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« Reply #25 on: June 29, 2011, 07:25:37 AM » |
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Steam'em Live ...
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« Reply #26 on: June 29, 2011, 07:33:54 AM » |
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« Reply #27 on: June 29, 2011, 09:44:26 AM » |
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« Reply #28 on: July 01, 2011, 04:32:14 PM » |
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Maybe I need to get off the Shore more but I have never heard of steaming them after you clean them. I am assuming you are talking about removing the shell and innerds and not just hosing them down  |
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« Reply #29 on: July 01, 2011, 08:58:42 PM » |
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NO CRABS WERE HARMED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS POST
WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS...FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE
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« Reply #30 on: July 02, 2011, 01:38:11 AM » |
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Steam them dormant!!!!
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« Reply #31 on: July 28, 2011, 01:50:39 PM » |
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The results so far surprise me. I thought there more who cleaned their crabs prior to steaming them.
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« Reply #32 on: July 28, 2011, 02:00:41 PM » |
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I cook mine live. I use a big pasta pot, it has a big strainer insert. I can layer all the crabs in there with tongs right in the sink, put the lid right on it and lower it into the water, the strainer insert sits about 2 inches above the bottom so I only start with 2 inches of water and crabs steam rather than boil.
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« Reply #33 on: July 28, 2011, 02:12:09 PM » |
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IMHO cooking them live originates from tradition ( and the waters were a lot "cleaner"). Nowadays, considering all the [curd] in the water, and the raw sewage spills, especially in the North East like the NYC area for example, it's a lot safer (healthwise) to clean before cooking. Thats just my opinion and I'm sticking to it.... |
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« Reply #34 on: August 16, 2011, 11:10:03 AM » |
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I've always steamed them live. I'm a bit surprised that some people clean them prior to cooking them; kinda like the first time I watched a chef/cooking program and they were preparing lobster and cleaned it before they cooked the meat.
I do wonder how much it changes the taste though.
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« Reply #36 on: August 18, 2011, 01:08:32 PM » |
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I Think a whole lot depends on where the crabs are going. For instance if going to a gathering, I usually bring them steamed and intact.(just for the sheer impressiveness of the size) . When prepairing them for my own consumption, at home, I would rather clean them for health reasons. Makes for easier picking IMHO.
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« Reply #38 on: August 18, 2011, 01:51:33 PM » |
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Just stop arguing and BOIL those suckers  |
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« Reply #40 on: August 19, 2011, 10:52:29 AM » |
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IMHO cooking them live originates from tradition ( and the waters were a lot "cleaner"). Nowadays, considering all the [curd] in the water, and the raw sewage spills, especially in the North East like the NYC area for example, it's a lot safer (healthwise) to clean before cooking. Thats just my opinion and I'm sticking to it.... Oh yeah....none of those toxins ever make to the meat  Crab in the water, crab made of water |
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« Reply #41 on: August 19, 2011, 10:54:49 AM » |
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Goin upstream against the current!! BOIL BABY!!!  |
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« Reply #42 on: August 19, 2011, 11:01:35 AM » |
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Goin upstream against the current!! BOIL BABY!!! Yeah that's healthy ..... Bathe them in all the toxins. |
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« Reply #43 on: August 19, 2011, 11:02:50 AM » |
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They burn off in the BOIL |
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« Reply #44 on: August 19, 2011, 11:09:59 AM » |
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They burn off in the BOIL What about those toxins that don't burn, just mutate? |
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« Reply #45 on: August 19, 2011, 11:21:48 AM » |
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I JUST DON'T GET IT DEFIANTLY MUST HAVE HIT THERE HEADS INTO  STEAMING IS THE PROPER WAY TO PREPARE A CRAB AND THE ONLY WAY IF YOU ARE A TRUE MARYLANDER  ANY OTHER WAY IS JUST CRIMINAL  TO THEM |
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« Reply #46 on: August 19, 2011, 11:23:07 AM » |
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They just lower our reproductive systems......don't know about you but I don't want anymore kids anyway |
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« Reply #47 on: August 19, 2011, 11:26:45 AM » |
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« Reply #48 on: August 19, 2011, 04:29:52 PM » |
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Clean,steam and JO#2
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« Reply #49 on: August 19, 2011, 09:40:46 PM » |
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Oh yeah....none of those toxins ever make to the meat Crab in the water, crab made of water I AGREE AND ALL OF YOU NEVER CLEAN YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU COOK THEM EITHER......RIGHT WHY WASTE ALL THAT GUT GOODNESS MAY AS WELL JUST DEEP FRY THEM WHOLE HEAD AND ALL |
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