ZYLISS Serrated Seafood Scissor & Cracker

This tool is simply AWESOME and deserves a rare 5* plus rating. Prior to getting this, I could never get oysters open with out a major to-do. It was so bad, that I would skip home prep of one of my favorite treats and stick to restaurants ($$$$). On a trip to visit relatives, my adult nephew showed me this device and a few tips on how to use it. Once I got home, I ordered this and it worked great; so much so that I can now “shuck” a dozen oysters in less than 10 minutes!!The trick is to find the hinge on the oyster (typically the fattest part of the oyster) and work the tip of the knife into that soft spot by working it back and forth in a wriggle type motion. It doesn’t take much force. More a working motion to work the knife tip in. Once the tip goes in a few millimeters, you can turn/twist the knife and break the oyster open. Then work the flat edge of the knife along the oyster to cut the muscle off the shell. The “holder” works with smaller oysters and protect the hand holding the bivalve. Larger oysters can simply be held with a hand towel. The knife is made of thick steel that can handle the work of prying open the oysters.Can’t tell you how much I love this simple kit. Thanks to this product, I can enjoy my favorite farm-raised oysters any time I want (except in months that don’t have an “R” in them - but that’s another story!). Now if I can find a really good mignonette sauce recipe, I’ll be set!

2nt time buying them, they are amazing. Very strong and easy to use with hard shell Maine lobsters

works very well, and make is nearly (knock on wood) impossible to cut yourself while opening oysters. I have had guests who have never opened one before use this product with ease, I have not noticed the issues that some commenters have made with regard to the size of the oyster pocket, I have found it equally effective for both large and small oysters. My only knock is that the knife has quite a sharp tip, which can, if used over-zealously, chip/break the ends of the shells, however this was easy to get used to and quickly stopped being an issue.

Can handle the toughest crab claws and the plastic handle is comfortable. It is nice and rigid despite it's apparently plastic handle.

I finally found a tool that makes easy to open oysters at home. It works quite well and fast. 100% recommended.

We bought it to use at an oyster festival where we had to shuck our own oysters. The blade was the perfect shape and the handle worked great! No need for the gloves. I watched my friends use the knife proof gloves and a traditional shucker and by the end of the night (3 hours of shucking later), I was helping them open them with them clean hands. Love this thing!

I was very excited to try this product. I just had purchased some fresh lobster and began cracking them open. This item snapped in two while I tried to open up my first lobster claw. Very disappointing.

The very first time I used this set, I kept bending this knife so badly, that I had to straighten it out every 3-4 oysters.For the cost of this kit, you do get a lot though. If you look at the average cost of a decent shucking knife, it's going to be almost double the cost of this whole set.If you just want to be able to pop open shell fish and don't care if the blade bends over and over, this is a pretty good value. However, if you want a knife that is going to last you for years to come, I'd look elsewhere.The included pocket can come in handy, assuming you aren't doing large oysters, as they just won't fit. Personally, I prefer to do oysters without the pocket and just use a towel or two (feels like I have more control).