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Most people haven’t cooked many — if any — mussels in their lifetimes. Just the sight of that little cluster of blue-black shells is sometimes enough to send one scurrying back toward more familiar ...

ANSWER: The freshest mussels are those with shells that look clean and shiny and are tightly closed. To get them ready for cooking, follow these simple steps. Inspect each shell for cracks and ...