labrador 1 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Any opinions? I've never been a huge fan of crab legs because they often don't seem to have much flavor. But I figured I might give some a try tomorrow night. Wondering if you folks have a preference between king and snow crab. Frankly I'd prefer blue crab (which I prefer over everything including lobster) but that just isn't available in my neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quan808 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 I'm like you, my favorite is blues . Both frozen, and precooked, and a little salty for my taste, but if I were going to choose one, I guess it would be king crab. More meat, and less work. King crab is probably twice as expensive as snow crab though. In Hawaii, it is going for $19.99/lb this year compared to $10.99-$12.99/lb last year. I'm doing yellowfin sashimi, and jumbo shrimp as $20/lb is a little pricey for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoreFoot Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 King crab is far better but way pricey.They were 30 bucks a pound on the day before christmas eve at the local fish markets near me but they were the A1 premo jumbo legs. Then again i noticed everything had been bumped up for the holidays.Fish fillets were 2 dollars a pound more expensive and clams 2 bucks more a dozen than the week before.Nothing like sticking it to your customers for the holidays! Better off with the snow crab,more bang for the buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_G Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 King crab has always left me disappointed. Probably b/c it's already been cooked, frozen, and lost much of it's taste. It's just tough to beat good ol local lobsters. The Sultan of Sluggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfry Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 We are selling the snow crab at a lot less a pound right now then king crab. Ask the guy at your market to taste them before you buy. I know my guy's would do it. Snow and king are about the same unless you get King fresh shipped in. All frozen taste about the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickT Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 I don't care to much for teh king crab, however I've been know to dust off 10lbs of snow crab in less then an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Mass Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 I prefer snow crab over king crab. The bonus with snow crab is you not only get leg meat, but also some backfin meat in the "clusters". But as was said, prefer blue crab over all of them......... "You know the Bill of Rights is serving its purpose when it protects things you wish it didn't." "You can no longer be oppressed if you are not afraid anymore - Unknown" SOL Member #174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1956 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Not a big king or snow crab eater. Son like em a lot. Only get blue crab. Gotta be fresh not canned or imported. Bought two pounds for crab dip for Saturday paid 17$/lb for fresh Maryland lump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_M Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Look for live dungeness crab, beats them all by a mile. See you on the big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrador 1 Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Thanks for the info folks. Going shopping in a bit. Guess I'll just cross my fingers that the counter has something interesting. Its a really good store and they do sometimes surprise me this time of year. I'll let you know if anything fine comes of it. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick7 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Live dungoness is awesome if you can find it.Snow crab seems more variable than King crab.I find the the ones that have a bright red shell seem tastier than the duller red shell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Mass Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Snow crab seems more variable than King crab.I find the the ones that have a bright red shell seem tastier than the duller red shell I find that also with both the king and snow crab. Sometimes the snow is really good, other times not so much. Since they are all previously frozen, I try to get some that is still frozen and thaw it myself just before use and not the stuff that the store thaws out. More times than not, king crab has a bit of a pasty or grainy texture to it. Hard to explain exactly what I mean, I guess more pasty than grainy..... Have never had the pleasure of finding live dungeness, so I can't comment on that. "You know the Bill of Rights is serving its purpose when it protects things you wish it didn't." "You can no longer be oppressed if you are not afraid anymore - Unknown" SOL Member #174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemermaid Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 King Crab legs - more pricey but more meat --- and ryan swing down and drop some off at my house -- thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimW Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Frozen crab, either king or snow, seems to depend a lot on freshness and storage imo. Local store has had king crab on special for $7-8/lb in 3-5lb packages which has been very good. If you go looking for it at other times I think there's a good chane that it's getting old. What doesn't sell when they run the specials goes into an aisle freezer and the last of it might be there a few months. Not sure what the shelf life of it is but I doubt that these store freezers are at low enough temps to get the max out of it. Also gave up any idea of reheating it in the shells under a broiler or any similar idea. Just thaw, shell and into a salad, or barely warm it in butter for rolls. "I have ... put a lump of ice into an equal quantity of water ... if a little sea salt be added to the water we shall produce a fluid sensibly colder than the ice was in the beginning, which has appeared a curious and puzzling thing to those unacquainted with the general fact."- Joseph Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomssw Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 King crab all the way, a pound is about 1 and a half good size kegs though... You have to stand for something or you will fall for anything. (Alexander Hamilton) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to register here in order to participate.
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now