In article >,
"Steve B" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote
>
> >
> > Blue crabs are tasty, but I find them to be a pain in the ass to pick.
> > Too little meat for too much work.
> >
> > I noticed bags of blue crab claws for sale tho' at Fiesta the other day.
> > Can't recall the exact price but they were not bad.
> >
> > What I was delighted to find were frozen bags of "Catfish strips" for
> > $1.99 per lb. They looked like whole fillets to me! I bought a bag but
> > have not cooked any yet. They also had frozen Tilapia fillets for $2.99
> > but I did not buy any.
> >
> > Dad's been on this damed rotisserie chicken kick lately, so I've not had
> > to do any meat cooking. I'll be glad when it stops! That stuff is a
> > bit salty for me but the breast meat does make good spring rolls.
> >
> > I'd rather he let me make roasted chickens. <sigh>
> >
> > Snow crab is not bad, but I do like King better. :-) As you say,
> > differing tastes... and snow crab clusters have been cheap for awhile
> > now.
> > --
> > Peace! Om
>
> I prefer to clean blue crabs before boiling. It makes picking easier,
> although I still end up getting stuck and bleeding. (I'm on coumadin) The
> larger north Pacific crabs are a little better, having bigger meat
> compartments.

While I may not be on Coumadin, I understand the concept.
Those shell cuts can hurt for a couple of days...
--
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