What's up with mussles?

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

anybody have any advice about how to pick good ones?

Here's the deal from my afore mentioned co-worker.

1. If birds are eating them, they are most likely VERY safe to eat. Birds have a much lower tolerance to pollution than we do.
2. stay away from red -tide, obviously.
3. High current areas produce better tasting mussels.
4. Thin shelled mussels, have grown VERY fast. Therfore are more meaty and more tender. (His eye lit up when he descrinbed these)
5. Stay away from polluted areas.

That's it. He has eaten the ribbed shelled mussels. He HATES them.