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I've bought mussels at Whole Food Market for a year. They sell them on ice and dry, not in running water. At 10 s this video, Bart teaches add salt to cold water and soak for 20 mins. Aliz...
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Sigma
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2021-03-03T02:52:30Z (over 3 years ago)
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Chgg Clou
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2021-02-22T07:12:49Z (over 3 years ago)
- I've bought mussels at Whole Food Market for a year. They sell them on ice and dry, not in running water.
- [![enter image description here][1]][1]
- [![enter image description here][2]][2]
- At [10 s this video](https://youtu.be/NpAlTt2RuWA?t=10), Bart teaches add salt to cold water and
soak for 20 mins. But I repeat 6 times...so 20 mins x 6 times = 120 mins of soaking!!! Mussels exudate less black grime every next time, but even after 6 times, water still has much black grime! See my pic under! Why???- [![enter image description here][3]][3]
- Part 2, [Step 2](https://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Mussels) has GIF that shows you what I mean.
- [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/fnfBe.jpg
- [2]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/aS22G.jpg
- [3]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/ibcdJ.jpg
- I've bought mussels at Whole Food Market for a year. They sell them on ice and dry, not in running water.
- [![enter image description here][1]][1]
- [![enter image description here][2]][2]
- At [10 s this video](https://youtu.be/NpAlTt2RuWA?t=10), Bart teaches add salt to cold water and
- soak for 20 mins.
- Aliza Green's _The Fishmonger's Apprentice : The Expert's Guide to Selecting, Preparing, and Cooking a World of Seafood, Taught by the Masters_. [p 142](https://books.google.com/books?id=hDe3j9hIgw0C&lpg=PA142&ots=9JPvXZJoVR&dq=%22scoop%20the%20clams%20from%20the%20water%2C%20leaving%20the%20sand%22&pg=PA142#v=onepage&q=%22scoop%20the%20clams%20from%20the%20water,%20leaving%20the%20sand%22&f=true).
- >To begin, place the clams in a sink or large
- pot of cold saltwater (use 1/2 cup [150 g]
- salt to 1 gallon [3.8 liters] of water). Add
- 1/2 cup (70 g) cornmeal to help whiten the
- meat if desired. Leave the clams to purge
- for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Scoop the clams
- from the water, leaving the sand and grit
- behind. Have ready a clam opening knife
- (see "A Few Good Tools"). It is highly rec-
- ommended that you wear a protective glove
- on your nonwriting hand.
- But I repeat 6 times...so 30 mins x 6 times = 180 mins of soaking!!! Mussels exudate less black grime every next time, but even after 6 times, water still has much black grime! See my pic under! Why???
- [![enter image description here][3]][3]
- Part 2, [Step 2](https://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Mussels) has GIF that shows you what I mean.
- [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/fnfBe.jpg
- [2]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/aS22G.jpg
- [3]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/ibcdJ.jpg
#1: Initial revision
by
Chgg Clou
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2021-02-14T23:07:05Z (almost 4 years ago)
After purging mussels 6 times in salt water, 20 mins each, why they still exude much grime?
I've bought mussels at Whole Food Market for a year. They sell them on ice and dry, not in running water. [![enter image description here][1]][1] [![enter image description here][2]][2] At [10 s this video](https://youtu.be/NpAlTt2RuWA?t=10), Bart teaches add salt to cold water and soak for 20 mins. But I repeat 6 times...so 20 mins x 6 times = 120 mins of soaking!!! Mussels exudate less black grime every next time, but even after 6 times, water still has much black grime! See my pic under! Why??? [![enter image description here][3]][3] Part 2, [Step 2](https://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Mussels) has GIF that shows you what I mean. [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/fnfBe.jpg [2]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/aS22G.jpg [3]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/ibcdJ.jpg