“This Oyster Shucker is for serious oyster eaters”
Downeast Magazine of Maine
“You were right! In the past six months we shucked 9,000 oysters with the AW Shucks! Oyster Shucker. Not one single injury. The shucker worked flawlessly, and it was simple to train our staff… The Aw Shucks! truly gave us the one up on our competition.”
Todd Mauer
President and Owner , King Eider’s Pub, Damariscotta, Maine
SAFE
316 stainless steel, zero risk
FAST
Shuck over a dozen in under a minute
HYGIENIC
Cuts retain full oyster liquor
VERSATILE
Home or restaurant model
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The Aw Shucks Oyster Shucker … a restaurant-grade, “wicked good”, stainless steel oyster opener
As featured on the Tech TV program, “INVENT THIS”.
Whether our stainless steel oyster opener is used in the home by an inexperienced oyster shucker, in a restaurant or in a retail or wholesale business, be assured that the AW SHUCKS! Oyster Shucker will provide an injury free environment. Anyone can use it with no learning curve and a minimal chance of injury.
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