Mother Shucker

I asked specifically for an oyster shucker for Christmas this year. Indeed, people laughed at me. I know I could just as easily driven to the Chopping Block near my house and gotten a shucker anytime I wanted, but to get it for Christmas meant that I would have to actually use it and create some kind of "event" out of it.

I first used it on Christmas Eve when my sick family was stuck at home unable to travel as planned for the holiday. Vodka/oyster shooters were arranged and enjoyed by John and me and the kids were "grossed out".

The four oysters served must have taken me 30 minutes to shuck.

I feared for my "tasting" night, realizing it could take me hours to shuck 24 oysters. My fish guy said "we can shuck them for you for $.50 each." "That's cheating", I replied. And so I started early.

Well let's say. I saw, I shucked, I conquered. I can shuck an oyster is just a few seconds. This may not seem like such feat to some of you...but to me...I am one bad mother shucker!