Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
No - they were hard shell. If they were too big tho - they would be rather "chewy" after they were steamed - the smaller, the better. Can't beat the littlenecks tho.
Chewy is the operative word. Soft shell clams do not get chewy/rubbery. Only the hard shell do.

Little Necks were meant to be eaten raw



This is a soft shell steamer - see it is more oblong, and the neck sticks out -