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Can you still eat raw oysters?
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:10 pm
What's the old saying, something about months ending in R?
What month do you usually stay away from them?
What month do you usually stay away from them?
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:12 pm to ParIV
It's best to eat them in months that end in "er." September - December. But if you eat them in Jan. or Feb. you're okay. March is a little late though.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:12 pm to ParIV
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:12 pm to ParIV
I've always been told to just avoid oysters with a purple-ish tint
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:12 pm to ParIV
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What month do you usually stay away from them?
That was back in the day. You can consume them year round now.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:13 pm to ParIV
No months! oysters are year round they are just fatter in the r months.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:13 pm to ParIV
I think the invention of the refrigerator helped the oyster eating industry.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:14 pm to DeafJam73
So you're saying Feb 28th should be ok? 
Edit: Thanks! You guys just planned out my dinner tonight.
Edit: Thanks! You guys just planned out my dinner tonight.
This post was edited on 2/28/11 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:14 pm to LSUballs
and if there are two things that I love it's oysters and refrigerators.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:15 pm to ParIV
Hell yeah. Have fun.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:15 pm to ParIV
Idiots here eat them all year round.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:16 pm to thelsutigers
It's really not good to eat them all year round. They are best in colder months. I'm not sure why but I've tried them in different times of the year and they are best between September and February.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:17 pm to MapGuy
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and if there are two things that I love it's oysters and refrigerators.
Word. And toilet paper.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:21 pm to MapGuy
meh about the refrigerator bit. A lot has to do with the temperature of the water they grow in. the warmer the water the more chance of a bacteria to grow in the oysters. So it is still safer to eat them in the winter months.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:23 pm to ParIV
Yes, per the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
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Is it safe to eat oysters during the months without R's?
Yes. Fresh oysters properly refrigerated are wholesome and nutritious throughout the year. They spoil rapidly at high temperatures, however. The belief that oysters were unsafe to eat in May through August arose in earlier days when refrigeration was less prevalent than it is today.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:24 pm to CarRamrod
Once crawfish season starts I'm done with raw oysters.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:24 pm to CarRamrod
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A lot has to do with the temperature of the water they grow in. the warmer the water the more chance of a bacteria to grow in the oysters.
The pasteurization process makes them ok to eat in the warmer months.
LSU helped invent the low heat pasteurization process in 1995.
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:26 pm to LSUAlum2001
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LSU helped invent the low heat pasteurization process in 1995.
Didn't know about that. I'm just used to eating them in the winter and frying them in the summer.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:26 pm to LSUAlum2001
that only reduces your chance of catching something.
Posted on 2/28/11 at 4:28 pm to CarRamrod
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that only reduces your chance of catching something.
Yep. You can get sick from eating oysters in ANY month. The pasteurization methods help reduce your chances across the board.
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