"alan" > wrote in message
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> Nope....got that clarified.
>
> I thought the correct method was to remove the vein without
> breaking/slicing the shrimp as much as possible. I've been doing this
> for years....just slicing by the head and pulling it out.
>
> After looking into deveiners....I now know it's okay to slice and that
> makes my job a whole lot easier !
>
> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:33:21 -0800, "Louis Cohen"
> > wrote:
>
>>Is it that hard to do with a paring knife? And if you miss some, is it
>>that
>>bad?
>

I use a small (3" blades) sharp pair of scissors sold for needlework. With
fresh shrimp, I pull off all the heads before attacking the vein. A quick
snip through the back, a quick rinse to wash out the sand vein, and you're
good to go. And, if you need shelled shrimp, the cut along the back makes it
easy to strip the shells in one piece.

Regards,

Susan