When it comes to a crab feast, there’s nothing worse than not having enough crabs to go around. To avoid that catastrophe, I’m here to tackle the question, “How many blue crabs do people eat?” So, if you’re planning on hosting a crab feast, dinner with family, or are just plain curious, let’s go over…
Every crabber is as good as their crab steamer. If you’re looking for a pot to steam or boil your freshly caught crabs, you’ve come to the right place. The purpose of this article is to ensure no one wastes their money on a “crap” pot. I’ll first go over what to look for when…
After a long day of crabbing, It can be easy to think to throw your freshly-caught crabs in the freezer until you’re ready to cook them will do the trick. Let me tell you, this is a terrible way to preserve your crabs. You should never freeze live crabs. Live crabs stored in temperatures below…
Crabs make for an amazing meal. It brings people together and makes for a fun yet tasty experience. Let’s say you have a few extra crabs from a crab feast or caught a few too many crabs after a day of crabbing (if that’s even possible). The obvious answer would be to put them in…
After a long day of crabbing, the refrigerator may seem like the perfect place to store your live crabs. That’s exactly what I thought my first time crabbing, and I ended up with a mostly-dead half-bushel of crabs. In this article, I want to share my mistakes and how you can avoid them. I want…
Every summer my friends and family have a crab feast. Crabs go in the steamer with brilliant blue claws and olive green shells, then come out bright red. I’ve always been curious as to why crabs, lobster, shrimp, and all shellfish turn red after they’re cooked. So, I sat down and did some research. Why…
I regularly buy crabs from my local fishmonger without any problems. However, to my alarm, my most recent purchase of a dozen crabs had a suffocating smell ammonia after cooking. Needless to say, that bunch was thrown in the garbage uneaten. I had so many questions. What was the smell? Could I have eaten it?…