought 💀

    • @fairynikis
      @fairynikis Рік тому +19

      How did you see people trying to shuck them? Im curious now lmao

    • @pinkhoodieguy7703
      @pinkhoodieguy7703 7 місяців тому +10

      ​@@fairynikisblunt force trauma

    • @madammonarch1
      @madammonarch1 Місяць тому

      do tell! I love hearing weird ways people have opened oysters!

  • @kristijanoros7208
    @kristijanoros7208 4 роки тому +5441

    Shellfish: NOO! YOU CANT JUST EAT US! WE EVOLVED FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS TO BE HARD TO EAT!
    Humans: haha shell go slurp slurp

    • @henrymunafo8207
      @henrymunafo8207 4 роки тому +205

      We are gods of our environment, sucks for them they shoulda adapted quicker. Yum.

    • @PieIsGud2808
      @PieIsGud2808 4 роки тому +118

      Mmmm, crack crack slurp slurp *yüm*

    • @kolorless-cat
      @kolorless-cat 4 роки тому +47

      You can't just shoot a hole into the surface of Mars

    • @PieIsGud2808
      @PieIsGud2808 4 роки тому +118

      Humans: haha mars water go sploosh sploosh

    • @kristijanoros7208
      @kristijanoros7208 4 роки тому +59

      @@PieIsGud2808 i think it's more like: haha big gun go pew pew

  • @dylancrozier84
    @dylancrozier84 2 роки тому +5714

    Fun fact, shellfish was once considered food for the extremely poor. There was actually a cookbook with a recipe 'for prisoners only', and it was basically lobster nuggets and dipping sauce

    • @givemeyoureggs456
      @givemeyoureggs456 2 роки тому +603

      This is because before the trains and refregerating was invented, lobsters and other shellfish would just die and go baf before reaching further inland, thus reserving it basically to the coastal people

    • @meteorytekrenaryte
      @meteorytekrenaryte 2 роки тому +521

      "I spent the next three years in a POW camp, forced to subsist of a thin stew made of fish, vegetables, prawns, coconut milk, and four kinds of rice. I came close to madness trying to find it here in the states but they just can't get the spices right!"

    • @insertcreativeusernamehere4954
      @insertcreativeusernamehere4954 2 роки тому +88

      Same thing for caviar

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 2 роки тому +55

      @@meteorytekrenaryte
      Johnny?" .. Johnny"! .. JOHNNY!!???"
      Cool I broke his brain"

    • @echo-ul8lt
      @echo-ul8lt 2 роки тому +111

      Yeah and caviar was also served in bars for free and a lot of the time just thrown away

  • @trainerlsw
    @trainerlsw Рік тому +1439

    I wasn’t expecting that finisher on the lobster.

  • @kai.-.299
    @kai.-.299 Рік тому +4483

    sleep? no
    watching a 30 minute video of a random man open every shellfish? Y E S

  • @happycampers2005
    @happycampers2005 4 роки тому +4913

    Did I search for this? No. Did I end up watching the whole thing? Yes.

    • @user-cv3dr4kt7j
      @user-cv3dr4kt7j 4 роки тому +14

      Are you funny? No.

    • @BeyonceKnowlesGrande
      @BeyonceKnowlesGrande 4 роки тому +101

      @@user-cv3dr4kt7j damn, wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

    • @account-rx7xb
      @account-rx7xb 4 роки тому +13

      @clean sardine i just had a stroke reading ur comment

    • @user-cv3dr4kt7j
      @user-cv3dr4kt7j 4 роки тому +2

      @@account-rx7xb hahaha

    • @tossicamckinnon
      @tossicamckinnon 4 роки тому +20

      @@account-rx7xb if you actually read it, you wouldve known that the sentence is actually correct.

  • @hadarneu
    @hadarneu 3 роки тому +4323

    He looks like a really nice dude. Really doesn't come off as a cold blooded Shellfish killer.

    • @playz4816
      @playz4816 3 роки тому +23

      You got me

    • @charliesrandomthings5457
      @charliesrandomthings5457 3 роки тому +110

      Correct, shellfish are cold blooded. But any food has a weird way of processing it. Beef gets a spike through the skull, chickens get a gun, but they are designed for minimal pain for the animal

    • @redactednomad5681
      @redactednomad5681 3 роки тому +25

      So he’s not shelfish buh duh pshhh

    • @MeltedToast84
      @MeltedToast84 3 роки тому +4

      They were already dead 😉

    • @antivaxxasaurus
      @antivaxxasaurus 3 роки тому +11

      @@MeltedToast84 did u not see him stab a lobster in the head

  • @fairynikis
    @fairynikis Рік тому +462

    This is like my 10th time coming back to this video for no good reason. It’s just so interesting even though I rarely prepare shellfish for myself unless I go to a boil without things being pre-peeled/prepared.

    • @lanciilatte2372
      @lanciilatte2372 11 місяців тому +4

      SAMEE

    • @firewolf0065
      @firewolf0065 11 місяців тому +5

      Same 😂 I think it's my third time watching this for absolutely no reason

    • @littlerayhayrikugaming5006
      @littlerayhayrikugaming5006 4 місяці тому +3

      Same

    • @lilysanders7699
      @lilysanders7699 4 місяці тому +3

      Same I don’t even eat seafood, but his voice is so calming and it’s so oddly interesting to watch

  • @kimia1664
    @kimia1664 9 місяців тому +107

    It's crazy to me how these animals developed defense tactics, quills, and hard shells to protect themselves, and with very little meat inside they're obviously designed not to be eaten and humans are still like 🤤🤤🤤😁

    • @frisky_dart7273
      @frisky_dart7273 9 місяців тому +2

      People have been eating shellfish since they were cavemen. Go back to school please

    • @kimia1664
      @kimia1664 9 місяців тому +27

      @@frisky_dart7273 I didn't say the opposite of that. Read your own reply again.

