All you need is a paring knife. 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. It’s actually not ...

Let’s be honest: Shrimp are great when you don’t have to deal with them in their raw glory. All those little legs and shells and veins — who wants to mess with that slippery stuff? Fortunately, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eating prawns with their dark digestive veins intact can lead to unpleasant taste, gritty texture, and potential digestive discomfort, especially for sensitive individuals. These veins contain waste ...