Some HUGE diver scallops

[kitchenelf]

I'm about ready for some sashimi scallops! Those are beautiful!

[ironchef]

Originally Posted by BreezyCooking

And they're dry-pack as well, which is the only way I buy scallops these days.

We get ours dry packed too, but we dry them out overnight in the refer before we use them if they're going to be pan seared. If not, they don't caramelize properly due to the moisture and the natural sugars. It can be done if we don't have any other scallops in house, but they need to be cooked on a pretty low heat or else they'll burn super quick.

[Constance]

I've had sea scallops, and I agree about the flavor. I've just never seen any that large, and wondered if the bigger ones got tougher.

Sure would love to have a plate of that!

[marigene]

Do you put them on a rack when you dry them out?

[babetoo]

Originally Posted by ironchef

Okay, here are the pics of the uncooked scallop. I used a peeler for size referrence:





Constance, bay and sea scallops have different flavors. To me, bay scallops don't taste anything how a scallop should taste. I love the brinyness and flavor of fresh sea scallops.

i adore scallops but they are over the moon in price here.

babe

[kitchenelf]

Originally Posted by Constance

I've had sea scallops, and I agree about the flavor. I've just never seen any that large, and wondered if the bigger ones got tougher.

Sure would love to have a plate of that!

You know that that vegetable peeler came from his Barbie playhouse and those scallops are actually just bay scallops

[buckytom]

lol, elfie.

i didn't know that they sell skate filets that large...

elfie, wait up...

[ironchef]

Originally Posted by marigene

Do you put them on a rack when you dry them out?

Yeah, otherwise the liquid from the scallops and the condensation will accumulate and the scallops will be sitting in a puddle of water.

[ironchef]

Originally Posted by kitchenelf

You know that that vegetable peeler came from his Barbie playhouse and those scallops are actually just bay scallops

No, it's actually from my Dora the Explorer cooking set.

[buckytom]

so, you sing "suh suh, suh suh suh scallops"?