to eat raw oysters or not to eat raw oysters, that is the question........

Discussion in 'Good Eats' started by snorton938, Dec 3, 2004.

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are you still eatin' raw oysters?

  1. yes

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  2. no

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  1. snorton938

    snorton938 Founding Member

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    you still eatin' 'em?
     
    snorton938, Dec 3, 2004
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  2. crawfish

    crawfish Founding Member

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    I hate raw oysters. Never ate them in the first place.
     
    crawfish, Dec 3, 2004
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  3. Mr. Peabody

    Mr. Peabody Founding Member

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    I've never eaten one either.

    No desire to do so.

    I do like them fried.

    I'm not into that raw food of any type ****.
     
    Mr. Peabody, Dec 3, 2004
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  4. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    so your wife is not really happy with you....
     
    tirk, Dec 3, 2004
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  5. Mr. Peabody

    Mr. Peabody Founding Member

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    :lol:
     
    Mr. Peabody, Dec 3, 2004
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  6. SabanFan

    SabanFan The voice of reason

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    What else are you going to do with them?
     
    SabanFan, Dec 4, 2004
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  7. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    I don't eat them in the summertime, that's when the bacteria/virus is the biggest problem. I also don't eat anything caught in the Calcasieu estuary.

    But I love two dozen raw with about three longnecks in cool weather.

    There is a professor here working on a way to irradiate raw oysters to kill the virus without cooking.
     
    red55, Dec 4, 2004
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    Back home we eat them year round ... but only folks who know the trick

    to do it ... Just take your freshly shucked oysters into a bud's workplace and get them "zapped" with Iridium 192 (decaying radioisotope) ... bacteria is dead and gone and they're safe to eat ... anytime

    ... see oyster pics after radiation at gratisrukken.com :lol:
     
    ramah, Dec 4, 2004
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  9. snorton938

    snorton938 Founding Member

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    well mud bug to each their own.........chowin' down on a pint right now during the sec championship game (hey, they're from the pacific......cold h2o must be good).........geaux auburn........and welcome to central florida........ :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
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  10. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    I believe that the philosophy of only eating raw oysters during months that have an R in them started in the days before modern refrigeration made it possible to transport and store oysters under ideal temperature all the way from the oyster buyers to the restaurants. I do tend to eat them more in the cooler months but I don't shy away from eating them anytime.
     
    Bengal B, Dec 5, 2004
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