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 ...

Four smart ways to devein shrimp—whether you need to move quickly or are aiming for flawless presentation. Need to devein shrimp? Use kitchen shears when you're short on time, a knife when you want to ...

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 to doing it. (It's better ...

Shrimp can be cooked with the shell on, but the vein should be removed before cooking. Simply slice along the curved back of the shrimp and pull out the vein with the tip of the knife. Shrimp shells ...

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, ...

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 ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. The “vein” that runs down the back of a shrimp ...