Chris Sherman, bottom center, demonstrates how to shuck an oyster during a class Thursday night at The Shop on Washington Avenue in Portland.
Food writer Meredith Goad cuts an oyster's adductor muscle to free it from its shell. Staff photo by Ben McCanna
Erik Joncas, center, slurps an oyster during shucking class. Students also got protective gloves, a guide and an oyster knife.
Joncas looks on as his wife, Jamie Joncas, pries open one of her oysters. Staff photo by Ben McCanna
Goad treats herself to a fresh oyster during shucking class. Staff photo by Ben McCanna
Sherman, center, discusses the finer points of oysters during shucking class. Sherman is the president of Island Creek Oysters, the Duxbury, Mass., company that built The Shop.
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