I'm from Md and am 69 years old. I have been catching and eating crabs for a v/long time and IMHO there is NO right way. Folks have different ways to clean out the meat If it works for you then it's the RIGHT WAY. Just saying.

@GarrettDenton

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but there's definitely WRONG ways to eat them, lol

I can't be he only one who already knows how to crack a crab but is still watching anyways

@glenshivers3171

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Paulin me too. Raised in Baltimore

@avamolina1611

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty hilarious to watch if you’re a Marylander born and bred to eat crabs. And I’m living proof the intestines are not poisonous.

@the4jsmarylandstyle82

3 жыл бұрын

@@avamolina1611 yes I'm looking at him laughing like crazy 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@temikalomas

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Same. Louisiana born and now in Texas.

@scotanderson7689

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but for us folks whose families came out of the Mid West, it was a great video.

Buddy I am 70 years old, born on the Gulf coast eating big blue crabs. That was and excellent presentation on how it is done properly. Eat on my friends!!!

@timothyschmitz2341

3 жыл бұрын

The gulf coast???? Buddy thats the absolute worst place to get blue crabs. In MD we frown upon crabs caught in that area. Sorry pal. Although he did do a pretty good job picking the crabs.

@reggieq6085

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothyschmitz2341 I really enjoy telling you that way more than half of the blue crab eaten in MerryLand is flown in every day from the Louisiana Gulf Coast . I, along with many other local fishermen were major suppliers to you ungrateful a$$es for many years! Another point is if you think this guy did a good job then you have been taught wrong. Enjoy your crab and your ignorance!!!

@fredtucker1905

3 жыл бұрын

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@fredtucker1905

3 жыл бұрын

Ok ol ok I'll llllll l ll lol ll l

Leave the legs on to use as a handle when you pull the top shell off. You can take them off after and it makes separating them easier.

Wow, literally didn't expect any hate in the comment section but yet again I was reminded of how hateful the internet is towards a crab opening tutorial loool

@MeetTheSmythes

5 жыл бұрын

Don't mind them.Forgive them and move on. Haters are a miserable looking lot because they become slaves to hatred and they are always hating their chains of hatred and hating free people who are not slaves to hatred and are not deformed and twisted by the poison of hatred and dejected and feel rejected knowing that they are infected with the poison of hatred.

@verakintcher942

4 жыл бұрын

I had no clue how to open a whole crab I usually just do crab legs now I want to try a whole one

@blackvulcan8992

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 4 the video!!! Ignore the haters,you were very informative!

@ooferrell

4 жыл бұрын

Most people never used tools for crabs. But it was an informative video on the parts of crabs. But it literally takes seconds to eat a crab lol. I eating like 4 to 5 crabs actually watching this video. Still worth the watch tho.

@greenlawnfarm5827

4 жыл бұрын

I wasnt going to say anything bad until he ripped the wang off the crab and thru it away.

I have never....in my fifty eleven hundred years...made a pile of crab meat! I just can't wait that long. I need an instant reward! I tried to make a pile... I just........ Can't!

@alantaketa1512

4 жыл бұрын

MsQueen Shelle

@mississippiqueen2u

4 жыл бұрын

@@alantaketa1512 😔IKR.... Yesterday I had snow crab. I tried to make these mysterious piles. These are way easier to pick. I still couldn't do it. Plus my pile started getting cold. Then when I make piles, the non crab pickers think it's for them. #team no pile!

@highlandervalasik9274

3 жыл бұрын

Dangerous to pile crab meat on table, good way for one of the kids to loose a finger

Lived a quarter mile from the Potomac @1989-90 and could visit backroad country stores, many having their own dock. I could buy a standard paper grocery bag filled overflowing with live blue crabs for around $7-8 dollars. A case of beer, a couple bags of crabs, some fresh cut fries and a friend or two and you had all the entertainment needed for the better part of an afternoon!

@gonzisonsbc

5 жыл бұрын

Alexandria?

