JSON from Stream

json.cs

//reuse this
private JsonSerializer _serializer = new JsonSerializer();

var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync("http://chucknorris.com/api/dropkick");
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

using (var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
using (var json = new JsonTextReader(reader))
{
  return _serializer.Deserializer<YourClass>(json);
}

//If you need logging for development, use #if DEBUG and JsonConvert otherwise
#if DEBUG
using (var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
    string text = reader.ReadToEnd();
    Debug.WriteLine("RECEIVED: " + text);
    return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<YourClass>(text);
}
#else
using (var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
using (var json = new JsonTextReader(reader))
{
  return _serializer.Deserializer<YourClass>(json);
}
#endif