On 20 Dec 2005 11:00:32 -0800, aem wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > Your musings aren't very logical. We clean our crabs AFTER they are
> > cooked, not before and if you think you've been stressed by
> > steaming/boiling live crab... just wait until you try to throw a live
> > on on a hot grill. It won't be very happy and neither will you.
>
> Many lovers of Dungeness crab, especially those who catch them or buy
> them live in the Pacific Northwest, clean them BEFORE cooking them, as
> I described above.

Trust me. After you've done it... those crabs are good and DEAD.
Either you're cooking them live or dead - can't have it both ways the
way Kent was musing.


I will continue to take my longest tongs and plunge them into water
because I'm not having anything to do with those claws. You can
continue ripping the shells off live crabs, but I value my skin too
much. LOL
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.