Dexter-Russell – 2.75" New Haven Style Oyster Knife - Sani-Safe Series, Carbon Steel, medium, Original version

Riged and strong. the offset angle helps get into the tight ones. This is the best one I could find. the others are flimsy. I would recommend this to others.

Perfect item

I visit my in-laws over NYE in Florida and we get a bushel of oysters and I’ve used all sorts of awful things to open oysters. These changed the game for me and we were shucking like oysters have never been shucked. The right tool.

I had an old shucker, real cheap and flat blunt edge. Comparing that old junk to this new Dexter-Russell shucker, shucking was significantly easier and more efficient. Used it on Shigoku oysters. Definitely recommend.

The tip has an upturn making it much easier to open the oyster.

This blade worked perfectly grip is excellent and blade strong made shucking oysters easy.

High quality. Shucked a few hundred and they look brand new. Good grip allows for strong twisting motion to open oysters.

I use both this model and the slightly longer (3") and narrower "Boston" style that Dexter also makes. I actually prefer the straight-tip to this "New Haven" style as the former is built like a tank because it appears the blade is just a little thicker and narrower so it is virtually impossible to bend or break. I've opened hundreds of various type of both west-coast and east-coast oysters with the Boston-style and have never had the blade distort, break, or bend. The downside to this is that the blade is a little blunt so sometimes difficult to get through the hinge to pop the oyster. The blade on the New Haven is thinner and more pointed with the upturned tip, so it is possible to bend or break it, although is unlikely except for the toughest and thickest-shelled oyster types. Bottom line: these are cheap enough so I suggest you get one of each and decide which one you prefer and I'd suspect you will like both of them. I have not tried the much-longer 4" "Galveston" also made by Dexter, but I know others swear by this model, especially for large oysters.