    • @jesseyu69420
      @jesseyu69420 8 місяців тому +10

      @@frisky_dart7273 I think you might need to go back to English class

    • @mariscostumes3815
      @mariscostumes3815 7 місяців тому +4

      I mean obviously they're not designed to be eaten they're prey animals, they kinda do that for that reason 😂
      But I get what your saying

    • @ultranecrozma7449
      @ultranecrozma7449 2 дні тому

      If they didn’t want to be eaten then they shouldn’t have evolved to be so tasty!

  • @christianbaker2755
    @christianbaker2755 3 роки тому +1909

    My dude is doing beautiful knife work and butchery and y’all give him the worlds second smallest cutting board. Clutch.

  • @zidvicious6047
    @zidvicious6047 4 роки тому +6757

    His voice is so relaxing tho. I can listen to him eviscerate sea creatures all day.

    • @hamzakamaly4879
      @hamzakamaly4879 4 роки тому +156

      @@koganegawasimp4196 kinky

    • @capterson4
      @capterson4 4 роки тому +13

      And live ones!

    • @joshshobbies4224
      @joshshobbies4224 4 роки тому +9

      I think all but the ones he cooked were still alive

    • @zidvicious6047
      @zidvicious6047 4 роки тому +5

      Artsy Sloth Soon-to-be-dead rather.

    • @ILikeCHEEZ9
      @ILikeCHEEZ9 4 роки тому +13

      Sounds like the spawn of bob ross, jason, and the little mermaid

  • @taiwandxt6493
    @taiwandxt6493 Рік тому +113

    In regards to the mustard of the crab, take what he says of "Don't throw it out" with a grain of salt. While it is definitely delicious, depending on where you are and/or what time of year it is, throwing it out and not eating it is actually the better thing to do. The mustard of the crab can contain pollutants which contain toxins which are heat resistant.

    • @quackman
      @quackman 7 місяців тому +15

      thanks, I was hoping there'd be more info on what to do with the rest of the mustard.

    • @BruceAlarie
      @BruceAlarie 2 місяці тому

      party pooper

  • @NotLioncub
    @NotLioncub Рік тому +76

    I’d never thought I would be in shock from the crunch of that lobster

    • @notjebbutstillakerbal
      @notjebbutstillakerbal 6 місяців тому +5

      At least it was quick and painless

    • @Woiitax
      @Woiitax 3 місяці тому

      ​@@notjebbutstillakerbalPainless but it completely died.

    • @legioning
      @legioning 28 днів тому +4

      @@Woiitax yes i think thats what was supposed to happen

  • @ponticrook8208
    @ponticrook8208 3 роки тому +972

    I love how he gave the lobster an ever-so-gentle pat of comfort after he cleaved its skull cleanly in half.

    • @alextheferret5674
      @alextheferret5674 3 роки тому +60

      Nobody:
      Free school counselors:

    • @ardinaattia8
      @ardinaattia8 3 роки тому +33

      It sounds inhumane, but it was quick and painless. The lobster didnt feel a thing.

    • @02iscringe55
      @02iscringe55 3 роки тому +12

      make it feel like its safe so he doesnt fight back for an easy kill

    • @moo9557
      @moo9557 3 роки тому +13

      The reason he put the knife through it's back was to stab through it's brain, killing it instantly.

    • @killabomb3186
      @killabomb3186 3 роки тому +1

      Ez kil

  • @deusvult9362
    @deusvult9362 4 роки тому +9469

    Brain: Learn to open shellfish
    Me: Why?
    Brain: You gotta

    • @daisymay6505
      @daisymay6505 4 роки тому +100

      I honestly find this so satisfying and relaxing lol 😌🤔😂

    • @fake_nok
      @fake_nok 4 роки тому +116

      *y o u m u s t*

    • @sajche.
      @sajche. 4 роки тому +7

      @@daisymay6505 me too lol

    • @icronixi8063
      @icronixi8063 4 роки тому +9

      I had to ask Google what a shellfish was...

    • @y7952
      @y7952 4 роки тому +8

      Icronixi r u fr?

  • @pedroc.b.3874
    @pedroc.b.3874 Рік тому +214

    I live far away from the ocean, and don't have easy access to most shellfish. Nevertheless, I love watching this. Hands-on education is always interesting to watch.

    • @sentientfrowner7428
      @sentientfrowner7428 Рік тому

      Brooo same I used to live in Japan but then I moved to F#CKING KANSAS. Edit: I like it here tho, I just miss sea food.

    • @anzu4870
      @anzu4870 Рік тому +3

      Same, i live in a country where there's no access to sea or ocean, so watching this is satisfying

    • @kittyprydex
      @kittyprydex 5 місяців тому +1

      For as much garbage is on YT it's stuff like this that brings me back. I have so much more confidence in my cooking thanks to videos like this.

  • @ivanscottw
    @ivanscottw Рік тому +69

    About oysters : Here in France, we do not keep the initial "juice" (which is essentially sea water or whatever type of water it has spent the few several days or weeks) but we rather discard it. We then lay the oyster flat and a second juice will appear which is much tastier and will also make the oyster meat more firm.

    • @sentientfrowner7428
      @sentientfrowner7428 Рік тому +20

      So kinda like that ketchup precum?

    • @ivanscottw
      @ivanscottw 11 місяців тому +15

      @@sentientfrowner7428 you could something like that, yes !

    • @a-ghost-named-Anna
      @a-ghost-named-Anna 3 місяці тому +2

      In Atlantic Canada we always eat our oysters raw, and we *never* get rid of the water. It’s truly the best part.

