shuckers
Oyster bar workers
Shuckers are people who shuck—that is, remove the outer covering from oysters, clams, corn, or other foods with husks or shells.
The term most often refers to oyster shuckers, who use a specialized knife to pry open shells and extract the meat.
The shuckers at the raw bar worked with impressive speed.
In regions with seafood industries, professional shuckers develop remarkable dexterity and can process hundreds of oysters per hour.
Edible burrowing mollusks
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
- scallopsEdible hinged-shell mollusks
- crabsClawed marine decapods
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
bivalve · crustacean · seafood · chowder · steamer · market · cuisine · deshelling
One bivalve piece
- bivalvesTwo-shelled mollusks
- bluepointSmall edible oyster
- mignonetteFragrant flowering plant
- brinyStrongly of salt
seafood · mollusks · chefs · delicacy · gourmet · aphrodisiac · maritime · tidal
clams
Edible burrowing mollusks
lobster · bivalve · crustacean · seafood · chowder · steamer · market · cuisine · deshelling · cleaning
half-shell
One bivalve piece
- bivalvesTwo-shelled mollusks
- bluepointSmall edible oyster
- mignonetteFragrant flowering plant
briny · seafood · mollusks · chefs · delicacy · gourmet · aphrodisiac · maritime · tidal · estuary
husking
Removing dry outer covering
maize · silage · harvest · farmhands · seasonal · field · crop · agriculture · roasting · boiling
workers
People doing jobs
cannery · dockside · piecework · processing · gloves · aprons · speed · skill · buckets · stations
- shucked oysterMollusk freed from shell
- oyster shuckerOne who opens bivalves