De-Bearding Mussels ???

[YO!!!]

Anybody have an easy way to do this?

If they are being eaten immediately after cooking with the pot licker the beards should be gone prior...yes ?

If they are being shucked after cooking and used in a pasta or rice dish is it easier to just de-beard them after cooking?

[robin3mj]

When you sort them to throw out the dead/cracked ones and rinse them in cold water, just rip the beard off at that point.