Category "mussels"

What does flushing mussels in water with flour do?

On Serious Eats, I read the following comment under a recipe: Why not flush before cooking? The correct spelling and translation, meuniere, means mussels a

After purge mussels 6 time in salt water 20 mins each, why they still exude much grime?

I buy mussels at Pusateri and Whole Food Market for a year in Toronto. They sell them on ice and dry, not in running water. 10 s this video, Bart teaches

How much salt, add to tap water to purge bivalvia?

I live Toronto, and our tap water is fresh water, not salty. I talk for each LB of bivalvia like clams mussels. How much tap water? How much salt to add? Wha

Checking for cracks in Mussels, is a symmetrical crease/crack around top and base of mussel a normal part of the shell?

Cooking some mussels. A lot of them seem to have a elliptical crease/crack that follows the ridges on the shell around the top and bottom of the mussel. Does a

Liquid sloshing around in vacuum-packed mussels?

Loblaws sells these vaccuum-sealed mussels. When I pick them up with hand, I see much liquid sloshing inside. Is this normal? Or something wrong with mussels?

Which is the best way to de-grit clams and mussels? Salt, cornmeal, or salt + cornmeal?

What's the most effective way to de-grit clams and mussels? Apparently there are 3 possibilities. Salt only. Cornmeal only. Salt and cornmeal. Has any academ

Why running tap water over mussels not kill them, but soaking does?

Why doesn't rinsing mussels with tap water kill them like soaking does? I know running water over mussels takes very little time, compared to soaking them, but

Debeard or purge mussels first?

In the process of cleaning mussels, should I be letting them purge, then remove the beards? Does the order not matter? I ask because I don’t want to give

Soak store-bought mussels in fresh water without salt?

How to Buy, Prepare, Cook & Store Mussels Don't soak in water Don't immerse them in water - fresh or salt. Freshwater will kill them; if left for too

Why roast mussels in an oven, rather than steam or stir fry in a stock pot?

I always just steam mussels in a stockpot — I hate cleaning my electric oven!. But this Maine restaurant serves "wood oven roasted" mussels. What's the po

Clams frozen before purging

I got excited to find out my friends family vacation home is on a river where a ton of delicious clams live. TI caught a bunch of live clams, then hastily put t