do you "spit" your clams?

[dscubame]

Cornmeal for sure.  And real men eat oysters.

[Jamieb]

Cornmeal for sure.  And real men eat oysters.

The first guy to eat a oyster must have been real frigen hungry to look at that big loogy and eat it.

[SemperFidelis97]

I am not a huge oyster fan, but they aren't bad pan fried in butter with garlic.

[Heredoggydoggy]

Put the clams in the water where you took them out of.  Any saltwater critter will die in fresh water. After they purge, tap the shell on each one.  If they don't squeeze shut, they're dead--don't eat the dead ones!

[Ripper]

I am not a huge oyster fan, but they aren't bad pan fried in butter with garlic.

What's not good fried in butter with garlic?

 


Cornmeal works great for sure.

[runamuk]

yes every time I get a stupid sandy clam I spit the damn thing out 

I dunno I dislike clams they always have sand, big ones fried on the halfshell are tolerable but steamers no frickin way......have used fresh water with corn meal, oatmeal, plain water, salt water, and I think a few other weird tricks to get them to unsand.....I always ended up with a clam with sand so I quit eating the dumb things.....besides they are mushy rubbery sqwishy and taste like chewed seaweed never did understand the whole clam cult, even after drowning in wine and butter and garlic they are still mushy, rubbery and sandy

[iRem]

Salt water all the way, never tried the cornmeal and I eat Raw Oysters from our sand bar!!

[lokidog]

You can make "saltwater" for a second rinse once you get home, 1/4 - 1/3 cup salt per gallon of water.  I used to just put them in a cooler, no need for the fridge as you can toss some ice cubes in as well.  I have had mixed results with the corn meal.  The warmer the water the more frequently it needs to be changed though as they can run out of oxygen

When I do clams now, I steam them, pop the meat out, pinch off the stomach, rinse, toss back in a bowl, add garlic and butter, microwave, and eat.  No grit at all.

[johnnyaustin44]

Salt water all the way, never tried the cornmeal and I eat Raw Oysters from our sand bar!!

for some reason I love raw oysters but not to hot on the whole cooked ones.