[Pigsley]

I just boil seasoned water (a bit of Old Bay) and toss in 1 lb of deveined large shrimp. Take off the heat and let sit for 2-3 minutes and drain then chill and eat with a good cocktail sauce and lemon. But if you have an hour to kill this Ina Garten orzo/shrimp dish is quite wonderful. I don’t include cucumber. Good room temp or you can refrigerate to have later. Yummy. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-shrimp-and-orzo-recipe-1947099

[mylife]

I use zatarains pro boil II throw them crawfish, corn and red taters in dere too

[telescope115]

I saved the recipe- it sounds great!
I do something similar to what you do;
Start boiling a pot of water. While waiting for it to boil, throw in 2 or 3 lemons, halved, 1 or 2 heads of garlic, halved (remove as much paper from the garlic as you can), and as much Old Bay as you like.
Once the water is boiling, throw in 2 or 3 lbs. of shrimp, boil til they turn pink and float.
Drain the shrimp, put them in a chilled bowl inside of a bigger bowl filled with ice to stop the cooking and refrigerate.
That’s for shrimp cocktail, serve with lemon wedges and your favorite cocktail sauce.