Definitely open the body first, makes it so more of the legs pull out meat which in turn leads to faster / easier picking. Insider tip from MD

@n40tom

4 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right. What you said right there is the correct way. I spent a good portion of my life on the Eastern Shore. I absolutely miss the Chesapeake Bay more than words could ever say . Take care T

@janedryden4028

3 жыл бұрын

I've always taken the back off before the legs! The legs give you something to pry from! Also, I never mess with the apron, it breaks off on its own when you break the body in half.

@tubularfrog

2 жыл бұрын

Maryland is very well known for your crab cakes, so I'll follow your example way over here in Oregon.

I would need thirty or forty of these things to make a satisfying meal.

@jacobwalker3839

4 жыл бұрын

RJ OnTheBayouMan how much was the bill after all that lol

@CameoRoyale.

4 жыл бұрын

These are pretty small. They come bigger. Usually they're eaten with other things to do the filling. About 6-10 of these with sausage, boiled egg, corn on the cob, and potatoes is the traditional crab boil combo to fill you up. 😋😋

@ccwnoob4393

4 жыл бұрын

@@inApickle_ball props to your internet name!

@caicaijj

3 жыл бұрын

Took me 30min to eat 2 crabs. So no, don’t ever try 30 or 40, that’s 15 hours

that had to be hard to pick the hole crab with out eating it along the way, i eat ad i go.

@lucycooper5367

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking that too. Just one lill taste in between dismantling that succulent taste lul morsel of goodness

I grew up in Galveston Texas in the summers we had a bay house We ate crab all summer long boy was it delicious and Cthe neat part about it is that we caught them all

Oh my, haven't had a blue crab in 30 years. I alwyas enjoyed them when we lived in Maryland. Thanks for sharing.

🍺+ crab =😉

@stevenmudpit1515

7 жыл бұрын

Cooley High 🤘

@poppyshoessp

6 жыл бұрын

A&R Pressure Washing more like 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀+🍺🍺🍺=😉😄

@eddiej.2354

3 жыл бұрын

Drinking too much alcohol 🍺 🍻 can help you catch crabs 🦀 🦀 🦀 🦀 🦀 🦀😉 😉 🤣 🤣 😜 lmao.

I really miss living on the East Coast.. I will always love eating a Maryland Blue Crabs Feast all day & night long... peace

@hsumjames

7 жыл бұрын

where do u live now ?

@stevenmudpit1515

7 жыл бұрын

The Adventures of Hsuperman nunya usa

"authentic Maryland crab spice" 😂 I've never heard old bay described so fancy

@kmaryhess

4 жыл бұрын

He's not talking about Old Bay. He's referring to J O Spice.

@spitfirestake54

4 жыл бұрын

He’s not talking about Old Bay. People from the DMV knows exactly what’s he talking about

@ronshawver6880

4 жыл бұрын

@@spitfirestake54 So, what is he talking about? What spice blend?

@spitfirestake54

4 жыл бұрын

Ron Shawver JO Seafood Spice

@ronshawver6880

4 жыл бұрын

@@spitfirestake54 Is that a Baltimore company? I lived around there and the Eastern shore for about 10 years, but never heard of it.

Thanks for taking the time to do this video. My first time in Baltimore I had to ask how to eat these things. The waitress gave me a quick tutorial. "These are the lungs, don't eat them". All good. Now? On to the sweet meat! --Fink

@madcrabber1113

5 жыл бұрын

They are actually the gills as crabs do not have lungs.

Thanks for this. Novice's everywhere appreciate a Pro showing us a fast way to clean 'em and eat 'em.

@SephirothWaifu

5 жыл бұрын

I just find it interesting as to sexing the crabs. Wanted to see the difference of crab gender.

I'm blessed to be in Baltimore Maryland. i can walk out back and catch 1 to 2 dozen crabs in under 2 hours.

