We have a boil place here called Cajun that specializes in that last thing. It's nice and all but you are correct that it is so much damn work for so little food. I was messy and crap, ruined one of my favorite shirts, and when we were done I felt like I needed to go eat somewhere else. That sort of stuff isn't really for me but it isn't because I don't like the taste, there just isn't enough substance to it.

Crawfish or crawdads are even worse. Gotta peel off all that carapace so carefully and by the time you are done you have a piece of shellfish the size of a gummy bear. Maybe if I was outdoors and could just throw shell all over the ground and had a towel to constantly wipe my hands on it would be better.