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Eating oysters “out of season”
Posted on 6/9/21 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 6/9/21 at 1:53 pm
Do you do it? I always say that if a restaurant is serving them, then I am good to eat them.
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Posted on 6/9/21 at 1:55 pm to tigahfan747
No. I value my GI tract.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 2:00 pm to tigahfan747
I eat them year round
Posted on 6/9/21 at 2:14 pm to tigahfan747
I generally will eat them year round.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 2:15 pm to tigahfan747
don't eat raw during the summer but they mitigate the bacteria to make them safe.
I still don't eat them during warm season.
I still don't eat them during warm season.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 2:18 pm to tigahfan747
Had 4 dozen this weekend. They're safe. Just not as fat and salty. Tend to chargrill more in the summer
Posted on 6/9/21 at 2:23 pm to tigahfan747
The "Month with an R" is not really a thing any more due to much better refrigeration
This post was edited on 6/9/21 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 6/9/21 at 2:29 pm to tigahfan747
I've always eaten them year round. I never knew if the months with "R" thing was from the old days when refrigeration was iffy or if somehow during the summer the waters were warmer and more likely to cause bacteria to grow in the oysters. I always assumed it was the refrigeration thing and that it wasn't an issue in these times.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 3:01 pm to mylsuhat
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The "Month with an R" is not really a thing any more due to much better refrigeration
It's not just the refrigeration. They had that for many decades now.
It's more the temperature of the water in summer months with oysters getting lean, less salty and I find them often having a slight metallic taste.
So no, I don't eat oysters in the summer months. There's a reason they taste much better in the cooler months, and that's when I'm eating them.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 5:15 pm to tigahfan747
My Aunt from NO always said, "If the pool's open, Oyster season is closed." (and she said OySHter)
Posted on 6/9/21 at 7:12 pm to Ham And Glass
Oysters are always in season now. The R month applies to wild oysters that reproduce in Summer so it creates a chalky and flaccid oyster. Farm raised oysters do Not reproduce so the meats stay fat year round. Also Refridgeration has curtailed the myths.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 7:25 pm to tigahfan747
They're usually fine unless you're eating them from downstream of a sewage dump. The beds are regularly tested for bacteria, so you've gotta be unlucky these days to get sick.
The bigger issue is that their texture gets kind of yech during the spawn during that time of year.
The bigger issue is that their texture gets kind of yech during the spawn during that time of year.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 7:29 pm to tigahfan747
If they serve them, I'll eat them.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 7:31 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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The bigger issue is that their texture gets kind of yech during the spawn during that time of year.
Yep.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 8:19 pm to tigahfan747
i was told the "Month with an R" rule only applied to pre-refrigeration time periods. everyone, or mostly everyone, eats them year round. i grew up with the R rule though so they're a winter treat for me.
Posted on 6/9/21 at 9:47 pm to tigahfan747
Refrigeration is pretty good these days. Eat them year round.
Posted on 6/10/21 at 5:33 am to gumbo2176
But are the waters really cooler in September than in May or June? Serious question, not a smart arse one.
Posted on 6/10/21 at 6:01 am to Darla Hood
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But are the waters really cooler in September than in May or June? Serious question, not a smart arse one.
Probably not, and that is why I don't eat them until the weather really cools---like November-April. Months with an "R" is a general guideline, not a hard and fast rule.
Posted on 6/10/21 at 6:05 am to Ham And Glass
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(and she said OySHter)
I once worked with a guy who always called them "Erstas".
He'd also say it was time for him to get an "Earl Change" in his car and when he was done, he'd wash his hands in the "Zink".
Posted on 6/10/21 at 7:24 am to LSUballs
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Tend to chargrill more in the summer
That's what oysters are for anyway
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