What's The West Coast Dungeness Season Looking Like?

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I’m always scrambling for steaming directions

Dungeness Crabs! It's time!

Ode to Melanie Wong " Melanie Wong 01/07/0111:26pm re: Fred Instead of boiling, you might try steaming the crabs. I like to cook my own because I want the crab fat under the carapace and it must be freshly cooked. If you boil them, most of the fat runs out into the boiling liquid. The flavor is much more intense, the meat is less water-logged and needs no added salt when steamed. But I will caution you that the aroma when you take the lid off is incredibly overpowering because all the crab jui…

Crab Season 2021-22

Does it matter what size? Is there a way to know they are done before you chill them? I usually go 12-15 but I saw a video by Andrew Zimmerman who said 25 minutes for huge ones, and extruded protein was one sign they were done.