Dungeness Crab

[BeeRich33]

Check some of the vids on YouTube. You can take the top shell off almost the same way you did here. Male part off, top shell off, gills & guts off, mustard off, then legs off, break in half. Probably easier that way.

[flukes777]

But I like to eat the crabgut. Its like the toppings on a cake. Delish!

[rps13sr]

same here the orange stuff is good. whats wrong with eating that?

[flukes777]

@rps13sr I guess to some folks it does not look as good as it tastes (like an oyster).

[castingpride]

good god.... you know there is a much better way to do this than bust the thing in half, right?

with one hand, grab the legs (both halves) and the other reach your thumb under the back flap and just tear the shell off. Most of the guts come with it and you avoid that giant nasty mess you just made with the smashing the thing to bits.

[PappyStu]

Thanks for sharing your method...

[bing12345678901]

hey pappystu,,,are you eating dead crab :)

[PappyStu]

the horror, the horror....

he he

[bing12345678901]

i do pretty much the same thing except I pop the shell off whole,,,and only use 1 inch of water to steam instead of boil

Nice work!!

[PappyStu]

been out of town 2 weeks... Thanks yea steaming is great too! how long do you steam for?

[bing12345678901]

i use a turkey fryer with a high btu burner,,,get the water and salt boiling,,,throw leg sections in,,,wait till bubbles cover crab and then 12 minutes of bubbles o the verge of boiling over but not quite

[PappyStu]

Roger that... We will try your method this summer sometime... keeping the meat from getting water saturated is key eh....

[bing12345678901]

i prefer it this way because the meat cooks in its ow juices rather than having all the flavorful juices boiling out of the crab

[bing12345678901]

where in Puget are you? we just checked the pots near Edmonds and had 2 limits,,,,,,stock piling for the picnic tomorrow

[PappyStu]

We lived in Whatcom county for 15 years but moved to Grand Coulee 2 years ago...

Lot different over here... Crabbing in US Puget Sound waters was really on the downhill when we left...

[bing12345678901]

i agree with your last comment,,,but last year it bounced back a bit

this year the commercial guys raped our area this june,,,so we really had to grind to get the limits

kind of wish they would give certain areas a year off or so to rebound from all the overfishing

[PappyStu]

The fishery management is a complete joke and I know some of the agents involved... I remember how good it was back when I first started and if they don't get a handle on the situation I think the species is in trouble... sad...

Good to meet you... Running off to work now so will catch you later...

Good luck on the water...

[phekwig]

Hey! I just learned how to clean a crab! That whack on the edge of the pail must smart...

[cooksterz]

For some reason your voice sounds John Wayneish in this one! dang dem crabs look delicious! I want lemons and butter and more napkins!! hehe :D

[flydarling]

Here in England there is a place on the Kent coast called Dungeness and it's the site of one of our nuclear power stations. I think our Dungeness crabs are quite different from yours differing in size, number of legs and Radioactive count LOL. Cheers, Lesley

[IXGertXI]

Mmm.... I'm a Mainer though... I like steamers (soft shells) Prince Edward Island muscles and lobster, yep. Mind you, I'd never turn down a heap of Dungeness crabs!

[PappyStu]

Yes we all must do our duty eh? veg

[Praying4you]

yum, do you have any how to cook fish vids?

[PappyStu]

You know I should make one with some Walleye soon...

[prosepp]

well,

i am hungry now *lol

very interesting, thanks

[PappyStu]

Blame Kenrg... LOL

[LeSaMilano]

wow - dungeness crab is my favourite types of crab - so sweet. In fact, dungeness crab is one of my fav meals, hands down. I used to travel up to the NW quite often and whenever I could I'd head down to Jakes in downtown Portland, OR for their dungeness crab and crusty bread! OMG drool!

I appreciated you cleaning out the guts! I'll be there in a few....

good of you to help out with that world beer excess problem. ;)

[PappyStu]

Living inland now I should not torture myself thinkin of them....

[andymooseman]

Interesting stuff Pappy.

I live approx 15 miles from a place called Dungeness, on the south coast of England :)

[PappyStu]

Hmmm interesting.... I hear they are showing up now in the Alantic which troubles scientists but then they are always troubled.. vbg

[seniorsite]

Good stuff why didn't I get an invite lol

[PappyStu]

My bad.... wait my kids talk like that....

[Dlorezzz]

That looks delicious.. I have never had dungeness crab.

[PappyStu]

They have a very delicate sweet taste...

