How to slice whole crabs lenghtwise?

[Svenn]

i would've thought a bandsaw would kick a bunch of shell particles into the meat, i guess it doesn't though?

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by iammatt

I used to kill about 35 lobsters a day.

I actually find the act of ripping the gills off of a living soft shell crab and then cutting its face off to be much more disturbing. Disturbing in a good way, of course.

Not to mention it can sometimes be scary. We'd get those crabs delivered and they would be feisty as all get out. Granted, those were just regular crabs not soft shell. But if they got delivered and we didn't cook them immediately, sometimes they would beat the hell out of each other.
35 a day, huh? How many green beans tied with chive sets did you do each day?

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

Not to mention it can sometimes be scary. We'd get those crabs delivered and they would be feisty as all get out. Granted, those were just regular crabs not soft shell. But if they got delivered and we didn't cook them immediately, sometimes they would beat the hell out of each other. 35 a day, huh? How many green beans tied with chive sets did you do each day?
A lot, asshole. One of these days I will tie green beans with chives and eat them. I also did asparagus with chives. I don't think I have ever cooked a hard shelled crab. If I eat them, I just buy the meat or do it at some Chinese restaurant. Not actually a huge fan of hard shell crab.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by iammatt

A lot, asshole. One of these days I will tie green beans with chives and eat them. I also did asparagus with chives.

I mastered the art of the spiky lemon this past week. I then used that skill, coupled with my oyster napkin skill, to woo my girlfriend with a beautiful oyster presentation. I will have to give these chives a try.

 

[itsstillmatt]

What did she think of the spiky lemons? I think it is a nice presentation, even today, when you need to serve lemon on the side of something.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by iammatt

What did she think of the spiky lemons? I think it is a nice presentation, even today, when you need to serve lemon on the side of something.

She was confused as to why I kept pointing them out.
When I told her that I learned about that method of cutting them from you, she told me that I had an unhealthy infatuation with another man.

She did end up admitting that she liked it though.

 

[foodguy]

Originally Posted by iammatt

I don't think I have ever cooked a hard shelled crab. If I eat them, I just buy the meat or do it at some Chinese restaurant. Not actually a huge fan of hard shell crab.
Dungeness crab is one of hte finest foods god put on this earth.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by foodguy

Dungeness crab is one of hte finest foods god put on this earth.
Do you think so? I don't know what I am missing with them.

 

[Douglas]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Not actually a huge fan of hard shell crab.

Have you ever had "Maryland" steamed blue crabs?

 

[foodguy]

once at the Knights of Columbus Hall in the town of Mendocino, I ate 6 1/2 Dungeness crabs by myself. i don't know when i've been so happy.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by foodguy

once at the Knights of Columbus Hall in the town of Mendocino, I ate 6 1/2 Dungeness crabs by myself. i don't know when i've been so happy.

Did you have the munchies from other Mendocino activities?
6 1/2 crabs... wow. That's like 2+ lbs of meat, assuming they were moderately sized.

 

[foodguy]

my performance was not artificially enhanced. i was high on life, crab and gewurtztraminer. poets still sing songs of that night.

 

[Roikins]

Originally Posted by foodguy

Dungeness crab is one of hte finest foods god put on this earth.

Mmmmm, so true. And after growing up in SF and then working in DC and trying my share of blues, I still have to go with the Dungeness. Old Bay seasoning can go into the crapper.

 

[HORNS]

Way to highjack this threak, F***ers.

BTW, foodguy, did you not get sick after eating all those crabs? I ate a shitload of crabs one Thanksgiving, with butter, and was sick as hell the next day.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by HORNS

Way to highjack this threak, F***ers.

BTW, foodguy, did you not get sick after eating all those crabs? I ate a shitload of crabs one Thanksgiving, with butter, and was sick as hell the next day.

Foodguy is a man. And you're, well, the kind of guy who would get sick after eating a lot of crabs.