Crab meat is trapped behind a thick shell. The process of cooking and accessing the meat can be intimidating for beginners. Luckily, it’s not very difficult to prepare and crack crab legs. With a ...

Soft shell crabs are blue crabs that come from the Chesapeake Bay area and usually have two seasons, weather permitting. These are crabs that have recently molted and for the next few days their ...

“Tell people they can eat the whole thing,” one of my colleagues urged me when I told her I planned to write about soft-shell crabs. If you love blue crabs but are daunted by all that cracking and ...

How to cook clean and eat crabs.Step 1) Use tongs to put live crabs into seasoned water to steam. Atlantic City, NJ. July 1, 2020 (Kristian Gonyea/ForFlavor Magazine) Kristian Gonyea ...

Few food experiences can compare to the pure joy of cracking open a newly purchased crab leg and enjoying the sweet, delicate meat within. Snow Crab, Dungeness, and King Crab all have distinct ...

Southerners love crabs—and we have plenty of delicious crab recipes to prove it. From crab cakes to claws to legs to salad, we can't get enough of this delicate, luxurious seafood. But when it comes ...

Crab legs are a familiar sight at restaurants and raw bars, piled high over a bed of ice on cold seafood platters or arranged on buffet tables at weddings and other big parties. They're the kind of ...