Good topic, I'm looking forward to seeing the responses.

I've always cooked them live, in the shell. But last week while I was cooking some, I remembered watching a video a long time ago that showed them being killed and cleaned before they were cooked. I think the video was made by Charlie White, and in the video the body meat came out much easier, and I think he said the meat tasted better as well. Next time I'm going to try it that way.
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