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Oyster Knives & Accessories

Welcome to our website. Here you will find information on various kinds of oyster knives, how they're made, what different types of these knives are used for and how much they can cost.

The uniqueness of an oyster knife is in its perceived difference over other fine, chef cutlery. You've probably heard stories of cooks spending mucho dinero on a set of knives to really step up their cooking game. For example in the Japanese art of cooking sushi and sashimi chefs often have several knives to deal with different kinds of fish. They also sharpen these knives before they start cutting away and making sushi each day, so their knives are sharp as a razor almost at all times.

The reason for such fanaticism is practical: the proper cutting techniques make food taste better, make food more appealing and give the food certain "texture". So the oyster knives are very different compared to the other knives in this manner. The oyster knife pretty much is like a lock-pick, but instead of a rock you're going to be picking something similar to a stone, trying to crack it open in order to acquire the gentle meat that is within.

For this purpose an oyster knife must have several special features.

1. Durability. As you would imagine, the knive's handle and especially the blade have to be extremely strong to endure opening up all those oysters.

2. Size. Consider the average size of your oysters. Are they going to be monster-oyster, a tiny clam or an average size shell? The oyster knives you use would be different each time for the best effect.

3. The quality of the material. Consider this - not only the material the oyster knife is made out has to be durable, it also has to be light. Quality materials are often durable and light, but can be expensive. The lightness of the metal and the handle is important because if you're going to spend your time on splitting oysters with a knife it better be light so you don't get tired and possibly even hurt yourself because of fatigue.

Most of the time quality oyster knives will cost over $20. If you can get a good one for under $20 - you've got yourself a great bargain. An average quality oyster knife will cost at around $10, while sub-par will cost around $5. 

Maintaining oyster knives is easy. Unlike high quality chef knives, oyster knives don't require as much maintenance. They don't need to be sharpened unless they get realyy blunt over the years.

Also on this website I'm going to talk about various types of oyster knives. Yes, there are many types, not just one for cracking these shells open! That's because there are many oysters and some knives are more suitable for ones than the others, so two different oyster knives go a long way if you're really into oysters. Sometimes it's just a question of preference and your style, as there are different styles of splitting oysters too, the classic way, the clumsy way, commercial, clever... etc.

Some of these knives have a very pointy end (about 4 cm) that helps to get inside of the shell and the rest of the blade is thicker to widen the gap once you open it up. Some models feature an angular tip of about 2cm which acts like a level when opening the tight oysters. Others have sharp sides for cutting along the oyster and then opening it up. Feel free to browse around and look at them all!