    • @SahsosZero
      @SahsosZero Місяць тому +5

      @@sentientfrowner7428 you can say that, but don’t say that ever again.

    • @ultranecrozma7449
      @ultranecrozma7449 2 дні тому

      @@sentientfrowner7428Are you going to pay for the therapy of everyone who had to read that?

  • @8golong826
    @8golong826 3 роки тому +1249

    Me at 10 P.M.: "Just one more video"
    Me at 4 A.M.: "Well, you see, the crab's apron must be removed before the meat can be extracted"

    • @oanhnguyen3189
      @oanhnguyen3189 3 роки тому +1

      dear god

    • @Oceanrex
      @Oceanrex 3 роки тому +9

      Dear god! You're me! I'm literally watching this at 4:00 am!
      Edit: It's January 1st, 2021

    • @8golong826
      @8golong826 3 роки тому +11

      @@Oceanrex RIP, Adobe Flash

    • @ricestrange
      @ricestrange 3 роки тому

      Noo it's not like 10 or 5 hours it's like 35 minutes

    • @lithixsgaming
      @lithixsgaming 3 роки тому

      I'm watching this when I need to sleep I need to catch a plane in the morning

  • @Its__Rayy
    @Its__Rayy 3 роки тому +3448

    Aye so you’re telling me that Mr. Krabs and Larry the lobster are red because they’ve been boiled and killed???? That just changed the whole show

    • @volt6897
      @volt6897 3 роки тому +456

      Spongebob me boy! You need to let me go, the accident wasn't your fault AGAGAGGAGAGAGA

    • @shunbannun7427
      @shunbannun7427 3 роки тому +155

      Mr. Krabs been through some shii in the navy.

    • @TheKatera4a
      @TheKatera4a 3 роки тому +60

      @@volt6897 Why does this feel like the plot of a Surreal Entertainment episode?

    • @cynthiasp65
      @cynthiasp65 3 роки тому +36

      And Gary the snail at 32:10

    • @angrybritishman9461
      @angrybritishman9461 3 роки тому +21

      Well search up red crabs migration on UA-cam there alive dnt wry

  • @shingoblin4218
    @shingoblin4218 Рік тому +20

    My guy pulled a hit man execution on that lobster 8:02

  • @bluegoo3159
    @bluegoo3159 Рік тому +207

    Omg this is hilarious, we’re like animals literally telling each other these cool tricks we found to help us get to food better. Like we’re just excited to share knowledge as a species and that’s so cute.

    • @Someone-sq8im
      @Someone-sq8im 7 місяців тому

      Yeah!

    • @millianarakuzen
      @millianarakuzen 6 місяців тому +11

      Seems like something an alien would said 🤨

    • @starly_studios6078
      @starly_studios6078 6 місяців тому +6

      @@millianarakuzen BRO I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING LMFAO

    • @glitchy3963
      @glitchy3963 5 місяців тому +6

      We are social creatures, like monkeys, dolphins, orcas, etc, so it is quite fun to learn

    • @glitchy3963
      @glitchy3963 5 місяців тому +1

      We are social creatures, like monkeys, dolphins, orcas, etc, so it is quite fun to learn

  • @HubbardJROTC
    @HubbardJROTC 3 роки тому +10134

    “Give it a smack, on the fattest part there.” Whatever you say handsome lobster man.

    • @rendiina
      @rendiina 3 роки тому +245

      LMAOOO

    • @vanessalillian719
      @vanessalillian719 3 роки тому +41

      Fat Taebooty heheh

    • @katiechambers2287
      @katiechambers2287 3 роки тому +199

      Hehe I have a similar comment on the fish one. Great minds think alike 😂

    • @Hide-xn7yk
      @Hide-xn7yk 3 роки тому +29

      666 likes because this is cursed

    • @AK-47__.
      @AK-47__. 3 роки тому +2

      Aidens Toy Room nO

  • @Willowposting
    @Willowposting 2 роки тому +10604

    Its always so insane to me how easy to take apart shellfish are. Like, they have shells specifically for protection, but this man is taking apart crabs like they're a Lego set

    • @PossGal
      @PossGal 2 роки тому +920

      To be fair most fish dont have aposable thumbs that can get under the hinges of the shells where it's nice and weak

    • @rangereview4590
      @rangereview4590 2 роки тому +310

      Also if the roles where reversed the lobster wouldn't need a knife to do that

    • @literal_f22
      @literal_f22 2 роки тому +177

      I mean, fish don't have knives specifically to tear apart armor.

    • @looksirdroids9134
      @looksirdroids9134 Рік тому +90

      With crabs and related things like lobsters, they can choose to detach legs and such anyway as a defence, similar to lizards and their tails, so it makes sense that they are easy to pull apart. You shouldn't find it insane, it's not exactly a secret that they can do this.

    • @geesegoose6174
      @geesegoose6174 Рік тому +44

      There's actually plenty of examples, even on land, of exoskeletons or shells being impenetrable until you find the weak spot..

  • @HybridEqualist
    @HybridEqualist 6 місяців тому +15

    I dont know why this and the fish video are my comfort videos but whenever I see it recommended i must watch it.
    Y'all doing some sorcery or something, please more

  • @petezahutt4859
    @petezahutt4859 10 місяців тому +10

    8:08 “If anything appears to be moving, that’s just freshness!”
    -Sea Captain

  • @katierubio7848
    @katierubio7848 3 роки тому +8000

    I'm laughing too hard at the comments. Everybody is either disturbed, confused or in love with Mr. lobster opener.

  • @hackerhacker-ms2wy
    @hackerhacker-ms2wy 3 роки тому +2242

    Shellfish: have evolved to be hard to eat and resilient.
    Humans: here is how to kill, dissect, and prepare all shellfish for eating.

