Anybody try smokeing your own oysters?

[dales133]

I used to smoke oysters and mussels all the time, not to much heat in the smoker or they tend to get a bit dry or over cooked. For oysters I only used a bit of cracked pepper, mussels I smoked with slivered garlic and olive oil, foot with chilli sauce in the mix too.
I've got an awsum mushroom and oyster steak sauce if anyone wants it

[Slanted88]

Man...I...UDS...GOSM...Grill over a Fire......Fixin to tong some up with me sons & FIL! Piling retsyo make it ez round here...

[XLR8R]

Hey all, My wife got me about 5 cans of Whole shelled oysters from a the local hyvee bent and dent sale for 50 cents a can. Thought baout trying to smoke a can of them, I know they wont match the flavor of fresh but I figured that cheap its worth a shot! any pointers people?

That's funny. About six months ago I was in the local (2) dollar store and noticed smoked oysters and scallops (!) for $1.50 a tin. And the so called expiry date is Nov 2015. Normally those are 4 bucks or more here. Anyway, I was slightly embarrassed about buying seafood from a (2) dollar store until now. But I think Brit with the bacon deal has us beat, hands down.

[Fishawn]

I am wondering if the oysters would benefit from brining first?

[Hoser]

Smoked plenty of clams, but never an oyster. The clams suck up the smoke like you wouldn't believe.

[curious aardvark]

That's funny. About six months ago I was in the local (2) dollar store and noticed smoked oysters and scallops (!) for $1.50 a tin. And the so called expiry date is Nov 2015. Normally those are 4 bucks or more here. Anyway, I was slightly embarrassed about buying seafood from a (2) dollar store until now. But I think Brit with the bacon deal has us beat, hands down.

lmao - my rule: if it's cheap get two (or three or four or 20).

Great to see a thread about cooking oysters
Can't stand them raw but cooked, great food.
Not that I see them that often. Got to the point they're a serious luxury food over here. And living as far from the coast as it's possible to get doesn't help much either :-)

I've smoked a few mussels - mash them up with a little mayo and some worcester sauce - great sandwich spread.

[Bearcarver]

That's funny. About six months ago I was in the local (2) dollar store and noticed smoked oysters and scallops (!) for $1.50 a tin. And the so called expiry date is Nov 2015. Normally those are 4 bucks or more here. Anyway, I was slightly embarrassed about buying seafood from a (2) dollar store until now. But I think Brit with the bacon deal has us beat, hands down.

Many of the C-rations we ate in 1969 were in the cans for 15 and 20 years, and it was still better than mess hall food!
Especially if you heated it up over a little ball of C-4.

Bear

[Mark R]

Hey CFAIST, when you coming in? I drive by the Clearwater Marine Institute (Winter's home) almost every day. Lets hook up, there are several of us in the area and plenty of good grub huts to choose from!
Let me know when!!