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40lb sack of oysters for $75
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:14 am
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:14 am
I went through Andalusia, AL (2 hours from the coast) and saw this sign and thought, that seems pretty high, but I’m not an oyster guy. Once shucked, it’s what, 3 or 4 pounds of actual meat? Can’t you buy 4 lbs of oyster meat for less than $75? Is it season related or are people just ignorant? What is a 40lb sack elsewhere?
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:17 am to Bamafig
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:18 am to Bamafig
That's about 100 oysters. Which comes out about .75/ oyster. Not cheap by 1980's standards but not crazy. You'll pay at least double that in a restaurant
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 9:19 am
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:20 am to Bamafig
Oysters in that area have been lower quality, higher priced since Apalachicola shut down like 5 years ago. But it’s supposed to be opening back up soon
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 9:21 am
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:30 am to Bamafig
There is a better deal at Tate’s in Hartford nearby. I stole this from their fb page
But it’s never gonna be the same until we get Apalachicola again
But it’s never gonna be the same until we get Apalachicola again
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 9:31 am
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:31 am to LSUballs
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You'll pay at least double that in a restaurant
Well at least the restaurant will do the work of shucking. I was just thinking of the price of the actual meat, plus the effort to extract it, seems way too high versus buying a tub of meat.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:34 am to Bamafig
Pre-shucked tub oysters are not very good.
Oysters are way more expensive up north and considered much more of a delicacy. It was funny to me because they’re like redneck food here.
They have a very short shelf life. They need to be plucked from the bay, put on ice and eaten within a few days, possibly still alive.
Oysters are way more expensive up north and considered much more of a delicacy. It was funny to me because they’re like redneck food here.
They have a very short shelf life. They need to be plucked from the bay, put on ice and eaten within a few days, possibly still alive.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 10:10 am to genro
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Pre-shucked tub oysters are not very good
Agree in general
One Christmas I was gifted ceramic oysters to make chargrilled oysters at home. The first tub I bought was from Kroger and was fresh per the printed date. When I opened the tub it was quickly apparent they were inedible. I later grabbed a tub from Whole Foods (different brand but don’t remember the name) and they were actually very good/clean and made fantastic chargrilled oysters
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 10:27 am to Coater
Maybe that’s a good use for them. Almost doesn’t occur to me. If someone in rural south alabama is buying a sack of oysters you can bet your arse they’re eating them raw on a saltine. Maybe you screw around and cook the last dozen just for fun but raw is kinda the only way to go
Posted on 1/12/26 at 10:55 am to Bamafig
For comparisons sake, my FIL bought as sack from Crystal Seas in Pass Christian for Christmas for $65 and we got 19 dozen out of the sack.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 3:28 pm to genro
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Oysters are way more expensive up north
I’m paying anywhere from 9-12 bucks a dozen from my 2 local farms. Small, medium, or large. No price difference.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 4:04 pm to LSUintheNW
quote:out of the question.
farmed oysters
They are filter feeders and should taste like the beach
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:48 pm to genro
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out of the question.
It’s what I have available to me that’s fresh.
Eta….I guess I’m not sure what’s so wrong with suspended culture in the salt.
Please enlighten me.
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 1:00 am
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:28 pm to genro
Where do you think they’re farmed?
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:39 pm to LSUintheNW
quote:You have multiple different species available to you up there. Some are much better tasting than gulf oysters.
I’m paying anywhere from 9-12 bucks a dozen from my 2 local farms. Small, medium, or large. No price difference
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:46 pm to genro
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out of the question. They are filter feeders and should taste like the beach
Posted on 1/12/26 at 9:17 pm to genro
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It was funny to me because they’re like redneck food here.
Few things better in life than a few friends sitting in a circle on 5-gallon buckets with a case of beer and a sack of oysters.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:18 pm to BottomlandBrew
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Few things better in life than a few friends sitting in a circle on 5-gallon buckets with a case of beer and a sack of oysters.
You can tell whose never shared an orange pushup with a few baws after a long day of work.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:48 pm to OysterPoBoy
Not all oysters are created equal!
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