Patent ID: 9033772
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A method for producing frozen oysters on the half shell, which comprises the steps of: freezing live oysters in their shells to produce frozen oysters, wherein the frozen oysters are unhinged, wherein freezing comprises subjecting the live oysters to nitrogen gas; after the freezing step, acclimating oysters to −4 to +4 degrees Fahrenheit; after the acclimating step, subjecting the frozen oysters to a thermal shock treatment, said thermal shock treatment being a water shower that is applied predominantly on one shell of the oysters to produce thermal treated oysters, wherein said thermal shock treatment promotes disengagement of a portion of flesh of the oysters from said one shell of the oysters; and percussing the thermal treated oysters, so that said one shell of the frozen oysters will be knocked off, thereby producing opened, frozen oysters engaged on one shell.