 All right, big question here. An oyster roast. Are you actually roasting the oysters over an open flame? And can you do it that way? Well, shell yes, right? Hey there, it is Bill West, barbecadrix.com. Here's how you can fire roast your oysters. Like in South Carolina, I'm in Charleston, this is what an oyster roast looks like. A lot of steam, steam tables, and it's kind of the traditional way you do it. Sometimes they use burlap sacks. However, it's not real roasting. Not a lot of fire or coals. But check this out, this is fire roasting or barbecuing oysters. Now in this version, a roast is really a roast. We are here to use a trick to barbecue oysters over charcoal grills. Remember, the oysters are best in those are months, but you know, these days you can find them year-round pretty much anywhere. That liquid inside the shell is called the liquor. You want to preserve as much of that as possible. Now we're roasting these oysters over high charcoal and hardwood heat. And to keep them stable and easier to handle, we're nestling them on a bed of rock salt. Actually, ice cream salt here in a cast iron skillet. And we topped each oyster with a dollop of this compound butter made from butter, Parmesan cheese, garlic, Worcestershire, paprika, and hot sauce. Now that makes for a real oyster roast. There you go. And as a finishing touch, we can easily make some super simple seafood sauces. Cocktail sauce, and although not as common with the oysters, this super easy tartar sauce. Check out the video and recipes here. So the question remains, can you barbecue oysters shell? Yes. Add some fresh parsley, and that is an oyster roast to remember. There you go. The real deal. Fire roasting an oyster roast or barbecue oysters. Super simple. Get the recipe online. And more tips, tricks, other fun stuff, always at www.barbecuetricks.com.