    • @mikehazike5040
      @mikehazike5040 3 роки тому +103

      Shellfish: *confused blub blub*

    • @tinkywinky6279
      @tinkywinky6279 3 роки тому +39

      2020: *shellfish are tired of this so they start skinning and eating humans*
      “Yummy”

    • @gab7506
      @gab7506 3 роки тому +8

      @@tinkywinky6279 goddammnit july

    • @dabonkus
      @dabonkus 3 роки тому +5

      @@tinkywinky6279 july, goddammit!

    • @FordTraverse
      @FordTraverse 3 роки тому

      Hemmar

  • @staridragonianfirsthunter9113
    @staridragonianfirsthunter9113 9 місяців тому +13

    What I learned:
    Lobster leg meat is fun and easy.
    Crawfish head juices are delicious.
    European flats taste like batteries.
    Geoducks are unique.
    Sea urchin roe sacks are super delicious.

  • @neon_lights
    @neon_lights Рік тому +46

    This was oddly relaxing. I wonder if he has more content, I could watch him pull apart seafood all day tbh

  • @emsmnms3507
    @emsmnms3507 3 роки тому +7982

    i cant believe someone looked at sea urchins and just thought “how do i eat that?”

    • @kleverstudios
      @kleverstudios 3 роки тому +1451

      you’re not yourself when you’re hungry

    • @Pink_celeb420
      @Pink_celeb420 3 роки тому +199

      @@kleverstudios 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was brilliant!!!

    • @kleverstudios
      @kleverstudios 3 роки тому +82

      Shannille Carter thank you thank you

    • @chaosbetta1667
      @chaosbetta1667 3 роки тому +79

      when theyre in spawning season sometimes they just leak roe when you pick them up lol

    • @chaos5917
      @chaos5917 3 роки тому +199

      You can eat anything if you’re brave enough

  • @spxzzo
    @spxzzo 3 роки тому +2920

    “You want to kill in the most humane way possible” smites the lobster with the power of the sun

    • @aquilad.perera9683
      @aquilad.perera9683 3 роки тому +10

      LMAO😂😂😂

    • @ihuboo6244
      @ihuboo6244 3 роки тому +27

      Imagine standing infront of the lobster and seeing it die like that. That is not humane. That was psychotic murder

    • @spxzzo
      @spxzzo 3 роки тому +189

      Actually it is humane regardless of the implied force. Look at me using big words whoah

    • @valeriemd3198
      @valeriemd3198 3 роки тому +145

      ihuboo 1. That’s not what psychotic means 2. Cooking them alive is far less inhumane

    • @elsnocc6572
      @elsnocc6572 3 роки тому +119

      @@ihuboo6244 what do you want the cook to do? Shoot it in the head? Boil it alive? There is no better way to kill the thing

  • @lolyea
    @lolyea 10 місяців тому +19

    I dont know if its just because i love and adore seafood, but i always find myself coming back to this and the fileting fish video (which coincidentally is hosted by the same person) a few times a year

  • @bepsibeverage4231
    @bepsibeverage4231 Рік тому +34

    I think I’ve watched this video 5 times because I think that watching a pro go at it is so satisfying and makes it look easier than it probably is
    also some of these shellfish I had never even heard of until I watched this

  • @charliesudderth8733
    @charliesudderth8733 3 роки тому +1830

    Family eating their seafood at restaurant: honey what are you doing?
    Me while pulling a rolling pin out of no where: gotta get the leg meat out dont worry about it

    • @dailinelily
      @dailinelily 3 роки тому +26

      HAHAHA YES

    • @andrewperez9284
      @andrewperez9284 3 роки тому +2

      Haha best comment here!

    • @SkarlettesMomma
      @SkarlettesMomma 3 роки тому +39

      Family: what why
      You: handsome lobster man said so

    • @knight-ot3ji
      @knight-ot3ji 3 роки тому +2

      We all know you got that rolling pin from between your legs

    • @charliesudderth8733
      @charliesudderth8733 3 роки тому +11

      knight 9247 u kinda sounding creepy with that comment bro...

  • @nathanmai2817
    @nathanmai2817 4 роки тому +2323

    Imagine eating lobster at dinner and someone whips out a rolling pin

    • @elix-hi2742
      @elix-hi2742 4 роки тому +46

      I feel bad for laughing.

    • @Buckheimer
      @Buckheimer 4 роки тому +121

      And hits you with it for throwing out the legs

    • @SeventhEve
      @SeventhEve 4 роки тому +23

      If you're eating a whole lobster at dinner, just suck on the ends.

    • @lermink
      @lermink 4 роки тому +30

      oh, I have seen lobster die hards bring their own rolling pin eating at a lobster shack in coastal mass.

    • @shiina_mahiru_9067
      @shiina_mahiru_9067 4 роки тому +12

      i will give him a chopstick instead, that normally suffices

  • @linsaangs
    @linsaangs Рік тому +11

    friends and i literlty watch this constantly in a 10-20 person discord call happy new year

  • @losparanoia190
    @losparanoia190 10 місяців тому +16

    Half past 3 am and I have never cooked using shellfish, excellent video.

  • @MoonBoi101
    @MoonBoi101 3 роки тому +16015

    This is like a middleschool biology class, everyone's disgusted, confused, horrified, yet extremely invested

    • @AriThecraftydragon
      @AriThecraftydragon 3 роки тому +109

      True.

    • @jf_kein_k8590
      @jf_kein_k8590 3 роки тому +441

      And for some reason also hungry.

