Shrimp is a tasty weeknight dinner, but cleaning them is far from fun. The process involves rinsing, de-shelling, and deveining the shrimp — which is tedious, especially if you’re cooking a large ...

No matter the preparation, most recipes call for shrimp to be peeled and deveined. Here’s how to do it at home with nothing more than a paring knife. What exactly is a shrimp vein? It’s actually not a ...

There are some tasks in the kitchen that can be a real pain in the butt, like deboning fish (though fishmongers will do it for you on request), removing shells from hard-boiled eggs (vinegar makes the ...

This browser does not support the video element. This browser does not support the video element. Yes, you can buy shrimp that’s already peeled and deveined, but doing it yourself is simple and can ...

Q: When a recipe calls for cooking shrimp with shells on, what’s the best way to devein them? — Elizabeth Kampa, Livonia, Mich. A: There are many fancy kitchen gadgets for deveining shrimp. Although ...

In most cases, you should. Deveining shrimp is up there with peeling garlic for me. It's not fun to do, but just a part of cooking life. I often wonder how necessary it really is, and always default ...

Most needs are actually deep wants. I don’t need Maldon salt, but my scrambled eggs aren’t the same without the crunchy flakes. I don’t need to remove every germ from every garlic clove, but doing so ...

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