If you were to ask each person at the Fishery how to open an oyster, you would get a different answer each time. The best way is just to try it and keep practicing, it gets easier each time. We have compiled some hints and tips on how we open oysters to give you a head start.

It is important to know how to look after your oysters once they arrive as there's so much misleading information on oysters out there. Rock oysters are much tougher than you may think and native oysters require more attention, take a look here to learn how to best care for your oysters.

You may have heard that there is only one way to eat an oyster and that is to open it and tip it down, don't chew just swallow it whole... It's a lie. However you eat your oysters the most important thing is to chew them, the second most important thing is to tip out the water from the shell, when you open it and before you eat it, it's just seawater. Take a look at some other ways to enjoy oysters here.