    • @calcium7379
      @calcium7379 3 роки тому +216

      That’s the most factual statement in this comment section

    • @myxjoaquin6576
      @myxjoaquin6576 3 роки тому +78

      Yet, extremely invested. You nailed it, my dear

    • @supremecud147
      @supremecud147 3 роки тому +102

      honestly im not disgusted this is cool

  • @fwyb6574
    @fwyb6574 2 роки тому +4557

    I will forever appreciate this man for so calmly telling me how to execute seafood so I can eat it

  • @thanosdevito
    @thanosdevito 3 місяці тому +10

    The fanfare every time you pull out another specimen is excellent.
    🏆Crustacean obtained!🏆

  • @objectmanipulation1410
    @objectmanipulation1410 Рік тому +25

    This guy is my favourite guy, there’s this aura he emits that just makes him loveable, like an older brother like d a m n

  • @alvin4781
    @alvin4781 4 роки тому +2068

    This man: "when i prepare shellfish i like to have 3 knives with me"
    *Proceeds showing the entire arsenal of USA weapons*

  • @biggerbrain1823
    @biggerbrain1823 3 роки тому +2210

    When this guy goes to the ocean, the crabs really start running

    • @diobrando8992
      @diobrando8992 3 роки тому +4

      THE FIRST COMMENT OF A MASSIVELY LIKED AND REPLIED COMMENT

    • @diobrando8992
      @diobrando8992 3 роки тому +2

      Also that made me laugh too hard.

    • @melissat7993
      @melissat7993 3 роки тому +3

      Lmao, that made me laugh way more than it should’ve 😂

    • @itzcrabby7959
      @itzcrabby7959 3 роки тому +2

      I can confirm I do run away

    • @onlyvirly2c
      @onlyvirly2c 3 роки тому +2

      Lol

  • @frgal1336
    @frgal1336 Рік тому +10

    31:46 ‘you just wanna sort of tap, slightly’ *SLAM SLAM SLAM SLAM*

    • @foxcrazy6280
      @foxcrazy6280 Рік тому

      I mean wouldn't you expect a conch shell to be hard

  • @call_me_ping
    @call_me_ping 2 місяці тому +4

    I love watching this guy's videos idk why but they're my comfort videos

  • @mxsdrago
    @mxsdrago 3 роки тому +2136

    "the head of the crab is here, and it has a bunch of organs that we wont be eating today"
    ...
    today?

    • @stephengell
      @stephengell 3 роки тому +13

      Lol 😂

    • @0HizzaH0
      @0HizzaH0 3 роки тому +131

      Well... Life takes many twists, today the world may be ending, but maybe tomorrow you want to eat crab organs. You never know.

    • @FoggyCottageDweller
      @FoggyCottageDweller 3 роки тому +36

      Kani or crab miso uses the innards of the crab. And some folks eat it with rice lol.

    • @grubhub3933
      @grubhub3933 3 роки тому +4

      Mike Leslie times get desperate

    • @SakuraGurl808
      @SakuraGurl808 3 роки тому +35

      Well they are edible technically, some just prefer not to eat them. It’s like a cow, some people like steak and beef but prefer not eat tripe which is made from the stomach lining of the cow. It’s about appeal and preference.

  • @m0th.lxvrrr
    @m0th.lxvrrr 3 роки тому +2556

    Him: *Assassinating a lobster*
    The music: *Let's get funky*

  • @anishamohanty3287
    @anishamohanty3287 3 місяці тому +5

    I didn't think I'd have any use for these skills cause I don't cook seafood as much but this one time my uncle teased me saying I won't be able to de-shell a crab and I proceeded to show him how to do it😁

  • @amanday1963
    @amanday1963 4 місяці тому +7

    This was extremely satisfying. Now I know. 🙂 Thank youuu. Love how your talking isn't excessive or boring. Your whole video was smooth.

  • @Angaraman
    @Angaraman 3 роки тому +819

    I feel like whoever first thought of eating a sea urchin must have been really, REALLY hungry.

    • @littledebbie8107
      @littledebbie8107 3 роки тому +3

      😂

    • @samuraijackoff5354
      @samuraijackoff5354 3 роки тому +91

      The first guy to drink a cow’s milk must have had a fetish or was really thirsty.

    • @dasdovian7785
      @dasdovian7785 3 роки тому +17

      Good thing too because it's delicious

    • @sorestedhebytheTumtumtree
      @sorestedhebytheTumtumtree 3 роки тому +15

      In my country, whenever we go to the beach, those who are capable would dive and get some sea urchins then share it with everyone. I don't like raw meat so I don't eat it but it's nice to see everyone enjoying it. I don't get why people like it tho. It looks unappetizing to me.

    • @the-caz-5556
      @the-caz-5556 3 роки тому +3

      @@sorestedhebytheTumtumtree which country? Cause if i go some day I really wanna do that

  • @DogeDogeriffic
    @DogeDogeriffic 3 роки тому +306

    I’m so happy there’s no more annoying audience sounds whenever the names of the shellfish came on. I’m glad the editor learned from their mistake(s)

    • @CK_limbo
      @CK_limbo 3 роки тому +10

      Ngl I feel alone without the studio audience

    • @TheRealNeck0
      @TheRealNeck0 3 роки тому +15

      Yeah like that fruit video.
      The dude: This is a apple.
      Audience: Ohhhhhhhhh... Wooooooowwwwwwwww!!!! Oooooooooooo!!!! 👁️👄👁️

    • @theghattlings8995
      @theghattlings8995 3 роки тому

      Kurogane -sensei in the fruit version of this, there were annoying audience noises

  • @honeymoon2766
    @honeymoon2766 Рік тому +12

    This has become one of my all time comfort videos 😂

  • @pumpkinpatch5
    @pumpkinpatch5 Рік тому +8

    This is the most incredible shellfish video on UA-cam! 👏👏👏

  • @user-gv7px1dt9g
    @user-gv7px1dt9g 3 роки тому +622

    29:20: enjoy it raw, don’t let it’s appearance deter you
    not even 5 seconds later: cockle

  • @thepoisonforcuzco6429
    @thepoisonforcuzco6429 2 роки тому +1961

    “Twist until you hear a crack”
    chiropractors everywhere: correct

    • @coolcow5193
      @coolcow5193 2 роки тому +2

      They're fake

    • @cadmeianvictory
      @cadmeianvictory 2 роки тому +53

      @@coolcow5193 chiropractors aren't real?? then who did i go to last month????

