Just before eating No protection necessary – clean hands Tool: short bladed, pointed knife Position :-Right-handed: Oyster in the left hand with the hinge towards the wrist, hollow of the shell in the palm
-Left-handed: Oyster in right hand with hinge towards the fingers, hollow of the shell in the palm
Place the thumb on the blade to hold it Knife insertion:- Right-handed: Insert the blade at the level of the middle finger (two thirds of the length from the hinge)
- Left-handed: Insert the blade at the level of the little finger (two thirds of the length from the hinge)
Penetrate with the blade, do not force it Cut the muscle Lever the shell with the blade Detach the flesh from the upper shell Pour out the liquid inside along with any shell broken during opening Reposition the flesh
