If you want to ease yourself into the world of no-waste, whole-shrimp enjoyment, you can start by using the shells, tails, and heads to make an umami-packed shrimpy stock. Just grab any leftover ...

Buying jumbo shrimp means that you'll have plenty of shrimp to cut up and, at the same time, some large whole shrimp for the final presentation. You want to buy shrimp with the heads and tails.

Think of them as the top of the shrimp pyramid. Royal reds, you could say, are the regal monarchs of the whole shrimp dynasty. To my untrained palate, the taste is more akin to lobster than shrimp ...