Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Food, Cooking, and Game Preparation Crabs: Boiled or Steamed?

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<br>Over in the 'Photography' section, Spike posted a nice picture of some Dungeness Crabs (I think they were Dungies?) boiling in a pot.
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<br>The question was brought up over there, but I thought I'd ask here, where all the expert eaters hang out...
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<br>Should the crabs be boiled (actually in the water) or just steamed by the boiling water below?
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<br>It goes without saying, that salt-water is the way to go, and of course Old Bay is the seasoning of choice in these parts.
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<br>Here's a picture of one pot I pulled today.
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<br>There were about four 'keepers' and the rest were females.