Cooking crabs

[Stein]

Bring ocean water to a boil (add extra salt if it is handy, if not don't worry).  Toss in crab, set timer for 12 minutes.  Pull out and eat.

[WAcoueshunter]

I take a clean bucket of saltwater home and boil the cleaned clusters in that.  I used to use rock salt with tap water, but the results were inconsistent based on the number of crab and amount of water.  Perfect every time in my opinion with the real saltwater. 

[WSU]

I just add seasoning salt and/or Old Bay to my well water.  Seems to taste great every time and the exact mix doesn't seem all that important.  Pretty sure it is the crab itself that makes it delicious. 

[erk444]

A little off topic, but which crab do most of you guys prefer? Red rock or dungee? I can only seem to catch female dungees this year, but I've got some huge reds. One chunk of claw meat was as big as a chicken nugget! I usually hate crab, but when caught fresh and cooked right away, it tastes pretty darn good. I've only crabbed in the south sound around Ketron Island and the dungees are few and far in between it seems.

[h2ofowlr]

Dungeness crab all the way. ^^^^^. Twice the meat and better eating.

[The scout]

  much better eating

[HntnFsh]

I think I prefer the meat out of a red rock crab over dungie. But other than the claws it aint hardly worth getting it out of them.

[Ripper]

I use Puget Sound water when I think of it. If not then I use pockleing salt. I salt to taste then add 2 chopped up onions, 10 garlic cloves, 5 celery stalks old bay seasoning, a stock of butter, 8-10  small Yukon gold potatoes. Bring to boil for 10 minutes then add cleaned/halved crabs and bring back to boil for 5 minutes. Add enough ears of corn for everyone eating and boil for 5 more minutes. Drain all the liquid ad dump it all into a huge bowl and eat like kings and queens.

[lokidog]

I think I prefer the meat out of a red rock crab over dungie. But other than the claws it aint hardly worth getting it out of them.

I do too, however the limited amount of meat in the rocks keeps me plugging away on the Dungies.

[pilebuck]

Anybody who ruins crab with garlic or any other seasoning is loco

[Ripper]

Try it before you knock it.

[fisheral87]

I prefer fresh. I think it adds addition flavor when you use saltwater but not everyone is into that.

You cook them whole in saltwater and you get some serious flavor.... I'll pass on that recipe.

Al