June 20, 2013, 05:04:20 AM
 
*
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
 
 
 
Total time logged in: 0 minutes.
 
   Home   Help Login Register  

     
 
Pages: [1]   Go Down
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: storing cleaned crabs ???  (Read 2692 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
saltysenior
Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 535
Location: stuart,fl.


ex-wye rat---who now C B C




Ignore
« on: July 14, 2011, 03:07:29 PM »
Came out from a lifetime under a rock and for the first time cleaned before steaming....what a difference in the ritual of eatin crabs....so easy,and just as good.

 now my question is , can i clean and then store the crabs in the fridge for a day or two before steaming Huh
Logged
CaptMoose
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 2606
Location: Williamstown, NJ





Ignore
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2011, 04:51:44 PM »
I can't answer your question exactly but if you can't cook them all, just leave the remainder whole & alive in the fridge.  Then CBC (clean before cook) and steam them fresh which is best anyway.

I CBC and steam all my crabs at once & finish them off over the span of 5-6 days PROVIDED they don't start smelling.  If they start getting a funk out they go.  But that is rare around my house.  Come to think of it I should follow my own advice and keep a few doz live for 2-3 days and go for round 2 with live crabs.  Duh... Embarassed

Time to rethink the refrigeration situation.
« Last Edit: July 14, 2011, 04:53:55 PM by CaptMoose » Logged
(856) 975-1787   captmoosecrabgear@gmail.com
Mutzy crab man
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 4220
Location: Staten Island,New York


9-1/8th 7-31-08 Wye




Ignore
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2011, 08:16:32 PM »
Quote from: saltysenior on July 14, 2011, 03:07:29 PM
Came out from a lifetime under a rock and for the first time cleaned before steaming....what a difference in the ritual of eatin crabs....so easy,and just as good.

 now my question is , can i clean and then store the crabs in the fridge for a day or two before steaming Huh
As soon as I clean I freeze or cook.After I cook a couple of days is cool, but like the Moooose says after that it gets funky
Logged
Outta the river an into my pot...FUHGEDDABOUDIT..
tattoo
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 55439
Location: Wenonah NJ.


MY BOAT CRAB TRAP


WWW

Ignore
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2011, 10:59:29 PM »
i agree with both of them . Wink
Logged
A CRAB A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY.   

Click Here To Mount Your Crab
saltysenior
Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 535
Location: stuart,fl.


ex-wye rat---who now C B C




Ignore
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2011, 07:28:01 PM »
cooked the up for the neighbor, so no problem.....however i swear i have seen cleaned crabs sittin on ice in some fish markets in md.....has any one else???
Logged
tattoo
Lifetime Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 55439
Location: Wenonah NJ.


MY BOAT CRAB TRAP


WWW

Ignore
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2011, 08:07:00 PM »
Cleaned and frozen at the market/
Logged
A CRAB A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY.   

Click Here To Mount Your Crab
dfran
Supporting Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 4282
Location: Dallas, Pa.


Labs Rule !!!!!! Crabs ain't bad either !!!




Ignore
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2011, 07:41:49 PM »
Crab in the U.S. needs to be cooked or live in order to be sold or transported. You never saw raw crab for sale anywhere in the U.S. unless they were live.
« Last Edit: July 17, 2011, 07:47:47 PM by dfran » Logged
John WAsmuth
Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 243
Location: Texas Hill Country





Ignore
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2011, 05:47:08 PM »
HEB Grocery Stores here in Texas sells cleaned raw frozen gumbo crabs. They also sell them cleaned on ice.
Logged
dfran
Supporting Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 4282
Location: Dallas, Pa.


Labs Rule !!!!!! Crabs ain't bad either !!!




Ignore
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2011, 11:41:50 AM »
Quote from: John WAsmuth on July 22, 2011, 05:47:08 PM
HEB Grocery Stores here in Texas sells cleaned raw frozen gumbo crabs. They also sell them cleaned on ice.

I think if you check you will see that they have been cooked prior to freezing.
Logged
John WAsmuth
Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 243
Location: Texas Hill Country





Ignore
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2011, 12:37:29 PM »
Quote from: dfran on July 27, 2011, 11:41:50 AM
I think if you check you will see that they have been cooked prior to freezing.
No sir, they are cleaned and frozen raw. Have purchased them several times for gumbos.
Logged
John WAsmuth
Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 243
Location: Texas Hill Country





Ignore
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2011, 04:41:54 PM »
Cleaned frozen raw blue crabs from HEB Groceries.
Logged
buggy1991
Registered User

Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 8
Location: Alloway NewJerswey (alloway creek)




Ignore
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2011, 12:35:02 AM »
flash steam and throw in the fridge still good the next two days
Logged
registereduser
Member
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 203
Location: so md





Ignore
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2011, 09:36:14 AM »
you can definitely buy fresh cleaned uncooked crab. My local Asian markets have the shells removed to display the insides of the female blue crab.
Logged
he who talks much says little


Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
Blue Crab Forum > Consumer Topics > Transport & Storage > Topic: storing cleaned crabs ???
 « previous next »
 
Jump to:  

 
 
Home
  
Powered by SMF 1.1.18 | SMF © 2006-2008, Simple Machines


Google visited last this page June 16, 2013, 04:53:38 PM