Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > I've seen cooking shows (probably on PBS) where they show the
> > locally caught soft shell crab are still alive when they go into
> > the skillet.
>
> If that's true, those chefs should be shot in the face for
> such cruelty. Better yet, put the chef naked and alive into
> a giant frying pan with oil. **** him. Just because we might
> be top of the food chain doesn't give us a right to do that.
> All living creatures can feel panic and pain.
>
> Even steaming live crabs is so evil. I would never eat them.
> I kill mine immediately (humane) then clean and cook.
> There is a big difference.

Yeah, my husband knows how to do it and takes care of that. None of us
would ever dump one live in a steamer or boiling water.

I don't have the exact details but I've seen him do it a few times.
Involves cold stunning them then flip on back and a sharp knife at the
head area then one at the tail area.


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