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Are frozen mussels/clams supposed to be slightly open?

I used to live in a coastal town and never worried about getting fresh mussels, but now I live in inland Ecuador and today bought a bag of frozen clams and a bag of frozen mussels. They all seem to be slightly open, but just a crack, around 1-2mm.…
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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 le miller’s wife. Because they add a bit of flour to the flush water before cooking. For…
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After steaming for 5 mins, why are live PEI mussels shriveled, but PC's mussels plump?

In both cases beneath, I steam the PEI mussels for 5 mins. on low heat, on a pan on my stove in 100 mL of white wine. I live in Toronto, Canada. Case 1: Live mussels from Pusateri's or Whole Foods Market. They're individually picked as in the left…
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How can I judge if vacuum-packed mussels are fresh, when they're invisible behind the seal?

I work in a small town in northern Canada that has only 1 supermarket, which sells only 1 form of mussels: see beneath. There are no other options for mussels. It feels impossible to judge freshness by the little aperture at the top. I already know…
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What kind of mussels are these?

These are the mussels we bought: 3
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Are my mussels bad?

I picked up 5lbs of mussels today for dinner and didn’t realize until I got home that they never put them on ice for transport. It’s was about 1.5 hours between purchase and the time I put them in my fridge. They were in an air conditioned vehicle…
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How high do you stack mussels in the pot, and how much liquid if any?

I sometimes make clams for appetisers, but they are hard to find where I live, while blue mussels are easier to find and very cheap. The only problem is they are only sold in 1kg quantities, and last time I tried to prepare that much the results…
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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 the mussels any discouragement of purging and I am not sure if that would affect it.
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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 the water is still entering the mussels. For example, see this quote from Knorr UK: How…
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In Canada, must commercially sold mussels be purged and purified in UV filtered water for 42 hours?

I live in Toronto, Canada. I buy my mussels from Diana's Seafood or Loblaws. I wonder if the quote beneath from Mussel Myths & FAQs - The Cornish Mussel Shack holds true for Canada too? Do I need to soak my mussels in water and oatmeal? No.…
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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 academic peer reviewed or researched this? This blog tested just with or without…
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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?
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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 anyone know if this is a crack or is it a feature of the shell? Some don't have it, some…
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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? What g of salt per LB NEVER to outstrip? What concentration kills them? For pics, pls see…
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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 add salt to cold water and soak for 20 mins. But I repeat 6 times...so 20 mins x 6 times =…
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