    • @cadmeianvictory
      @cadmeianvictory 2 роки тому +9

      @MTF Epsilon-11 “Nine-Tailed Fox” oh my god

    • @oscarpayne8131
      @oscarpayne8131 2 роки тому +24

      My chiropractor never heard the crack and kept going. I lost all mobility in the lower half of my body that day. I now lay here, paralysed, using voice to text to write this comment, whilst drowning in legal documents as the chiropractor has lawyered up and doing everything in his power to keep his practice. I hope my physical state is enough to sway the jury to my side, the outcome of this case will dictate my life going forward as I have currently lost everything; my job as an Olympic sprinter, my house entirely made up of stairs, and every single cent that I own went towards the blood-sucking lawyers who are doing a pathetic job and aiding me in my legal endeavours. I need a win, and I pray I’ll get it here.

    • @christianmclean9891
      @christianmclean9891 2 роки тому +17

      @@oscarpayne8131 lmao i did ur mom

  • @cullenblack6458
    @cullenblack6458 Рік тому +10

    8:00 holy moly that was terrifying, i didn’t expect the crunch to be that loud

  • @gabekeliinoi3969
    @gabekeliinoi3969 Рік тому +13

    I love that you mention killing it in the most humane way possible, I know a lot of people think that they can’t feel pain and then just cook it alive, but certain studies have suggested they do feel pain however different it is from our pain. Plus there’s no harm in killing it before cooking

  • @ferreirahazeldinefabriziog8238
    @ferreirahazeldinefabriziog8238 4 роки тому +1040

    Crabs: no one can break my armor
    Humans: crack, it's that easy

  • @theodorebaleanu
    @theodorebaleanu 3 роки тому +1288

    mike: removing the outer membrane of the geoduck
    me: he's circumcising it :0

    • @naseerwaite333
      @naseerwaite333 3 роки тому +13

      🤣🤣💀

    • @ivelissefournier6137
      @ivelissefournier6137 3 роки тому +38

      I was searching for your comment. Thank you for this I knew SOMEONE else had to think that

    • @AnyMoouse138
      @AnyMoouse138 3 роки тому +4

      Fitzwilliam Fournier Saaame

    • @javemascarinas7496
      @javemascarinas7496 3 роки тому +17

      There are some things you just can't unsee and I hate you.

    • @kdr1235
      @kdr1235 3 роки тому +6

      God foken dahm

  • @Shepard_AU
    @Shepard_AU 2 місяці тому +3

    31:57 - “This is the Lock Picking Lawyer, and today we’ll be showing you how to pick a conch.”

  • @nothanks3220
    @nothanks3220 9 місяців тому +4

    Every time I’m having trouble sleeping, I pull up this video. Something about his voice is so soothing and knocks me out. I also watch the “mixing every cocktail” vid when even this vid can’t get me to sleep.

  • @foxdragon2276
    @foxdragon2276 3 роки тому +3583

    Me sitting here learning that a scallop has a bunch of small eyes like wtf

    • @milenahalucha4976
      @milenahalucha4976 3 роки тому +112

      I was s h o o k

    • @brendangarland8953
      @brendangarland8953 3 роки тому +115

      I didn't even know you eat half of it raw he was just slurping down bits and pieces as speed runs that seafoods life

    • @pugarmy1392
      @pugarmy1392 3 роки тому +35

      200 hundred to be exact

    • @sobaldman8375
      @sobaldman8375 3 роки тому +22

      Pug Army wtf bro dang

    • @dinosaur7115
      @dinosaur7115 3 роки тому +4

      And it looks adorable look it up online

  • @nicotyne8383
    @nicotyne8383 2 роки тому +7334

    This dude really did a doom eternal glory kill on that lobster

    • @Cat-Luck
      @Cat-Luck 2 роки тому +41

      Xd

    • @talk1425
      @talk1425 2 роки тому +114

      Finally someone said it

    • @tomtomtom6970
      @tomtomtom6970 2 роки тому +38

      I rewatched like 15 times

    • @femininedroid
      @femininedroid 2 роки тому +53

      @@Cat-Luck YOURE WRONG FOR THATTTT I FELT SO BAD WHEN HE DID THAT

    • @edbrixkhanmuksan4972
      @edbrixkhanmuksan4972 2 роки тому +136

      @@femininedroid dude if your sensitive to this type of content then dont watch it

  • @thecrystaltide3757
    @thecrystaltide3757 Рік тому +9

    Fish: we just need 3 knives
    Shellfish: welcome, to the a r m o r y

  • @keiishere511
    @keiishere511 3 роки тому +2160

    Lobster : " oh nice there's something on my back, probably a human hand trying to place me back in the wa- *AHHHH* "

  • @kishosuke
    @kishosuke 4 роки тому +5924

    Everyone gangsta til the crawfish catches you slippin’ in the bathroom.

