I'm a Takeout Kind of Guy.

Before

I was going to prepare the calamari this weekend, but the box defrosting in the refrigerator started leaking, and evening plans changed.

In order to reduce the fishy smell I wiped the refrigerator right away. Then I had to clean the squid. I reviewed various YouTube videos to remind myself of the steps involved, and it looked easy. Of course. reality was different.

Removing the spine was difficult. It didn't just pop out with a tug from my fingers as the YouTube instructors demonstrated. I had to slice off the tip and pull the spine from the tail end.

After

After a little over an hour I had finished cleaning the squid. I squeezed some lemon over it and put it in an airtight glass container before it went back in the fridge.

I do get satisfaction from cooking but don't plan on doing this again soon. With regard to calamari I've decided that I'm a takeout kind of guy.