I was shucking some oysters using the normal method of oyster knife in right hand and small rubber mat to grip the oyster in the left hand. Completely by accident, I picked up the washing up scouring pad instead of the rubber mat. The result was a much more comfortable shucking experience with the green scouring side holding the oyster and the sponge side giving a comfortable hold. Once the shell was parted, the sponge side made a comfortable place to rest the shell whilst freeing the oyster from the shell.
While I’m generally a Dublin Bay oysters devotee, we had some super ones in southern Spain last Wednesday. But there were pricy, if my blurred memory serves me well.
Oysters can be delicious… or ghastly… depending on my mood, the weather… and the company…
Most memorable oyster-shucking was a few years back…
lovely Sunday morning, our picnic bags on the seawall and the boys preparing a platter of oysters for us ladies…
Hmmm… a knife slipped and suddenly all us ladies are dashing back to the cars for our various First Aid kits…
Aaaargh… blood everywhere… enough to put one off one’s oysters good and proper… well me, anyway…
those folk hardier than I carried on slurping and munching… me, I just gazed out to sea and tried to pretend it was all a bad dream…
No idea TBH. It was a cut with a clean and very sharp knife, made while slicing onions using a small chopping board. I don’t expect an infection like that, but thanks for making me think about it.
Your post has been making me feel very uncomfortable AM as I am strongly hemophobic.
A friend, like you, also chopped off the top of his thumb and, because my French was marginally better than his, asked me to take him to A & E.
I took him to reception with his hand carefully wrapped in a tea towel to absorb the blood. I was as white as a sheet and hyperventilating. I did my best to explain the accident and, when they asked, I gave them all my details at which point that started to admit me and not my friend.
I have one similar but never use it. I find I need both hands ungloved to balance the oyster on the oyster plate without spilling the liquor so it’s a bit of a faff putting a glove on and off for each oyster. The accidental scouring sponge worked like a dream.
I’m afraid so [deeply embarrassed emoji] but thank goodness I am not a doctor.
