Sale Price: $145.00
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Farmer: Kellie and Eric Peters
Size: ~2.5"
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Consuming this product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Your oysters keep in the refrigerator for 5-7 days! You can order a day or two early to make sure you have them in time for your gathering. They are totally fine hangin’ out in the cool air.
When you receive your package, pull them out of the box (these guys need a little fresh air!). Grab a mixing bowl and throw the mesh bag in the bowl so that the oysters don’t leak all over your refrigerator. Grab a damp cloth and throw the cloth over the bowl. You are good to go for the next 5-7 days. Doesn’t hurt to dampen the cloth each day to keep them moist and chilled.
Only put the oysters on ice before service. The oysters will actually die in the melted fresh water so do not store the oysters on ice. They will not like this.
We ship using FedEx Overnight service. You will receive tracking info after the label has been printed the day before your oysters are set to arrive. We do not require a signature – Fedex will leave your package at your doorstep.
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Our ClimaCell thermal liners are made of 90% FSC certified virgin kraft paper and corn starch, which allows you to recycle the insulated liner at home along with the cardboard box.
Not only are the liners water repellant, they’re just as insulating as traditional styrofoam AND they can be recycled up to 5 times. Saving the planet has never been easier.
Overall rating: 4.900356 / 5 from 281 reviews.
Norumbega Oysters from Damariscotta, ME, are highly praised for their excellent quality, perfect size, and clean, easy-to-shuck shells. The oysters offer a strong, salty flavor with a sweet finish, grown in cold Maine waters. Customers appreciate the fast and perfect delivery, and many plan to order again.
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"Light, fresh, easy to shuck. Lasted over many days. Salinity was nice, not too strong. Aftertaste - warm on your tongue. For one of us, aftertaste was like dessert. Our son took the trouble to text us later, "Those were really good. Probably my favorite. Recommended Island Creek to our friends. Definitely will get these again!!"
"These oysters never disappoint. Salty with a good amount of meat, and very easy to shuck. You can't go wrong with Norumbega Oysters."
"Excellent flavor, open well, plump and what a look!"
"I have purchased probably a dozen different varieties from Island Creek. I would say these rate at the top. Full cup, easy to open, not overly brined with a slightly sweet taste. If someone you know has never tried half shell oysters, these are the ones to give them. Great oyster."
"Great Oyster, clean and easy to shuck"
"Arrived on schedule and at temperature. Some of the most flavorful oysters I (we) have had any time recently. Group of 8 went through 50 oysters in record time, mostly forgoing the mignonette and cocktail sauce to avoid masking the oysters themselves. A repeatable experience for us. Strongly recommended."
"These oysters were probably one of the best we’ve gotten from you. So fresh, salty briny, crisp…just awesome. Everybody loved them."
"I was so pleased FedEx actually delivered them on Friday. We live in a very rural area and it's winter. We've been on MacMahan for 40 summers or more and it was wonderful to put the Sheepscot in my mouth again. So fortunate to have access to good oyster this time of year. Sincere thanks, Ryan in Virginia"
"We baked them, grilled them and made 3 different mignonettes to eat raw! Absolutely delicious! Relatively small but packed full with sweet meat. And dealing with Island Creek is always such a pleasure. Delivery always right on time!"
"2nd time ordering this variety. Shells are clean and reasonably strong, easy to open. Cups are deep and very meaty oysters for their size. Taste is clean and slightly on the salty side, perhaps somewhat of a mild flavor, but delicious. They really are perfect, consistent oysters. Can't imagine anyone finding fault. I do wish they were a little larger, but these are meatier and larger than most of what ICO sells unless you specifically find "large" offerings. But these are large enough to not be disappointing, unlike many that ICO sells."