@hsumjames

7 жыл бұрын

nice!!! never been

@tomjones6412

7 жыл бұрын

Consider yourself lucky...lol.

@nesta6480

7 жыл бұрын

@Tom Jones lol.

@VOIDEDREGRET

6 жыл бұрын

Same im down here in indian head lol

@shakekr1750

5 жыл бұрын

kynunu chan and condoms won't do a thing😭

Some guys taught me the right way! I wondered if it was the BEST way. Thanks for a great video!

Best how to eat blue claw crab video ever! I HV been eating them for years and never knew I was doing it wrong. Thank you for sharing this! 👍🏽👍🏽😊😊

I cant wait to order me some crabs. I miss my home state ☺

Raised on the Texas gulf coast, I caught and cooked a lot of these but always found them frustrating to try eating. I learned more here in 14 minutes more than I ever did in all those years.

@orchidscraggler9802

2 жыл бұрын

ok b00m3r

By the time he finishes that crab I'll have eaten 4, he'll never catch up.

@devoncain3443

4 жыл бұрын

Ed lundin or maybe it’s because he’s giving us a tutorial, this dude is a professional. You wouldn’t have to worry about him catching up.

@xorpe7172

3 жыл бұрын

@@devoncain3443 He’s joking bruh

Wow! amazing! I learn how to differentiate male crabs from female crabs. These crabs make me hungry! Thank you for this wonderful tutorial.

Yum! I last sat around a table with friends and a bushel of crabs in 1987, in Maryland - and this is exactly how we did it. Great video. Thanks.

being from md, not too far from the crab spice (old bay) factory, it's interesting to see our crabs in vegas. cool though!

Perfect video to a newcomer. Just great step by steps....

Absolutely fantastic

First go at eating blue crabs was in 1984 while working in the GM Baltimore plant, one of the locals took me to "Jimmy's"-- and from what it appears, Jimmy's is still in business !

@mgs4489

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! They are. There's been a billboard battle going on between Jimmy's and PETA. At least here in Baltimore, Jimmy's is winning.

@mikeothitis4813

5 жыл бұрын

Jimmy’s famous seafood best crabs and seafood since 1974

@mikeothitis4813

5 жыл бұрын

Seafood crabs and steaks

@squaregrouperx

5 жыл бұрын

Jimmy's Famous Seafood is alive and kicking.

Tell me why im on short vacation in Maryland, watching a video about Maryland Crabs cooked in Las Vegas, and I live in Vegas......

@greenlawnfarm5827

4 жыл бұрын

Dont get them at a restrant cause they are messy.

@stevenkelly9731

4 жыл бұрын

@@greenlawnfarm5827 dumbest statement I have seen on here.

@greenlawnfarm5827

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevenkelly9731 No. Eating crabs is like eating buffalo wings at restrants. You get all sticky and cant just wash it off. Crabs are better to eat at home.

A very informative video. It’s good to learn from the pros.

That was awesome. Very informative. Thanks!

I love this place! Amazing crab in Las Vegas!

@jneusbaum3697

2 жыл бұрын

You're amazing.

Great! For the longest time I've been wanting to know how to open it correctly after fresh catch. Thanks

Great job, thank you !

Wow ! Crabs my Favorite ! Sometimes I cook W/ coconut with Squash and spinach Lemon grass thank ypu

dang good food over at crab corner

@verakintcher942

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing me how it's done I usually just get crab legs now I want to try a whole crab

@stevenkelly9731

4 жыл бұрын

@@verakintcher942 legs only???😄😁

Thank you for this! I’m from Virginia, we use tools. This tutorial was very helpful! I love to eat crabs, but never knew what all the different parts were called.

@gamerserver1

Жыл бұрын

dude,,,i'm from VA and he did NOT pick it properly. you pry open the body, crack it in half, then pull the legs in a certain way that pulls out ALL the leg AND body meat out section by section. His way is wayyy too much work

@gamerserver1

Жыл бұрын

and i was taught to pick my own when i was 5 because my mom said she spent more time picking for me and she barely got to eat any. LOL

@gamerserver1

Жыл бұрын

and using a mallet smashes the meat. you use a regular table knife to crack near a joint and then pull the meat out whole.

