katybee
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Post by katybee on Jul 4, 2016 15:21:37 GMT
I always do, but I never see chefs on Top Chef or other shows do it. Is it just editing? I have a lot of shrimp to devein this morning...  |
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psiluvu
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Post by psiluvu on Jul 4, 2016 15:22:32 GMT
Always. IMO it's just gross if you don't
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Post by pjaye on Jul 4, 2016 15:25:22 GMT
I do, and I think all chefs do too - well, the apprentices or whoever is the lowest rank in the kitchen would do it. I'm sure by the time they get to filming for a TV show they have already been done by someone.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 15:25:39 GMT
I buy the already deveined shrimp at the store.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 4, 2016 15:26:10 GMT
Yeah, deveining the shrimp is a must-do step. I can't imagine a professional chef would skip it? If so, remind me to not to eat at their place.  It is not a fun step though-talk about tedious. And gross if you stop to think about it too much.  |
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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 4, 2016 15:27:04 GMT
Yes! I just shelled and deveined a couple pounds of prawns last night. I think it would be totally gross not to. Some of them had intestinal tracks full of "stuff"....(bright orange stuff) :0
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Post by littlemama on Jul 4, 2016 15:30:01 GMT
I buy them deveined
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 4, 2016 15:44:35 GMT
I buy the already deveined shrimp at the store. Me too. I couldn't eat it otherwise. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 15:51:08 GMT
We call it the poop chute. So yes. Always.
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katybee
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Post by katybee on Jul 4, 2016 15:55:03 GMT
I'm going to. But I read various opinions on the interwebs about it--especially with the small/ medium shrimp. Oh well...here I go....
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Post by Suziee2 on Jul 4, 2016 16:00:12 GMT
If I don't buy it already deveined (and I still double check those), I always devein it.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 4, 2016 16:03:56 GMT
I don't think the shelled and deveined shrimp taste nearly as good -- do others?? They seem sort of soggy and mangled to me
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Post by chaosisapony on Jul 4, 2016 16:06:35 GMT
I buy the shrimp that are already deveined and all you have to do is peel the shell off. Unless they are the itty bitty shrimps, I don't know how you would devein those! I don't usually care for the taste of the super small ones, I wonder if that has something to do with it.
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Post by jackie on Jul 4, 2016 16:12:23 GMT
Always. I think most chefs do, even if they don't always show it. I've seen some chefs not do it, or not do it well, due to time constraints. The judges always call them out on it when it happens though.
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Post by peabay on Jul 4, 2016 16:13:24 GMT
I also buy deveined. And I'm sure that's what TV chefs use.
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Post by Merge on Jul 4, 2016 16:24:40 GMT
I only buy fresh (never frozen) wild-caught shrimp still in the shell, and those don't come pre-deveined around here. So yes, I devein them. Did a bunch just yesterday.
What I don't know is how to devein them without removing the shell. Or are peel-and-eat shrimp in a restaurant just not deveined? I never order them because I'm not sure.
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 4, 2016 16:31:26 GMT
I'm 99% sure there was a contestant on Top Chef that took the wrath of Tom for not deveining shrimp used in a dish. It was definitely edited as a mistake in the dish as the chef decided not to devein (or didn't know he should?). A quick google search didn't find it, but did come up with shelling & deveining shrimp was part of a Quickfire challenge in episode 12 of Season 9 (Texas). I haven't noticed a difference in taste between shrimp I buy deveined and ones I do myself. If I do them myself, by the time I'm to the end of the bowl, they can be looking pretty ragged and I'm wishing I'd bought deveined  . |
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 4, 2016 16:32:58 GMT
I only buy fresh (never frozen) wild-caught shrimp still in the shell, and those don't come pre-deveined around here. So yes, I devein them. Did a bunch just yesterday. What I don't know is how to devein them without removing the shell. Or are peel-and-eat shrimp in a restaurant just not deveined? I never order them because I'm not sure. I use kitchen shears to snip along the seam and can keep the shell on. |
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Post by valleyview on Jul 4, 2016 16:35:05 GMT
Always devein shrimp! I've seen people lose competition shows for not doing so.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 4, 2016 16:37:50 GMT
What I don't know is how to devein them without removing the shell. Or are peel-and-eat shrimp in a restaurant just not deveined? I never order them because I'm not sure. If I order peel and eat, I peel, do a quick devein and then eat. I have had them before where they are so fresh that the 'vein' is so gritty that you wouldn't want to eat it even if you didn't know what it was. I don't know what other people do though. |
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Post by Merge on Jul 4, 2016 17:30:51 GMT
I'm 99% sure there was a contestant on Top Chef that took the wrath of Tom for not deveining shrimp used in a dish. It was definitely edited as a mistake in the dish as the chef decided not to devein (or didn't know he should?). A quick google search didn't find it, but did come up with shelling & deveining shrimp was part of a Quickfire challenge in episode 12 of Season 9 (Texas). I haven't noticed a difference in taste between shrimp I buy deveined and ones I do myself. If I do them myself, by the time I'm to the end of the bowl, they can be looking pretty ragged and I'm wishing I'd bought deveined . Get one of these: www.amazon.com/SCI-Cuisine-Red-Shrimp-Deveiner/dp/B003MB08JCQuick and easy and they turn out perfect every time! |
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Post by marianne on Jul 4, 2016 18:03:16 GMT
Definitely, always. Or I buy deveined from the store. I've eaten my share of steamed/spiced shrimp in restaurants that were unpeeled or deveined before I knew what that vein was. I haven't had restaurant-bought spiced shrimp in years! And when I do order other types of shrimp, I always look after the first bite - if it's there (and sometimes it is) I just can't eat it.
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Post by cmpeter on Jul 4, 2016 18:10:21 GMT
I buy shell on already deveined shrimp and I go over those to make sure there aren't many missed bits.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 4, 2016 19:16:54 GMT
We just brought a cooler full of freshly caught shrimp home from a vacation in Florida. First thing we did at home was dump them in the sink to wash and devein them. Once packed in plastic containers full of water, we popped them in the freezer.
Deveining is an absolute necessity. I prefer to buy shrimp that have NOT been deveined already so that I can personally make sure it's done properly.
I assume that step is done in restaurants. But maybe that's one of those "assumptions" we make about restaurants doing things properly in order to eat there without freaking out.
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Post by PLurker on Jul 4, 2016 23:39:12 GMT
Not anymore. I developed an allergy for crustaceans a few years back. pout.  Luckily, other seafood doesn't bother me. (clams, mussels, scallops..) But back when I could eat, yes. Devein. If I buy now for everyone else, I buy deveined. Not gonna work at something I can't enjoy! |
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