[loadbrecht]

I was going to ask you where the hell do you live that there is still snow on the ground

it was 100 degrees here in newyork today but I realized you reloaded

[PappyStu]

LOL naw it snows here in June he he That would be bad eh?

[MotherReiver]

You can come over to my house and do that! Oh, btw, bring the crab too - I'm a little short on oceans around here :)

[PappyStu]

On the Mogollon? do tell....

[MotherReiver]

Who'da thunk it - nary an ocean in site :)

[PappyStu]

I member George Strait singing about having Ocean front property in AZ.... I do I do

I liked that song

[MotherReiver]

now ya got me breakin' into song ... On a sidenote, if I go a bit MIA soon it's because the Blue Screen of Death is back even with a new drive and reloaded system - I've got a feelin' it's gonna interrupt me again very soon :|

[PappyStu]

Well I am not going to be on much for a while either... views are way down... its summer... my boat is in the water at the yacht club docks full time... and there are fish in the water and cold beers in the cooler... but I'll peek in regularly for messages...

[JazzyLemmon]

I love the solution to the worlds beer problem, I do my part

[PappyStu]

still workin eh? not answering yaho... headed for dinna on the boat soon

[Minniver]

God this looks good! We have stone crab season here :)

[PappyStu]

We have stone crab here too.. no limit but they are half the size of dungeness.... Wish I could send you some for your special day... We have been thinkin' of you

[SquiggMonster]

I remember this video!

Are you drinking a beer?

Yah!

[PappyStu]

yea on the boat.... not caring if I catch anything either mind you... VBG

[SquiggMonster]

It's good you are helping cure the world of the excess of beer problem...

...that crab looks DELICIOUS!!

I want some!!

[PappyStu]

They are always available out here... too bad FedEx doesn't ship tanks of seawater....

[XboobtubeX]

only pappy knows how to make Dungeness Crab taste good.

[PappyStu]

If that were true I'd be rich! LOL

[FantasticBabblings]

This makes me very very hungry.

[PappyStu]

That was my goal when I made this... I thought "geeee I think I will make Phil hungry, how should I go about that? hmmmmm I know....."

snicker....

[FantasticBabblings]

It's not hard to do :)

[PappyStu]

LOL I know what you mean....

[Ottawarocket]

I am going to take the high ground and not make any crab jokes here lol..I'm a seafood lover Pappy and those dungeness crabs look awesome.I've had snow crab and king crab legs and I'm quite fond of the lobster that is flown in live from the east coast of Canada (PEI) ...I'm don't think I have seen dungeness crab sold here in Ottawa..Mmmm I love that garlic butter also..I don;t care if I stink for two days after eating it lol

Rob

[PappyStu]

You know some bad jokes about crabs eh? vbg

[Ottawarocket]

Yes some very bad jokes..but hey I love bad jokes : )

[PresOfWeb]

yeehaw! Think I'll head for Denver and get some snow crab, yup. Good vid!

[PappyStu]

I like snowcrab too... And Ofelio... Alaskan Crab is a bit too salty for my taste... And Blue Crab from the Cheasepeak Bay are good too, but never go eat them hungry because you'll go mad trying to get enough meat out fast enough! LOL

[oinkysqueak]

That was one of your interesting ones :) Thanks mate I liked that....was it snowing there? Cause the ground looked extra white. I have only seen it snow once in my life.

[PappyStu]

Yea its snowed a bit this was made 2 februarys ago I believe....

[DILLIGAF333]

Thank you for your selfless service to humanity helping to solve the beer surplus problem.

There's nothing like a good crab boil.

[PappyStu]

LOL yea I art a real humanitarian....

[DILLIGAF333]

We all gotta do our part if we're gonna make it.

[PappyStu]

I could not agree more.... oh look I'm empty!

[DILLIGAF333]

...and the state of emergency goes from yellow to orange.

[kenrg]

Thanks for reposting this - Looking very yummy!

[PappyStu]

You art welcomes....

[KurtGnu]

Stu.. It should please you to know (doesn't it always??) that this is the first video I'm watching on my 'new' computer.. So you have the crabs, have you?? :) Cooking should cure it.. ha ha! I remember my grandma cooking fresh crabs and lobsters when I stayed with her during the summer holidays many years ago! Both her and my Grandfather are now gone since a couple of years ago, and those days will never return! But this brought back memories.. :)

[oinkysqueak]

Hello Boss :)

[PappyStu]

Now that is an honor.... Will there be a monument or memorial built to comemorate this event?!?!?!?! he he he

Glad it brought back your Pappy and Granny...