    • @brudda._0
      @brudda._0 4 роки тому +23

      😂😂😂

    • @jelfishery
      @jelfishery 4 роки тому +150

      Everybody gangsta ‘till you see a crawfish-shaped paralysis demon in your room

    • @SaraAguilar-zf7vm
      @SaraAguilar-zf7vm 4 роки тому +3

      Lol

    • @beezaray4130
      @beezaray4130 4 роки тому +6

      Aw it was at 666 :(

    • @ThA_ArTT
      @ThA_ArTT 4 роки тому +4

      XZAR_3 シ 😂😂😂😂word

  • @OwlGravely
    @OwlGravely 10 місяців тому +3

    You can learn every cooking word in terms of flavor and boy this dude explaining insect's flavor is another level..

  • @shiber538
    @shiber538 Рік тому +70

    Bro used a finisher on the lobster 💀

  • @whippethacreem7299
    @whippethacreem7299 3 роки тому +8325

    Imagine a kid at your school pulls a WHOLE soft shell crab out of their bag and just bites into it.

  • @BCFL69
    @BCFL69 2 роки тому +5606

    Preps geoduck “don’t let the appearance deter you, it’s just a clam”
    Very next shellfish: *COCKLE*

  • @hazielop
    @hazielop 11 місяців тому +7

    Definitively one of the best videos to watch high

  • @TheTreyBlue
    @TheTreyBlue Рік тому +259

    The most human way *"slices it’s head in 2"*

    • @Charles-A
      @Charles-A Рік тому +9

      Well, the doom slayer is a human, soooo...

    • @Carrick0117
      @Carrick0117 Рік тому +35

      But it's the most painless way..

    • @TheSofkujepanen
      @TheSofkujepanen Рік тому +40

      Kinda like a guillotine for humans, it looks very brutal but it’s probably the most painless and quick way of execution/death

    • @coolcow5193
      @coolcow5193 Рік тому +29

      @@TheSofkujepanen better than boiling them alive for sure

    • @isaakwelch3451
      @isaakwelch3451 Рік тому +6

      If you have a more humane way to do it please share

  • @iittledog2419
    @iittledog2419 4 роки тому +2724

    Teacher: What did you do in quarantine?
    Me: It's complicated.

  • @friedroll
    @friedroll 2 роки тому +2362

    I think it’s kinda weird how all of these intricate steps to cooking this seafood came from somebody looking at a crab and going, “damn ngl that looks kinda tasty”

    • @thebeast5215
      @thebeast5215 2 роки тому +11

      Truee

    • @bugsauce2261
      @bugsauce2261 Рік тому +160

      *Everything's tasty if you're hungry enough.*

    • @CT-1975
      @CT-1975 Рік тому +103

      Imagine the guy doin that to a f$ckin geoduck

    • @patmurph7769
      @patmurph7769 Рік тому +12

      @@bugsauce2261 true for everything especially highly radioactive newly formed corium.

    • @Maverickthegoof
      @Maverickthegoof Рік тому +28

      @@patmurph7769 I mean, it do kinda look good tho.

  • @gabyliang3268
    @gabyliang3268 Рік тому +3

    dude, most of these almost ( already did) cut my finger(mostly the crabs) and took me a while to do yet you just made it look sooo easy like pealing them of

  • @MoonlightPlays
    @MoonlightPlays Рік тому +14

    Another tip, if you try to open up a crab especially the claw part but you don't have gloves nor scissors nearby, the easiest way to do it is to bite the exoskeletons off. No you do not eat them, you just bite them hard enough until you hear a crack, then open them up to get the meat.

  • @himalilycp
    @himalilycp 2 роки тому +2117

    "It's just a clam. Don't let its appearance deter you."
    "C O C K L E"

  • @schnoz1994
    @schnoz1994 3 роки тому +23645

    Instructions not clear, lobster has learned how to hold a knife and is holding me and my family hostage.

  • @EncoreBetch
    @EncoreBetch Рік тому +25

    “Pretty much as soon as you touch it, or tap it, or give it a squeeze or something like that, it should shut up”
    *-Every 90’s Parent*

  • @GreenBayUnderground
    @GreenBayUnderground 9 місяців тому +4

    What a great video! I don't even like seafood, yet I've watched this video 4 times.

  • @nori633
    @nori633 3 роки тому +2905

    "I'm going to kill the lobster in the most humane way possible"
    *brings* *down* *the* *wrath* *of* *Odin* *upon* *it*

    • @MeetYourDarkSide
      @MeetYourDarkSide 3 роки тому +176

      His ancestors were smiling down at him, Imperial. Can you say the same?

    • @fuck_ya_life_bing_bong_
      @fuck_ya_life_bing_bong_ 3 роки тому +41

      Daimean Martinez “What in oblivion is that”

    • @kimroe2009
      @kimroe2009 3 роки тому +13

      I'm reading this comment at the time he said it 😂

    • @raymondgrover2795
      @raymondgrover2795 3 роки тому +19

      Suejo Buejo if the water is already boiling they will die instantly as soon as it touches their brain

    • @keriblessing-lindsey5225
      @keriblessing-lindsey5225 3 роки тому +10

      Lobster got bodied

  • @stankyratman5685
    @stankyratman5685 4 роки тому +888

    I couldn’t focus on anything but how floppy the soft-shell crab was.

    • @Kanal7Indonesia
      @Kanal7Indonesia 4 роки тому +6

      It's so cute

    • @coolcucumbers7601
      @coolcucumbers7601 4 роки тому +6

      الإسلام هو تحفة الشيطان, I would say the same if it wasn’t dead,btw, it’s really hard to reply to Arabic profile 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣names

    • @eunicemujan655
      @eunicemujan655 4 роки тому

      Which part is the soft shell crab?

