Crabs: Need To Know
There are a lot different kinds of crabs, so here we describe the differences between them.
BODY CRABS:
Blue crabs (East coast): sold as cooked lump meat
Dungeness crabs (West coast): sold cooked/frozen
Soft shell crabs: entire crab is edible
LEG CRABS:
Alaskan King crabs: better/more costly
Snow crabs: more work/cheaper
Stone crab claws (Florida): cooked fresh on the boat/buy cracked and ready to eat/sweet taste
Written by: Dr. Terra Caudill