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Onset oysters

Onset

Onset Oyster Corporation
📍 Buzzards Bay · Massachusetts
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeSmall-Medium · 2.5"-3.0"
MethodBottom culture / Off-bottom (cages/bags)
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
MeatyVegetalSeaweedFull-BodiedFirm

About Onset

Founded in 2004 by former wild commercial quahogger Bob Tourigny and longtime shellfish farmer Dennis Pittsley, Onset Oyster Corporation grows its oysters over 23 acres at the edge of the Cape Cod Canal on Fisherman's Cove in Buzzards Bay.

In plain words: meaty, vegetal, seaweed, full-bodied, firm, with salt bomb salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Onset, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Growing region
Buzzards Bay
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Onset Oyster CorporationThe farm · 2 oysters on Shucks

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Onset oysters: common questions

What do Onset oysters taste like?

Onset oysters are described as meaty, vegetal, seaweed, full-bodied, with salt bomb salinity.

Where are Onset oysters grown?

They're grown in Onset, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States by Onset Oyster Corporation.

How salty are Onset oysters?

Salt bomb: 5 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Full ocean. Big brine from start to finish.

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