OK East Coast or West Coast guys, Oyster help!

[BGEChicago]

Hi Guys,

Being a Midwestern guy, I know my way around beef and pork, heck I may even know a thing about a yardbird.. I put my training wheels on today and sought out some Blue Point oysters, yeah I know as much about these guys as I know about the sanskit language. I will tell you I "think" I bought them from a reputable merchant, Supreme Lobster, here in the midwest most restaurants buy seafood from them https://www.supremelobster.com/ I think most guys from my area would vouch. So here is a picture after 30 minutes.....

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Am I crazy but shouldn't they be open by now? The grill is at least at 450.... Everything I have researched say they open up at 4 to 5 minutes at this temperature??

Anyway. I got skkidish and I shut the BGE down and they are still out there.. Any suggestions???


Thanks,
Greg

 

[Baychilla]

They should've opened in a few minutes. When they do open it may only be a little bit - you'd still need to pry the thing open. You want to cook them cup side down/flat up so the liquor stays in the shell. This part of this video I found shows about what you're looking for https://youtu.be/sT6AjVJEId8?t=214

 

[Happy Hapgood]

You shouda put South in there!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QLLN-Lt4aA


Maybe a 20second delay for some youtube reason. Have had them in his Restaurant. Like no other.

 

[JJJBBQ]

Much too late to be of any help, but they should have popped open after a couple of minutes. They don’t open like clams, but definitely will see a gap. After 30 minutes, they were probably either dead or you’ve made some oyster jerky!

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Did you try them Did they open at all I was recently in New Orleans for a Conf Had charbroiled oysters at Acme and Dragos they were amazing Not good for my gout but did not care- took extra meds

 

[cholloway]

I've done them before, but set them to the side of the hot charcoal (indirect cook) and
laid a clean wet dish towel over them for some steam.
Less than 2 minutes they were ready to open.

 

[jstrand]

Hmmm, hope Greg didn't get sick or something from eating them. Figured we would of had a response by now.

 

[Shadowdog500]

Hmmm, hope Greg didn't get sick or something from eating them. Figured we would of had a response by now.

His light is green so I think he lived! LOL!

I don’t make oysters but I do love my, clams, mussels, crabs, and Lobster!

The big thing I can tell you is to make 100% sure that the shellfish is alive before you cook it or you can get really sick. With clams the rule is to only eat a raw clam if it is closed and only eat a cooked clam or mussel if it opens up.

I got a bad raw clam on the half shell at a clam bar once and it didn’t hit me until hours later. It wasn’t a pleasant experience.

Here is one of my favorite meals in the world. Had it last night for dinner.

 

[chingador]

I have always found that oysters on the grill don’t always open on their own. Invest in a oyster or (even better) a clam knife. As soon as you see juices bubbling out of the shell remove, let cool for a minute and open at the hinge. If you wait for it to open it might be over cooked. Drizzle with drawn butter or mignonette or cocktail sauce.

 

[WBDubya]

Or you could just eat them raw!

 

[ssv3]

Or you could just eat them raw!

I prefer raw and can't remember last time I had them grilled or cooked. I love cold raw oysters and cold beer. :hungry:

Hope they came out good Greg.

 

[BGEChicago]

He guys,

Thanks for ALL your advice, I though they would open up like mussels, I know nothing about these... So I just shut the BGE last night and ate a steak.. I went out this morning and you guys were right, they were slightly open! I went and bought another dozen tonight... I did shuck them already though! Again thanks to the brethren for all the advice!!!

Thanks
Greg

 

[Shadowdog500]

He guys,

Thanks for ALL your advice, I though they would open up like mussels, I know nothing about these... So I just shut the BGE last night and ate a steak.. I went out this morning and you guys were right, they were slightly open! I went and bought another dozen tonight... I did shuck them already though! Again thanks to the brethren for all the advice!!!

Thanks
Greg

Just make sure they are alive before you cook them. https://youtu.be/9Oh9MDQuYLw

Oops, I just saw that you shucked them. How were they??

 

[chingador]

Or you could just eat them raw!

Raw is my favorite. The ones that are too hard to open, I toss on the grill