left over crabs

[ladybug2004]

Got some crabs this past Friday. By yesterday afternoon they just didn't taste the same. I think 3 days is the most I will ever keep them.

 

[kom526]

Got some crabs this past Friday. By yesterday afternoon they just didn't taste the same. I think 3 days is the most I will ever keep them.

They make a soap for that...

 

[forever jewel]

Its great when you are invited to a friend's place to have crabs...then you don't have to worry about cooking them at all

I wouldn't touch the crabs after 2 days....who knows what is in them...ewww

 

[RoseRed]

I wouldn't touch the crabs after 2 days....who knows what is in them...ewww

Crabmeat?

 

[Otter]

Will bread mold make you sick?

 

[huntr1]

Will bread mold make you sick?

Isn't that where penecillin comes from?

 

[dems4me]

Its great when you are invited to a friend's place to have crabs...then you don't have to worry about cooking them at all

I wouldn't touch the crabs after 2 days....who knows what is in them...ewww

You shoudl come to one of my crab feasts!!!

 

[willie]

As plentiful as crabs are this year there is no point in saving them.

 

[baileydog]

Question: After you catch the crabs, how long and at what temp, will they live. I heard "never cook a dead crab". I always cook them immediatly but sometimes thats a big pain in the butt.

 

[itsbob]

The most important thing to remember about freezing and storing crab meat is that it is very perishable. Since the meat spoils quickly it should be used immediately after it is cooked. Do not let crab meat stand at room temperature longer than necessary. Whole crabs or solid meat will only last two or three days, at most, under refrigeration; however, if properly wrapped and frozen, it will keep up to three months in the freezer.

I've had cooked crabs on the fridge for a week with no ill effects.. and have fed them to the neighbors longer then a week!!

I'd say eat them, if you don't get sick they were ok..

 

[AK-74me]

Question: After you catch the crabs, how long and at what temp, will they live. I heard "never cook a dead crab". I always cook them immediatly but sometimes thats a big pain in the butt.

That comes from the better be safe than sorry people talking but they can be cooked and eaten to a point. If they are all alive say at noon and you put them in the fridge and you take them out at say 4pm and some are dead you can rest a sure they are fine.

We always kill them on purpose just before cooking them to prevent them from dropping their claws, stick them right above the point of the apron on the belly with an ice pick.

 

[CMC122]

That comes from the better be safe than sorry people talking but they can be cooked and eaten to a point. If they are all alive say at noon and you put them in the fridge and you take them out at say 4pm and some are dead you can rest a sure they are fine.

We always kill them on purpose just before cooking them to prevent them from dropping their claws, stick them right above the point of the apron on the belly with an ice pick.

Everytime I've had crabs that way they were gross and soggy.

 

[itsbob]

That comes from the better be safe than sorry people talking but they can be cooked and eaten to a point. If they are all alive say at noon and you put them in the fridge and you take them out at say 4pm and some are dead you can rest a sure they are fine.

We always kill them on purpose just before cooking them to prevent them from dropping their claws, stick them right above the point of the apron on the belly with an ice pick.

And have to ask.. how do you cook them??

 

[Vince]

That comes from the better be safe than sorry people talking but they can be cooked and eaten to a point. If they are all alive say at noon and you put them in the fridge and you take them out at say 4pm and some are dead you can rest a sure they are fine.

We always kill them on purpose just before cooking them to prevent them from dropping their claws, stick them right above the point of the apron on the belly with an ice pick.

As long as the crabs are alive they can be cooked safely. Been doing it alot of years. If they have an amonia type smell, get rid of them. If the crab is dead and you can't be sure how long, get rid of it. Food poisoning sucks, I know, I've had it.

 

[AK-74me]

And have to ask.. how do you cook them??

High pressure steamer.

As far as them being "gross and soggy" I don't know why I've never experience that in like 20 yrs of doing it.

Sometimes we even tear the shell off before steaming them, the spices seem to soak in better that way. Think I am crazy ask some Smith Islander's about it.

As far as cooking dead crabs, like I said if they are dead a relatively short time they are ok, if the smell funny or have a blueish gray looking stain on the belly just below their mouth, get rid of it. Newly dead crabs are often still kind of stiff too, their claws still may be ummm errr...... erect if you are holding them from the back. Old dead crabs are often very limp.



I knew some douche bag was gonna pull a hit and run on this

08-16-2005 06:50 PM dum dum