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Clams can go badly quite quickly, so you want to make sure to handle them properly. If they don't open while cooking, here's how you should handle it.

Before you tuck into a plate of steamed clams, you may wonder if you can eat any that didn't open during the cooking process. So can you?

Clams are the key ingredient to a world of international flavors, from brothy French soups to heaping bowls of steaming pasta ...