It's important that your shucked oyster is clean and pristine.

Thanks to the abundance of shellfish in Puget Sound, Washington State is the largest oyster producer in the country.

To shuck oysters, you'll need an oyster knife, a handy tool with a sturdy handle and a short, rigid blade which you can pick up for about ten bucks in a kitchenware shop or fish market. A quick trip online will yield any number of videos and slide shows with step-by-step instructions on how to shuck an oyster.

We do everything we can to keep it pristine.

Sustainability includes how you run your business, and my bottom line includes how you treat your people. Sustainability starts with your staff.

The two things that are going to make you a better baker without even trying are a scale and a thermometer in your oven.