Church Point: Very curly shell, smaller meat but large foot. Slightly more "taste of the sea", but very nice. Soft meat texture.

Damariscotta: Fairly large oyster shell, but reasonable meat size. Very nice. Not crazy sweet, but takes both hot sauce and mignette equally well.

O'Scanny: Medium size shell but very nice meat.

Madhouse: Very flavorful, nice liquor, delicate.

Old 1871: A more meaty oyster, but very solid.

Arcadia: Very milky and not our favorite. Did not finish one.

Dabob Bay: Similar to Madhouse with nice liquor and delicate flavor.

Rappahannock: Medium size but very difficult to open. Decent flavor, but not worth the effort.

Blue Point: Very large and tender, but very little sweetness. Probably better for baking/broiling.

Olde Salt: Soft texture with sweat meat. A top quality east coast choice and highly recommended.

Wellfleet: Nice texture with decent sweetness with a fairly easy to open shell. Nice choice.

Barstool: Enjoyable with a soft texture and decent sweetness and easy to open but smaller meat. Nice.

Sweet Petite: Better than some, but petite means small. Get extras if this is your choice.

Cotuit: Can be monster shells that are very difficult to shuck. Great flavor, but its a fight and some oysters may break in two.

Moondancer: Fairly large oyster with nice liquor and good meat, but second tier compared to some others.