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Pleasant Bay oysters

Pleasant Bay

Peter and Jeff Orcutt
📍 Pleasant Bay & Chatham · Massachusetts
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeSmall · 2.5"-3.0"
MethodOff-bottom (cages/bags)
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
Strong OceanicCrisp

About Pleasant Bay

Grown by Pete Orcutt and his son Jeff on the outer Cape in the very isolated and pristine Pleasant Bay, an area created when a historic 1986 storm opened a breach to the Atlantic Ocean.

In plain words: strong oceanic, crisp, with salt bomb salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Pleasant Bay, Orleans, Massachusetts (SC61)
Growing region
Pleasant Bay & Chatham
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Peter and Jeff OrcuttThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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What do Pleasant Bay oysters taste like?

Pleasant Bay oysters are described as strong oceanic, crisp, with salt bomb salinity.

Where are Pleasant Bay oysters grown?

They're grown in Pleasant Bay, Orleans, Massachusetts (SC61), Pleasant Bay & Chatham, Massachusetts, United States by Peter and Jeff Orcutt.

How salty are Pleasant Bay oysters?

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

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