Dang right. Piss on all of that cooking and crap. Way too much hassle. I don't even use an aquarium heater myself. I skin them when they are fresh, put them in the freezer, and when the weather starts breaking warm in the spring....I put em in a bucket of water with holes drilled in it that allows the water to drain out if the water level gets too high up on the antlers (which will stain them dark). In about 6 weeks, pull it out and rinse it off with a garden hose and then put it in fresh water with lots of dawn (for final degreasing) for about two more weeks. Voila, ready for whitening and clean as a whistle. Easy, peasy.