Excellent video thank you man

Great presentation

Love that you can get MD Blue Crabs in Las Vegas...keep it up. I prefer male crabs

@hsumjames

7 жыл бұрын

nice. Ty for the viewing ! subscribe if you can!!!!!

Best crab cleaning video I've ever seen - outstanding working my friend.

Awesome video

Really excellent instruction video on cleaning a crab and harvesting the meat. This is essentially the same for Dungeness crab over here on the West Coast. Thanks!

Nobody: My hungry ass at 2am: How to crack a crab

@blan_k4691

4 жыл бұрын

Deadass what I'm doing rn

@temikalomas

3 жыл бұрын

OMG... that's me tonight. Thinking about going crabbing in the morning since the hurricane is approaching.

I'm from Maryland these tutorials are funny. Who uses tools lol

@DjDellsky

8 жыл бұрын

Never used tools but after years of cracking claws with my teeth, i use a piece of wood or my fingers to crack them.

@dallasx9000

8 жыл бұрын

i'm from maryland as well and i don't use any tools either and to open them up i use my thumb to place it in the tail and just pull the crab apart and the lungs or dead man's fingers it's true you don't eat

@truekep

7 жыл бұрын

Tutorial are meant for beginners. Thus, the tools.

@stevenmudpit1515

7 жыл бұрын

Kiera white yea use the damn claw thats how i do i dont use no tools u go baby girl

@skylarwynne123

7 жыл бұрын

Same here and for some reason this whole video bothered me so much

Great tutorial. Thank you.

Mitch you’re the best in the crab biz!

Yup crabs are a social thing😂 usually a bonus from them Vegas ladies

@greenlawnfarm5827

4 жыл бұрын

The boater ladies near the chesapeake live in trailers and smell bad.

When I first started picking crab, my hands got so sore from the sharp edges of the shell. I can tell you have built up some callous over the years.

Great tips!

Excellent video. Very informative too

60 years picking and eating crabs in MD....he did a good job. No mistakes..mom taught me. So that's 130 yeArs experience...The End. Old Bay forever

Very well done very professional guys who do things on their own are not usually polished like this guy is great job my friend

Thanks for the tutorial on crab cracking differently not like shelling peas .Excellent!!!,

This was so therapeutic to watch!

I know this is an instructional video (I'm trying to teach my boyfriend) but my inner Baltimorean suffers each time he throws the hot meat onto the table

@greenlawnfarm5827

4 жыл бұрын

If he cant tell the difrence from the guy crabs and the girl crabs then watch this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqqt1pKJp7C-j8o.html

Here in NJ us clam diggers generally eat the crab meat as it is removed instead of piling it up. Only the Bennies pile it up to eat later.

@TravelingIsMyHobby

5 жыл бұрын

Typically us Marylanders do, I couldn't pile it up.. anticipation would kill me. :)

@robertwalker7010

5 жыл бұрын

Chet Gravatt word! Jersey strong.

@ConstantlyRepeatingMyself

5 жыл бұрын

No one makes a pile of crab meat before eating except this crazy guy!!!

@Josh-ye2kw

4 жыл бұрын

@@ConstantlyRepeatingMyself you people are too damn stupid. Hes not piling it up to eat, hes making a tutorial vid on how to pick crabs. HES IN LAS VEGAS. You know how many foreigners go to vegas who probably have never had blue crab in their life? FFS you idiots

@lilliputlittle

4 жыл бұрын

I learned to pile it up but it was because I always was picking for two small kids at the same time. I would pick mine between the kids' and when they were finally full - I had a nice big pile of crab meat to enjoy. Kids are grown but I still like to do that way.

Good instructional video.

