On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 4:13:56 PM UTC-5, RichD wrote:
>
> I read something a few month back, can't recall the source,
> warning about tainted mussels.
>
> Said first, toss out any which open before cooking
> (steaming). Then, discard any which fail to open as
> they ought, ~ 5 minutes.
>
> I don't get this. Isn't steam antiseptic? Are there microscopic
> critters that would survive?
>
> Rich
>
That mussel or clam may have been dead for a couple of days.
Do you want to eat it, even after it's been cooked, and it been
laying dead in its' shell that long? Ewwww.