brown crabs

[littlebabybird]

hi every one. got a nice brown crab tonight, any one have any first hand idea how to kill it?

[Jamie Donnelly]

yep, put it in boiling water, dont kill it then cook it!!

its the only way to do it.

Jamie

[slayer]

noo dont kill it first
if you look there a thread on hear about spider crabs, thers a post on it by myself just follow what i say on that post and your do just fine

[martinw]

If you are a bit sensitive then you can put it in the fridge for an hour so that it goes comatose, then straight into boiling water. Personally i wouldn't bother.

[sharpshooter]

To kill the crab before you cook it. stick a knife in its mouth and push it in hard. Then chuck it in boiling water straight away.
The boiling water will kill it very quickly anyway; so no great need to kill it first.
Thats the way pro. chefs do it anyway.


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[lobsterkid]

To kill the crab before you cook it. stick a knife in its mouth and push it in hard. Then chuck it in boiling water straight away.
The boiling water will kill it very quickly anyway; so no great need to kill it first.
Thats the way pro. chefs do it anyway.


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Was just about to post a similar answer. Most fish mongers do it this way. If you boil the crab when it is dead it stops them casting off there legs and claws when they hit the boiling water. Means they can sell them whole without any bits missing.

[ringer]

lobsters should be boiled alive and crabs when dead otherwise they will throw their claws and legs.to kill a crab spit onto its mouth then leave it on its back for a while.

[solehunter]

Just boil enough water........chuck it in , once back to the boil, leave for 10/15 mins. Job done!
Same goes for any large shellfish!

[Robski]

i always put crabs and lobsters in fridge/ freezer first for hour or two then straight into boiling water. apparently putting in the cold it puts em into a hibernation'type' state where everything closes down.bit more humain i guess.

[findus]

A crab fisherman once told me to put live crab in bucket of fresh water, that way it purges itself clean from mud,sand etc.
He said to leave crab in water until almost dead(apparently from drowning) then remove and boil accordingly.
also heard that a sharp needle between the eyes kills it quickly prior to boiling.