I didn't even want to attempt the boil. I wish I like shrimp more, but it just isn't something that I can eat a ton of. I'm more of a eat the two they give you complementary at a Japanese Steakhouse and then I am good for the year sort of guy! I remember when we visited Maine as a kid there would be guys on the side of the road with a barrel and a fire boiling lobsters up. I probably haven't tried lobster since then. There's a part of me that really wants to love crab and lobster, but I just don't know...