Inspired by conversations on the Food52 Hotline, we're sharing tips and tricks that make navigating all of our kitchens easier and more fun.
Today: We're rounding up all the how-tos needed to get your fill of seafood, while the summer lasts.
![Shellfish from Food52](https://images.food52.com/Xiu2_ifnchsrsD2Iv33beKW5iac=/9c5e8002-486b-4c97-9673-d17542102cf5--9016073609_e934574016_z.jpg)
There's something about eating seafood in the summer that feels so...right. Sure, we can eat it in the winter, hunkered over our bowls, a scarf tied around our neck -- but fresh-caught fish and shellfish beg to be eaten in a bathing suit, with the wind blowing in our faces, the sun blazing a red-gold sunset. While the summer days dwindle, we're arming you with the techniques to eat seafood every day, every night, until those scarves come out again.
• First, clean your shellfish properly.
• While you're at it, peel and devein your shrimp. (Don't buy them like that -- you can do it yourself!)
![Deveining shrimp from Food52](https://images.food52.com/cN2e2H-X1va1fhWuYffOCI95woc=/e8c4ccd3-8ce4-4819-8865-960b12e8976f--9345537226_885b94b326_z.jpg)
• Shuck some oysters, and slurp one down as you..
• ...prep your wood plank, or simply grill up a whole fish.
![How to grill a whole fish from Food52](https://images.food52.com/lVRAtTnsgsokUtWhYUHlSWyJZBg=/db9d6883-419f-490b-875e-941c488fd34a--9186791430_881b6f476d_z.jpg)
• Cook your lobster -- without fear!
• Finally, sit down, crack those lobsters open, and dig in.
![How to Cook a Lobster from Food52](https://images.food52.com/vmylhIuZPNgxJg_x0sUV-W3TsD0=/8b35ad5d-c006-4eb1-be50-354594148136--9517441163_1f6398e554_z.jpg)
How are you eating seafood this summer? Let us know in the comments!
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