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are a few options. You can use
a turkey steamer, put a big pot
on a burner with a basket or
put some tin over an open fire
to roast them. Oyster steamers,
however, are the easiest option.
You can rent one at Mount
Pleasant Seafood, unless you
suspect that hosting an oyster
roast might be a repeated ad-
venture. If that’s the case, head
on over to Royall Ace Hard-
ware, where owner John Royall
has a number of different options to choose from.
“You’re looking at about $120 for pot and basket, plus
you need a burner and that’s a starter kit. And then I’ve got
a dedicated oyster steamer with wheels on it – it’s basically a
big box with a burner in it, and that’s $599. A mini version
of that is $299, and it fits about a third of a bushel. It’s a nice
basic tabletop unit. I’ve got one myself; it works really well.
You can put corn or crabs in there – you can cook all kinds
of things in them,” Royall explained.
If you’re feeling ambitious and want to impress your
guests with oysters that will
have them begging for more,
Finz Bar & Grill owner Chad
Shores has a recommendation.
“The absolute best oysters
you can ever have is over an
open flame on a grate with
hickory or oak firewood,” said
Shores. “You can use your own
barbecue grill or Big Green
Egg to do this. It is harder and
harder to come across burlap
sacks these days, but you will
need to locate a few to do this type of cooking.”
Shores explained how to maximize your oyster roasting:
“Get your fire to a medium flame and keep your burlap sack
soaking in a five-gallon bucket full of water. It’s as simple as
dumping your oysters over the fire and covering them with
the saturated burlap sack, being sure to completely cover the
oysters. In actuality, you are steaming the oysters a bit and
roasting them from the bottom. They soak up some of that
smoky flavor from the fire, as well as maintaining that briny
flavor our oysters are so well known for. Cook to desired
One way to roast oysters is to put some tin over an open fire.
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