A sharp knife is crucial to shuck oysters safely and make clean cuts. Here's an expert's advice on how to sharpen an oyster ...

Oyster knives come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but the Boston and New Haven styles are the most popular. The Boston shucker has a long and narrow blade with a rounded tip and is best for ...

Back when I was a wee line cook, besides plating fish for crudo and chopping literal buckets of onions, I had to shuck oysters. The oyster knife the chef handed me on my first day ...

Several, if you use specialized knives produced by R. Murphy Knives, in business since 1850. You’ve got the Boston oyster knife, the Providence model, the New Haven, Chesapeake, Seattle, Gulf ...

To shuck your own oysters, all you need is an oyster knife, a clean towel, a platter of ice or rock salt — and lots of practice. This browser does not support the video element. Voraciously ...

The pointed tip also felt safer to use, as it could hold its place as I wiggled and twisted the knife to open the oyster. Knives with rounded tips were more likely to slip out — and potentially ...

Croxton and his cousin Travis Croxton are fourth-generation oyster farmers, running the Virginia-based oyster company their great grandfather started in 1899.

Oyster knives probably aren't the most commonplace items you'll find in a home kitchen. This doesn't mean you're locked out of the oyster club, though, if you're among the many who don't have one on ...