I like it when someone examines an old tool and figures out how to make a better one. Toronto seafood restaurateur Patrick McMurray has done just that with the oyster knife.<\/p>\n

A four-time Canadian oyster shucking champion, 2004 North American champion, 2002 World Champion, and holder of the Guinness world record for the most oysters shucked in a minute (38), McMurray shucks a lot of oysters. He found that the typical oyster knife, with the handle as an extension of the blade, provides insufficient grip and leverage. This makes opening oysters difficult.<\/p>\n

McMurray spent three years experimenting and making prototypes, culminating in his new Shucker Paddy<\/a> knife. Its biggest difference is that the handle meets the blade at an angle, providing sort of a pistol grip. That grip and the angle provide leverage, enabling oysters to be opened with less force and more safety. The moulded grip incorporates a finger guard.<\/p>\n

This isn’t high technology, but is innovative human technology. Having struggled with many recalcitrant oysters, I welcome the news of a better opener.<\/p>\n

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I like it when someone examines an old tool and figures out how to make a better one. Toronto seafood restaurateur Patrick McMurray has done just that with the oyster knife. A four-time Canadian oyster shucking champion, 2004 North American champion, 2002 World Champion, and holder of the Guinness world record for the most oysters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":1357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,137],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n