Are Boiled Blue Crabs Good to Eat?

[Big Bear]

Anybody ever eat these?

There is a blue crab festival this weekend i'm thinking about hitting up but ive never tried them..

[Big Bear]

mods please fix my thread title... posting from phone.

[TheCentaur]

Bear you making the trip to little river?

I don't think I have ever had boiled blue crab. To be honest it's more about tradition than taste, better tasting crab out there for sure

[TxAaron]

Dude, blue crabs are the best.

Catch tons of them down here on the coast in Texas. Make sure you have plenty of beer to wash it down with.

[Spanks]

I hear they carry Hep C in'em...

[stefan084]

get a maryland crab cake.

[hurricane1091]

I love to go crabbing. I have had them boiled, grilled, and steamed. All good regardless of method.

[konck]

Nothing and I mean nothing is better than a soft shell crab sandwich

[cecil127]

phuck yeah theyre great! closed 2 auce crabfests....left me a 1/4 bushel and told me to hit the lights on the pavilion when I was finished. honest injun. Maryland.

[firstclass]

the best crabs are steamed not boiled , with jo seasoning a md tradition.. just had 3 jumbos

[chipper]

Blue crabs are the BEST!!

[Big Bear]

how do you steam them?

[MagicDiceFlow]

Blue crabs are good but they can't compare to a nice thick slab of meat you get with King Crabs (not to be mistaken with snow crabs). You have to work a lot for the meat on the blue crabs. A good slab of king crab can be thicker than a steak.

[Big Bear]

Blue crabs are good but they can't compare to a nice thick slab of meat you get with King Crabs (not to be mistaken with snow crabs). You have to work a lot for the meat on the blue crabs. A good slab of king crab can be thicker than a steak.

so the king crabs do you boil those or whats the best way to prepare them?

[GT21Megatron]

Softshells is where it's at

[Itsamazing777]

Little river in manistee, michigan? That place Is awesome

[masr]

I heard it will give you the sh*ts

[Pounding it down]

In Cali there's tons of Portuguese peeps here.. They are all about seafood.. Especially crab.. They have crab feeds that start in January and o on till my.. The most amazing crab I've had hands down. Those Portuguese sure know there cooking . Most of the time they use dungies. The bomb!!!

[Big Bear]

I heard it will give you the sh*ts

which type of crab does that?

sure dont want that.

[RubberKettle]

Steamed crabs with old bay seasoning or crab cakes from G&M thats it

[cecil127]

he "heard"....no experience.
take our advice and bring a Tupperware container to stash some for later. u wont be sorry.
9:30 and now im jonezin for some blue claws, thanks-you suck

[Big Bear]

Steamed crabs with old bay seasoning or crab cakes from G&M thats it

what does a steamer look like and how much do they cost?

also second question...

i dont live near the ocean but there is an asian market that sells live blue crabs and dungeoness crabs down the street... do i just throw'em in a steamer alive?

[minet123]

Softshells is where it's at

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This

[Big Bear]

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yep had one of those at the new orleans airport. pretty tasty.

[RubberKettle]

what does a steamer look like and how much do they cost?

also second question...

i dont live near the ocean but there is an asian market that sells live blue crabs and dungeoness crabs down the street... do i just throw'em in a steamer alive?

Restaurants steam crabs in large pots with steam produced by a boiler. I wouldn't recommenced steaming them at home. Seems a great idea, but never quite works.

[minet123]

Eat the mustard

[RubberKettle]

Eat the mustard

Nothing wrong with that, just an excuse for people who cant hold their alcohol.

[Big Bear]

Nothing wrong with that, just an excuse for people who cant hold their alcohol.

explain

[Big Bear]

is mustard code for something else?

[minet123]

is mustard code for something else?

No it's the yellow gunk in the shell
It's a Baltimore thing

[cecil127]

mustard is their guts cooked....it doesn't come in direct contact with any meat due to the shell(s) protecting each muscle/meat....IF you take your time, but you WILL get it on your crab meat and it wont hurt you..its an acquired taste but ive seen peeps smear it on crackers. its aight.

I catch em-thow them on ice-rip the shell off while theyre lethargic-hit em hard with old bay an into the pot they go....NO MUSTARD!
plus the seasoning really gets in there....

[Big Bear]

mustard is their guts cooked....it doesn't come in direct contact with any meat due to the shell(s) protecting each muscle/meat....IF you take your time, but you WILL get it on your crab meat and it wont hurt you..its an acquired taste but ive seen peeps smear it on crackers. its aight.

I catch em-thow them on ice-rip the shell off while theyre lethargic-hit em hard with old bay an into the pot they go....NO MUSTARD!
plus the seasoning really gets in there....

damn do crabs feel pain?

[robmpink]

Softshells is where it's at

100% true. I probably eat about 2 or 3 dozen in the summer.

Obviously not at once. hahaha

[cecil127]

damn do crabs feel pain?

dunno but u sure will if theyre not chilled before you rip their shell off and wash their guts out....those inchers are fo' real...like a vise grip

[Big Bear]

dunno but u sure will if theyre not chilled before you rip their shell off and wash their guts out....those inchers are fo' real...like a vise grip

ouch! yeah i wonder which clawed sea creature can inflict the most pain with their pincher?