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 ...

Peeling and deveining shrimp isn’t rocket science, but far too many of us consider it a hassle and just buy cooked shrimp instead. In this video, chef David Lefevre shows us how to do is cleanly, and ...

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 ...

Not deveining is a major shrimp cooking mistake — we'd argue that it could be the biggest one you might make. That doesn't ...

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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 ...

Woody F. asked, “How can you tell if shrimp is undercooked or overcooked? Also, how do you extract the black intestinal substance after you peel the shrimp?” Let’s start with deveining. The dark line ...