Cooking With Clams

As is with all mollusks, good handling practices are critical to ensure food safety. Just follow a few simple rules:

1. When you purchase live calms, their shells should be tightly closed.
2. Live clams need to breathe. Do not store them in plastic bags.
3. Ideally, you should prepare live calms within 24 hours of purchase.
4. Live calms should be refrigerated in an open container covered with a damp cloth or paper towel.
5. Persons with shellfish allergies should not consume clams.