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Cooking mussels

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kbaby · 07/12/2006 23:46

When you cook mussles I know that you discard the ones that are closed but what about the ones that are slightly open ie 1/4 open, can you eat those? or should they be thrown out?

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DeckTheHallsWithFRAUsOfHolly · 07/12/2006 23:48

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kbaby · 08/12/2006 11:58

hmm now im worrying as i ate a partially open one last night

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LizP · 08/12/2006 12:37

If it was a problem you would have been sick by now kbaby - I reckon dodgy shell fish ususually shows its effects within 6 hours.

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ParanoidSurreyHousewife · 08/12/2006 12:39

If they are partly open then you should tap them (fairly hard) - if they close fully within 20-30 seconds then they are fine, but discard the ones that don't shut before cooking.

And similarly if any odn't open during cooking, then likewise these shoudl not be eaten.

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