Re: opening oysters with stone tools?

From: Rich Travsky (_at_hotmMOVEail.com)
Date: 03/21/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:41:42 -0700

Marc Verhaegen wrote:

Are you denying your "masticatory reduction" claims?

> "Rich Travsky" <" traRvEsky"@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote his usual lies in
> message news:422233DE.47DE376E@hotmMOVEail.com...
> > Marc Verhaegen thinks you can suck oysters out of their shelll:
> >
> > If necessary, use a paring knife to cut the muscle
> > holding the oyster.
> >
> >> "Rich Travsky" <" traRvEsky"@hotmMOVEail.com> doesn't even know how you
> >> eat
> >> oysters in message news:421982D4.DED0FB9@hotmMOVEail.com...
> >> > Su Solomon wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Rich Travsky wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Rick Wagler wrote:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > "Marc Verhaegen" <fa204466@skynet.be> wrote in message
> >> >> > > news:4217c33c$0$17087$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
> >> >> > > > Has anybody ever tried to open oysters & other sehllfish with
> >> >> > > > stone
> >> >> > > > tools?
> >> >> > > > What would be the best stone tool for removing oysters from the
> >> >> > > > bottom or
> >> >> > > > the trees & for opening them? material? Any ideas?
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > Marc Verhaegen
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~mvaneech/Verhaegen.html
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > http://www.onelist.com/community/AAT
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > AAT = Homo diaspora
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > I,ve never opened an oyster in my life but
> >> >> > > a thin blade that can cut the hinge should
> >> >> > > do the trick, would it not? Or simply
> >> >> > > pulverize the shell with a large rock. No
> >> >> > > great feat of technology seems to be needed.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > They make and market oyster shucking tools
> >> >> >
> >> >> > http://www.chefknivestogo.com/oyshkn.html
> >> >> > Oyster shucking knife. This is an essential tool for opening fresh
> >> >> > oysters. Oyster knives are especially designed so that the tip of
> >> >> > the knife is pointed, with one edge sharpened. Makes opening
> >> >> > oysters
> >> >> > almost easy!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Or
> >> >> >
> >> >> > http://www.cookingvillage.com/cv/kw/tiptionary_results/0,1755,sLang%3Dus&sLet%3DO&iSCat%3D394,FF.html
> >> >> > ...
> >> >> > Wear a heavy glove to protect your hand when opening oysters. Or
> >> >> > hold
> >> >> > the oyster in a heavy kitchen towel folded in quarters.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Tools for opening oysters: Prying the shells apart is difficult, so
> >> >> > use
> >> >> > a strong tool like a short, squat screwdriver or the pointed end of
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > can or bottle opener.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Firmly and forcefully insert the oyster-shucking tool between the
> >> >> > shells,
> >> >> > right into the hinge segment. Twist sharply to lever the shells,
> >> >> > popping
> >> >> > the top one off.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Use an oyster/clam knife to slide along the inside of the top of
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > shell
> >> >> > to release the oyster. If necessary, use a paring knife to cut the
> >> >> > muscle
> >> >> > holding the oyster.
> >> >> > ...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > These are steel tool oriented. Trying to duplicate this with a stone
> >> >> > tool
> >> >> > would be worthless. First you'd have to make a stone tool thin
> >> >> > enough
> >> >> > to attempt it and second it would have to be hard enough not to
> >> >> > shatter
> >> >> > with the twisting motion. Good luck.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Which leaves us with bashing with a rock. ;)
> >> >>
> >> >> Bruised knuckles, bleeding lips and more then likely, fatal intestinal
> >> >> cuts facillitated by the sharp shards of the oyster shells ingested
> >> >> with
> >> >> the mashed oyster : )
> >> >
> >> > Actually, that might not be that big an issue; the shards can be picked
> >> > out. Marc, tho, thinks we sucked them out (really). Perhaps I should
> >> > set apart one of the bits from above:
> >> >
> >> > If necessary, use a paring knife to cut the muscle
> >> > holding the oyster.
> >> >
> >> > LOL. How is sucking going to accomplish that? Marc has NO idea what
> >> > he's talking about.
> >> >
> >> >> Or, do as most pre-metal tool cultures do/did, throw the oysters (and
> >> >> the rocks/mangrove roots etc) they are attached to into a fire : )