How long does crab keep

[rooboy98]

Hey Kleyny,
Mate i always steam my crabs heaps easier and cleaner too,just kill your crabs clean them by removing the carapace take out all the gills and gunk,halve them and pop em into a large pot with about 30mm of boiling water in it,cook for about 15mins...too easy! that way your not waiting for the water to come back on the boil.
Cheers Rob

Thanks for sharing this idea. Never thought of steaming them before. Reckon I'll give it a go next time I go out chasing a few.

Cheers,
Roo.

[Pete62]

I love this site so much great info and no sh!t.

When you say clean them how do I do this?

You know the sad thing about this is my wife and I dont even eat the bloody things. Hence all the questions I guess.

Mate this is only a personal preference. Put em to sleep with the ice slurry, pull the back off, lift up the flap and jam your thumb in with your other fingers spread across the carapass(sic) once that is off, break the crab in half, pull all the feathers off then just put in a bucket of water, or if u r still onsite over the side of the boat and slouch it around to get all the guts out, make sure all that orange stuff is out, taints the flesh. from there u need to keep them cool until cooking.
I think BR65 is even more drunk now cause I never cook mine more than 12 mins, that is once the water is back to the boil after dropping them in.
Soon as u pull them out u need to get them into ice water to stop the cooking process.

Whow, that was an effort.

Pete

[robc]

You should also find that these making dark tides up to the new moon are the pick of the tides in the cycle for full crabs.
Rob

[Pete62]

You should also find that these making dark tides up to the new moon are the pick of the tides in the cycle for full crabs.
Rob

Must be the same moon as we have down here, good advise, full moon pfft..

Pete

[Kleyny]

Neill you you need some guidence cleaning them mate or cooking them i am near you in caboolture
ps dont suppose you were out on sunday chasing flathead at donnybrook
shane

Thanks Shane,
My old man gunna help with the cooking.
Nah wasnt out Sunday wish I was though need to hook onto a fish again its been a few drinks since my last fishing trip.

neil

[Mick Baker]

Tru that Baz, fresh bread and hot crab sangas

Pete

I agree -almost - fresh bread rolls and hot crab rolls washed down with cold beers
Cheers, Mick

[Mick Baker]

HI THERE, a couple of years back I purchased a crab cooker while holidaying in SA. It was made by a local and consists of a large plastic bucket with lid.A hole was cut in the side just above the bottom and a large electric element inserted and the hole sealed.A wire basket is shaped to fit inside and hold the crabs above the element.
To cook, the element is covered by a couple of cm of fresh water and brought to the boil.
The crabs are placed on their backs in the basket and then into the container.Sit the lid on top - not tightly or you may have an explosion when the pressure builds up.
I cook sand crabs for about 15 min - muddies would take longer. Place straight into ice slurry after removing from cooker
You can steam a dozen or more at a time,depending on size, in a fraction of the time it takes to boil them as only a small amount of water is brought to the boil and there is no waiting for it to come back to the boil after the crabs go in.
I clean mine after cooking - the flavour is stronger
ps dont put the lid back on after the crabs are removed and the cooker is turned off.As the steam condenses the cooker will be crushed by air pressure ( I know from experience.I blew mine back to shape by boiling with the lid on)
If you can get hold of a large stainless urn like found in offices all you need is to make a wire basket to fit.
Cheers Mick.
pps I will try to take a couple of photos .

[Mick Baker]

Hi there, hope this makes it clear

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I think I may have stuffed this up but will send it anyway.
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[Snodger]

Interesting cooker Mick. Plastic never struck me as a good thing to cook em in hey.
Steve

[ActiveAngler]

Interesting cooker Mick. Plastic never struck me as a good thing to cook em in hey.
Steve

Its a NSW thing Steve.....................