oyster shucking devices

Bob W. (Q&A ID 12781)

Can anyone provide some advice on the oyster shucking devices advertised on the Internet? Generally, they range in price from $50 to $120, all using a lever to push a stainless steel point into the joint or an edge of the oyster shell. Are any of these products better than the next?

Jim P. (Q&A ID 13199)

I picked this up decades ago at our Berkeley fish store. This and an old dish towel are all you need. See the video https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+shuck+oysters&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS858US858&oq=how+to+shuck&aqs=chrome.0.0i512j69i57j0i512l8.6383j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_csj7YcrDBNSGjLsPnbGbwAE22