Tips You Need When Cooking With Mussels - Tasting Table

According to Pei Mussels, you should only buy fresh (i.e. live) mussels. This means that they can go bad — fast. So, you really want to pay attention to your mussels to ensure that you're not eating anything that's off. Luckily, it's easy to determine whether they're still good to eat or not. It all comes down to giving them a good sniff. If there's something off, you're going to smell it — any hint of funk means that they've gone bad and should be avoided.

What you're looking for is a fresh, briny smell. Essentially, your mussels should smell like the ocean. The smell is more like seaweed than it is like fish, so if you encounter an intense fishiness, that's also a sign that your mussels may have passed their best-by date. While you can keep fresh mussels in your fridge for a day or two, you're generally better off buying your mussels the day you want to cook them. That way, you can feel confident that they're fresh.

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