    • @lilv3780
      @lilv3780 4 роки тому +1

      الإسلام هو تحفة الشيطان it is dead

    • @reefy5316
      @reefy5316 4 роки тому +2

      f l e s h l i g h t

  • @Toby-Wan_Kenobi
    @Toby-Wan_Kenobi 10 місяців тому +2

    This is my 4th time watching this video. I don't even like shellfish, I just enjoy this informative design of this video

  • @empoweredlips
    @empoweredlips 10 місяців тому +6

    Straight up makes me want a sea food feast!

  • @Anonymous-sg6ph
    @Anonymous-sg6ph 3 роки тому +588

    31:45 "You're gonna want to just tap.. slightly.." *CLANKCLANKCLANKCLANKCLANK*

    • @thetyrantking8042
      @thetyrantking8042 3 роки тому +10

      I found one of these at the beach the other day

    • @furbycurbyOG
      @furbycurbyOG 3 роки тому +16

      @Vivaan Singh CLANKCLANKCLANK

  • @Spaceings
    @Spaceings Рік тому +10

    I just tried mussels, and they are delicious, they dont taste fishy at all, it has a texture like squid and has a mild taste, but you should prepare it with parsley and garlic for the best taste

  • @frekuency
    @frekuency 3 місяці тому +1

    This dude is ruthless 😂 luv it thank you for showing me these things this knowledge is big fr 🤞🏼💯

  • @mergettheborgerhrunter3386
    @mergettheborgerhrunter3386 3 роки тому +643

    Something powerful about the way he just rested his hand on the writhing food corpse and said it’s just the neurons firing.

    • @angelicicarus8578
      @angelicicarus8578 2 роки тому +66

      Truly a display of dominance and a warning to other sea creatures

    • @ratsmacker693
      @ratsmacker693 2 роки тому +28

      @@angelicicarus8578 it's about sending a message

    • @ZappyRXQ
      @ZappyRXQ 2 роки тому +8

      Just warning all sea creatures that he exists.

    • @poopstick924
      @poopstick924 2 роки тому +3

      Crustaceans don't actually have real brains, their nervous systems basically just react to stimuli so yeah, that's exactly what's going on.

    • @beth-rg8bm
      @beth-rg8bm 2 роки тому

      @@angelicicarus8578
      🤣🤣🤣🤣😁🤣🤣😁😁🤣🤣

  • @zerotwo6114
    @zerotwo6114 2 роки тому +4927

    “It’s just the nervous system reacting”
    *The lobster swearing vengeance on you with its dying breath*

    • @anyisvlogs7400
      @anyisvlogs7400 2 роки тому +35

      O-O

    • @mogenoof
      @mogenoof Рік тому +1

      lobster, while wheezing and heaving its chest up and down, fighting for breath: I will find you, human, and I will slaughter everyone you love and care abou-
      humans: mmm yummy

    • @Kid-A2
      @Kid-A2 Рік тому

      ^__>

    • @tayseerosman2681
      @tayseerosman2681 Рік тому +41

      "Swearing vengeance on you with its dying breath" xD

    • @tayseerosman2681
      @tayseerosman2681 Рік тому +9

      "Swearing vengeance on you with its dying breath" xD

  • @onionero
    @onionero Рік тому +2

    thank you for teaching me!
    this is enjoyable
    i am glad for this video's existance

  • @frankyblack858
    @frankyblack858 6 місяців тому +1

    this is a comfort video for me

  • @solostrings4056
    @solostrings4056 3 роки тому +1402

    My brain: “you gotta learn how to open shellfish.”
    Me: “why-“
    My brain: *you gotta*

  • @SteveStremsterfer
    @SteveStremsterfer 4 роки тому +453

    Imagine how hungry the first person to eat a geoduck was. "I'm soooo hungry, yeah I'll eat that giant wrinkly phallic thing with a shell." Yum!

    • @iyang2341
      @iyang2341 4 роки тому +6

      If u actually try it, geoduck is really good.

    • @bunnysenpaimon6742
      @bunnysenpaimon6742 4 роки тому +4

      @@iyang2341 i mean isn't it basically a giant clam? i'd be more confused if it didnt taste good lol

    • @spookynoodle3843
      @spookynoodle3843 4 роки тому +2

      eri139 yeah, it’s literally just a large, long siphoned clam.

    • @cat.lover..
      @cat.lover.. 4 роки тому +9

      i sometimes see these asian girls on my insta feed taking a huge bite out of a geoduck and sometimes liquid comes out the.. uh top.. yeah... yeah it freaks me tf out

    • @axiom3935
      @axiom3935 4 роки тому +2

      cheskypooo Haha 😂

  • @tai_fighter
    @tai_fighter 7 місяців тому +1

    I love these, specifically with this dude in it!

  • @ceiling-stars2484
    @ceiling-stars2484 Рік тому +2

    i watch this video regularly with my friends, happy new year :)

  • @Reine_Doctobre
    @Reine_Doctobre 3 роки тому +2348

    Someone really stared at a sea urchin and thought: "there's somethin in there"

  • @alyanaK
    @alyanaK 4 роки тому +10830

    I like this guy, he seems to really enjoy what he’s doing.

    • @zaryol2338
      @zaryol2338 4 роки тому +301

      yeah he does enjoy it, but it feels like he's already done it a million times lol

    • @zaryol2338
      @zaryol2338 4 роки тому +96

      yeah he does enjoy it, but it feels like he's already done it a million times lol

    • @bwackbeedows3629
      @bwackbeedows3629 4 роки тому +157

      yeah he does enjoy it, but it feels like he's already done it a million times lol

    • @giovannyrojas4879
      @giovannyrojas4879 4 роки тому +130

      yeah he does enjoy it, but it feels like he’s already done it a million times lol

    • @sxheduardo142
      @sxheduardo142 4 роки тому +113

      yeah he does enjoy it, but it feels like he’s already done it a million times lol