Thanks for the helpful video! I watched this so I don't have to always ask my mom or older sis to get the crab meat for me. Now, I can open them easier like this video showed! Thank you very much! 🙏😂🍽🤤👍🦀

Spot on! I'm from, & live in Maryland. I lived at water front property. I'm 61 years old, & you did it perfect.

I think y’all forget... this is based in Vegas & Vegas is a desert.. He’s just teaching the uneducated ones He didn’t say this was for the East Coast He’s just making it easy for those who don’t REGULARLY eat crab.

Thanks for the tutorial. Very helpful. Not everyone know how to get to the meat properly. This way people won't waste Anything.

Very nice thanks been years since I had any. I was kid yes long time ago. But be awesome to have some tomorrow for my 47th birthday wish we had down here. But thanks for sharing. God bless

Best way to learn how to break crabs is to sit down with a friend from Maryland and eat a few dozen. All his anatomy details are not important. Grab a beer and a some friends and enjoy.

@stevenkelly9731

4 жыл бұрын

Amen brother😄

FYI, Crab spice has not been made in down town Baltimore for at lest 20 years. It has been made in Hunt Valley since the Old Bay building was torn down.

@edstewartjr4530

5 жыл бұрын

I think JO is still made in Baltimore... I actually like it better than Old Bay, but both are good.

@TravelingIsMyHobby

5 жыл бұрын

Did they tear the old McComrick plant down when they moved it to Hunt Valley... or did they just renovate it and make it a hotel?

My Uncle in the 70;s ships semi trucks full of Blue Crab for Louisiana every week to Maryland. He ran the collection point in Morgan City La /Berwick La. Same crab that is in Maryland.

One day I will come over to try your Crabs, at Crab Corner LV I don't live in USA .Thanks for showing us the real way to crack Crabs .

looooooove this video !!! you all are soooo blessed over-there ! hmmmm delicious !

Little cuts on your fingers get full of Old Bay. It hurts. I love crab, though.

Great job Mark, I am a 75 yr old Marylander and Have no idea why I watched this ....but it was fab......ol picker here.....miss my blue crabs....

Great video, thanks for showing Baltimore some love.

This is the way to show a person who has never opened and eaten blue crabs.

@mkimmick61

4 жыл бұрын

Well then why don't you show us how it's done. Put up or shut up.

@stevenkelly9731

4 жыл бұрын

@@mkimmick61 stick to fake crabs....desert dweller.

@xorpe7172

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenkelly9731 wtf is happening here

Love the gills of the crab.

@dougstayton9313

4 жыл бұрын

Dear god man !! There's a reason they call them dead man fingers !!

@n40tom

4 жыл бұрын

YOUR SO FULL OF SHIT

@stevenkelly9731

4 жыл бұрын

@@dougstayton9313 😁😂😄

I consider myself a pro at eating crabs but I’m messy. This instructional video was a reminder of just how classy I need to be when eating crabs at a restaurant. I will definitely visit this restaurant when I’m in town! Thank you!

@ooferrell

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I'm a messy crab eater too. But this is cool for like being classy. But in all seriousness I could have eaten like five crabs in a time this video was made.

Yummy. Great video because I never know what to do with all those tools.

Crab is defiantly my favorite food in the world (even though I'm from Maryland and I have no choice but to love it) and seeing a crab getting opened reminds me of the first time I ate crab. Sadly though, I ate the lungs... it was not ok.

i love crab but blue crabs seems like its to much work cracking it open verses snow or Alaska crab which is much easier😀😀 but this is a excellent tutorial! !

@nesta6480

7 жыл бұрын

Blues are better though.

