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Mimi's Large Oysters from Bremen, ME
Mimi's Large Oysters from Bremen, ME
Mimi's Large Oysters from Bremen, ME

Mimi's Large Oysters from Bremen, ME

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Farmer: John Clapp & Beatrice Helman [and baby son, Calder]

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Butter! Sugar! Summer! Sweet summer corn eaten fresh off the cob with browned butter. So gosh darn crushable, like the essence of peak season in Maine.

About Mimi's Oysters

Harvest location: Greenland Cove, Bremen, Maine

How they’re grown: The farm is located at the mouth of Greenland Cove in Muscongus Bay, in the town of Bremen (population 844]. On the outgoing tide the bay pulls in the warm nutrient rich water from the Medomak River and on the incoming, colder ocean water refreshes the cove. This influx of cold, renewed water is super clean and full of nutrients and clean, lending the oysters an oceanic brine. The crop takes 2-3 years from nursery-to-harvest, first starting in a surface culture nursery before being bottom planted at 15-25 1 depth for final grow out and harvest.

Their farm location was one of the first oyster leases in the area; while the nearby Damariscotta River has quite a few oyster leases, there are only two or three other growers in the same area as the Mimi's, which makes it a fun experiment - figuring out the things that work for this particular spot vs. more established farming areas.

Why they’re unique: John is a Duxbury native who first learned how to shuck oysters at the Winsor House [Island Creek's hospitality flagship across the street from the farm in Duxbury]!

Story: In 2016, after a few years working as an ocean engineer post-college, John returned to his hometown of Duxbury where he got his feet wet in the oyster farming biz. Soon after running that farm, he returned to his home state of Maine to manage the farm at Glidden Point. There are enough challenges to solve on an oyster farm to keep it interesting, and enough familiar skills working on the water to make it fun - John's dad is a boat builder and he grew up on the water, and has always searched for a way to be closer to it ideally on top of it. The complexities of and the strategy behind growing a truly great oyster appealed to his engineering brain. John's wife, Beatrice, started farming in 2020 when she moved to Maine and joined John at Glidden Point before they started Mimi's Oysters together later that year.

⚠ Prop 65 Warning

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.

Oyster FAQ

How long do my oysters keep?

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.  

How do I store these bad boys?

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.

Should I keep them on ice?

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.

How are they shipped?

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.

Is your packaging recyclable?

Short answer: YES!

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.⁠
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Overall rating: 4.6296296 / 5 from 27 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Mimi's Large Oysters from Bremen, ME, are highly praised for their exceptional flavor and size, making them perfect for grilling. Grown in the nutrient-rich waters of Greenland Cove, these oysters are a limited-time offering from experienced farmers John Clapp and Beatrice Helman.

Summary topics

  • Flavor: 30%
  • Size: 34%
  • Quality of Oysters: 67%

Review topics: ["size","flavor","order","oysters","cups","shucker","shells","salinity","brine","taste of the ocean","side"].

Review highlights

  • "Beautiful looking oyster, super tasting with great salinity and tasty meat." — neil b.
  • "Perfect size, salinity, texture and flavor." — Alberto P.
  • "Beautiful clean shell, easy to shuck if you know what you are doing, and plump creamy oyster." — Joshua P.

Reviews

The oysters people want to buy!

"People get into flavor subnotes and salinity, but lets face it; the main thing people want for their money and effort is a reasonable bit of oyster. The trend is to ship small light oysters, for obvious reasons. But keep in mind the mass of the meat goes up with the length (size) cubed!!!! And these arent too big, like 5+ grillers. They are just perfect delicious oysters at the size people actually want to buy, open, and eat. A far better experience and value than so many of the current offerings being pushed. Could not be more happy with these oysters. Keep seelong them and I'll keep buying them!"

— Scott T. (5/5)

The Mimi’s were AMAZING -

"The Mimi’s were AMAZING - SPECTACULAR !!! Maybe some of the best oysters ever. The large size and meaty bite was so very good and the taste and briney flavor - top notch. Loved them. Can I say more? Well they were a bit hard to open and these made you work for it, but yes - it was so worth it. Keep ‘em coming !"

— Christopher S. (5/5)

Keep these in your regular rotation!

"Yes they were difficult to open, you just need the right shucker, or additional tools. Cheap shuckers will not work as efficient, luckily a neighbor brought over their expensive shucker. Man these are the best oysters I’ve ever had. Great size and taste! I didn’t mind the work for these. These were a party favorite. People loved em. They arrived already cleaned, compared to the other ones I bought. Bring these back. Bang for your buck."

— Morena (5/5)

Yummy but hard to open

"Loved the size of these oysters and the sweet/briny taste they had but boy were they hard to open"

— Carl G. (4/5)

Perfect balance

"We loved these oysters! I usually like Maine oysters because of their brininess. I was especially impressed with the balance of these oyster. They had a warm sweet side that complimented the salt perfectly. Yummmmm!"

— Anne S. (5/5)

Tasty but hard to open

"It’s tough to know how to rate these oysters. They were delicious, crisp, nice size and arrived very clean, However, they were absolutely the most difficult oysters to open that we’ve ever had. The odd curve and angle of the shell at the hinge made it almost impossible to insert the knife."

— Amy S. (3/5)

Great raw, great fried

"Shucking learning curve on these was about a half dozen. Large size was wonderful. Nice brine with a hit of creaminess eaten raw. The best fried oyster I have ever had. I have had more than a few in the last 50 something years I've been eating oysters."

— Edward B. (5/5)

Extremely difficult to shuck. But

"Extremely difficult to shuck. But worth it once we got into them. Texture was on point, not to big and clean. Brine was mild and juicy!"

— Erin C. (4/5)

Very Good!

"Meaty, briny, large…everyone loved them! Challenging to shuck however, and one stinky bad oyster."

— steven b. (4/5)

Excellent Oysters!

"As described, large and tasty! Will purchase again!"

— Preston R. (5/5)

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