bysuss thread

We had feed back from one of the merchants who supply the London restaurants .
One of his customers was unhappy because he/they had,had to take off the bysuss thread which the mussels use, to attach themselves to what ever they are growing on.
If you pull out the bysuss which is attached to the mussel internally, you will shorten the mussels life and it will DIE.
The bysuss threads should be removed shortly before they are going to be cooked .
If the removal of the bysuss threads are becoming time consuming ,a Dutch company called Franken BV, manufacture a debysying machine which has contra rotating rollers which have a thread on the roller which will take the hairs off the mussels.
The machines are available in various sizes to suit the different sized restaurants.
Visit the web site www.brixhamseafarmsltd.co.uk where there is a section on looking after your shellfish and the subject of bysuss threads is covered