[header] How to cook bay scallops [title] Have the rest of your meal, including the sauce, already cooked and ready to go. [step] Scallops taste the best the moment they are done cooking. If you cook the scallops first, and then the pasta, sauce, and so forth, they won't taste as good. 
[title] Remove the side-muscles, if necessary. [step] It will feel like a tough spot on the side of the scallop, with the tissues running horizontally instead of vertically.