I’m from Maryland and have eaten countless crabs, I gotta say you did a good job 👍

Good vid. I've been picking the MD crab in sections the same way since I was 5yo in 1974. Grew up on the water 30 miles south of Annapolis, that was nothing but crab and oyster boats back in the day. Only difference, I handle the knife like a fine sushi chef to save raw fingers after 2 dozen. Use it in the same order, same as yours-to cut the apron, pop the top, cut the devilfingers, cut off the mouth, scrape the center, chop in half, chop in quarters, then start picking. Putting the knife down wastes time. after 45 years, I have the same knife movements that never cut fingers. I've tried Hurricane Hazels way, but she's a legend and it just screws up my crabs. lol So I stick with what I learned. I usually take a break, drink some beer and wait for the table to catchup. About to get a half bushel delivered from Crisfield's MD. looking forward to doing some pickin'! Cheers!

I think I'll stick with larger crabs where you get more meat with less work and you don't need any special seasoning except butter

@ronshawver6880

4 жыл бұрын

Not the same flavor at all.

@greenlawnfarm5827

4 жыл бұрын

They are just as good. After 2 bay crabs my fingers hurt and i wish i just had some monster snow crab legs.

@MrPanzerblitz

4 жыл бұрын

Dungeness are the sweetest, and you only need one to fill you up!

@mikewillett5076

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrPanzerblitz. Jumbo blue crab is my favorite but love dungeness. Either just butter, but have cooked some with Old Bay or J.O. Crab Seasoning. (And the butter, lol.)

@mikewillett5076

4 жыл бұрын

Crab seasoning is almost mandatory for me but I have dipped blue crab in butter (along with the seasoning.) I want steamed crabs now! Lol🦀🍺

I've heard they are delicious; I just never knew there was so little meat on each crab. Gotta try some.

Great job, I had no idea how to do it.

Excellent process...! In Louisiana we boil the blue crabs we catch from the shore/bank....good times as you said about getting together and eating crabs.

idk why im watching this i already know how to clean a crab

@alandickerson4852

5 жыл бұрын

Cause you just wanna see how funny it is to watch folks you DON'T know what to do. :-D

@dusthue

5 жыл бұрын

Ian Viator because it’s relaxing dammit.😏

@ginnyday9224

5 жыл бұрын

I just said the same thing 🤦‍♀️ but now I want to go buy some lol

@81hothead

5 жыл бұрын

Me too 😂 I’m from Jamaica, crab is a must.

@Alaska-Jack

5 жыл бұрын

Ian Viator me too, I’m hankering for a hunk of crab!!

I woulda been on my 4th crab

@heavenstomurgatroyd7033

4 жыл бұрын

Nine families starved to death watching this video, a pile of fresh crab was found within easy reach....yikes.....

Exactly how it's done, friend. I'm 31, been doing it my whole life like this.

Thank you!

I knew it was about to be some bs when I saw the hammer thing 😩

@shellbells339

4 жыл бұрын

Rellz Room Right!! Hahahahahaha tourists only.

the best way to eat crabs thank you！

Thanks for the video Brother. Don't mind the haters. I grew up on the gulf and we use zatarans down here in the South. I'm gonna have to order me some old bay and give it a try. Stay Safe Brother and GOD Bless!🙏🇺🇸

grew up on the bayou in n fl cant tell the diff between md and gulf maybe size? bigger in colder waters? love to take the boat and scoop em as we troll get behind em when they dig in.

Crab is pretty complicated to eat but now I want some...

@hsumjames

7 жыл бұрын

haha

Seeing that mallet made me sad. We must be savages in Baltimore lol

I definitely like to pick and pile!! I typically pick 6 at a time then drizzle the pile with sauce and ENJOY 😋😊

My mouth was salivating watching you prep the crab 😛 from the uk 👍🏻😁

Contrary to what he said in the video, I and most Marylanders I know buy and prefer male crabs. Also we prefer to steam our crabs instead of putting them in a pot of boiling water.

@ericaford1454

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and agreed

That does not look like the Washington monument, that looks like exactly what it looks like 😉 🤣

@frederickvandam121

5 жыл бұрын

MsEss2011 agree! 😄

THIS VIDEO CRACKED ME UP!

Great video