Market Forms

Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

  • About
  1. Live, in the shell.
  2. Shucked—fresh or frozen. Shucked oysters are graded by size as follows.

    Grade Number per Gallon (3.8 liters)
    Extra Large or Counts 160 or fewer
    Large or Extra Selects 161–210
    Medium or Selects 211–300
    Small or Standards 301–500
    Very Small Over 500

  3. Canned—rarely used in food service.