Crab Legs?

[nicstockman]

Who has the best?

I had some at East Bay Crab Shack here in Charleston last night and they were pretty amazing. Know of any other good places to get Crab Legs?

[Count Cockula]

Joe's Crab Shack in Greenville in the upstate

http://www.joescrabshack.com/
:rock:

[The Yancey]

Joe's is just a chain and they are the same everywhere. You can do better. MUCH better.

Blue crabs. Plentiful all along the east coast. Try a mess of garlic blue crabs some time!

Stone crabs. Quintessential Florida. Only one lobster sized claw is harvested. The crab will regenerate it. They are cooked immediately and then chilled. They are usually served with a mustard based dipping sauce followed by key lime pie. And beer. Lots of beer! Joe's in Miami ships them all over. Check out some pics: http://www.joesstonecrab.com/index.html

Typical crab legs. You are mostly used to snow crab legs as they are the cheapest. Give some of the better ones a try. King crab legs are much larger and have more meat. Dungeness crab legs aer a bit smaller but also a tad sweeter.

Soft shell crab. Hey, things get crowded inside that shell as the crab grows! The answer? They molt. Just hop out of the small shell and grow a new larger one. You have about a 4 day window to grab the little sucker while it is naked. Just cut off the face, squeeze out the brains, scoop out the gills and the remaining whole crab is edible! Breaded and fried they make super sandwiches! They can also be sauteed or grilled. You don't boil/steam them like hard shells though.

[WeHailTheeCarolina]

I usually just catch mine... but the Crazy Crab (or is it Krazy Krab?) in Hilton Head is really good.

[FlorenceCock]

Joe's Crab Shack in Greenville in the upstate

http://www.joescrabshack.com/
:rock:
Joe's is just a chain with probably the worst crab legs you can find. I like catching my own blue crab and cooking them myself.

[clemson sucks]

Blue crab is good. Their claws are really good fried.

[SeanTaylor21]

Watermen's, Higgins, or Ed's. Best Crabs on East Coast. The Crab legs are incredible.

You can order Watermen's online (pretty good crab cakes):
http://www.crabsoc.com/test/

[Regalcock]

King Crab is quite a bit tougher to get the meat from than Snow.

[M.C.]

damn i want some now

[Spurticus]

The Original Charleston Crab house (James Island) used to have the best I've ever eaten, but the past couple of years, they've really disappointed.

The single best serving of Crab legs I've ever eaten in my life came off a Shoney's Buffett (again, in Charleston).
My wife and I were going through there about 3 years ago on our way home from Edisto, and were trying to figure out where we wanted to stop and eat. . .we both just decided to go by Shoney's a grab something quick and head home.
They were having a Seafood Buffet that evening and I don't know what it was they that made them any different but those were the best Crab legs I've ever tasted. .. . I almost exploded from eating so many, but couldn't stop !!

[reddot8481]

"Then there's the secret ingredient... I can't tell you what that is but lets just say it rhymes with wack and will mess you up..."

[Freehawk]

Joe's is just a chain and they are the same everywhere. You can do better. MUCH better.

Blue crabs. Plentiful all along the east coast. Try a mess of garlic blue crabs some time!

Stone crabs. Quintessential Florida. Only one lobster sized claw is harvested. The crab will regenerate it. They are cooked immediately and then chilled. They are usually served with a mustard based dipping sauce followed by key lime pie. And beer. Lots of beer! Joe's in Miami ships them all over. Check out some pics: http://www.joesstonecrab.com/index.html

Typical crab legs. You are mostly used to snow crab legs as they are the cheapest. Give some of the better ones a try. King crab legs are much larger and have more meat. Dungeness crab legs aer a bit smaller but also a tad sweeter.

Soft shell crab. Hey, things get crowded inside that shell as the crab grows! The answer? They molt. Just hop out of the small shell and grow a new larger one. You have about a 4 day window to grab the little sucker while it is naked. Just cut off the face, squeeze out the brains, scoop out the gills and the remaining whole crab is edible! Breaded and fried they make super sandwiches! They can also be sauteed or grilled. You don't boil/steam them like hard shells though.

Good post.

For years I have made a promise to myself that no matter how good it sounded, I would never order soft shell crab again. I just don't like it.

I recommend Crustacean in San Francisco for their garlic Dungeness crabs.

[Cockdaddy2001]

I think Mega's legs are fantastic..!!!!

Don't know where you are coming with this crab leg stuff!


:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[G&BGamecock]

Joe's Crab Shack in Greenville in the upstate

http://www.joescrabshack.com/
:rock:
I would have to disagree. Not a big Joe's fan. The best places are on the coast somewhere, don't have an exact place in mind right now but anywhere at the beach will give you the freshest and best crab legs.

[Go Carolina]

Anywhere you get king crab or snow crab, you are getting it frozen thus it is all the same (unless you are in Alaska). The same is also usually true for cold water lobster, unless you boil it alive yourself.

[ColaCock]

Joe's is just a chain with probably the worst crab legs you can find. I like catching my own blue crab and cooking them myself.

And I hate that stupid commercial: "take your top off"...okay, real cool. we get it.

[Go Carolina]

And I hate that stupid commercial: "take your top off"...okay, real cool. we get it.
What?
Huh?
My top?
Yeah that is pretty lame.

[The Big Gravy]

word^

[ACPhilson]

Theres a place in Beaufort SC called "Dockside" that has great Crab Legs. Love to go there and chow down.

http://www.11thstreetdockside.com/

[MBGCockOld]

Joe's is just a chain with probably the worst crab legs you can find. I like catching my own blue crab and cooking them myself.
This

Anyone that thinks Joe's has the best crab legs...does not like crab legs.

[donbgamecock]

Well ya'll missed the sale at Piggley Wiggley. $2.99/lb for snow crabs. We ate a bunch on Tuesday.

If you don't know how to cook em you should learn. It is very simple.

When you can sit on your back porch listening to good music of your choice, enjoying a great wine, pigging out on crab at 1/4th price of a restaraunt, and finish up with a good cigar without people trying to shuffle you off into some outside corner, why go anywhere else. The only thing I miss is some of those young Charleston girls not walking around and that only gets me in trouble with the lovely bride.

[RandyO]

Wow! That is a great deal. I wonder if they still have them on sale?

[IHateOrange]

Officer's Club @ Ft. Jackson

[donbgamecock]

Wow! That is a great deal. I wonder if they still have them on sale?

I think Food Lion is supposed to have a similar deal this week end.

[NewberryCock]

Well ya'll missed the sale at Piggley Wiggley. $2.99/lb for snow crabs. We ate a bunch on Tuesday.

If you don't know how to cook em you should learn. It is very simple.

When you can sit on your back porch listening to good music of your choice, enjoying a great wine, pigging out on crab at 1/4th price of a restaraunt, and finish up with a good cigar without people trying to shuffle you off into some outside corner, why go anywhere else. The only thing I miss is some of those young Charleston girls not walking around and that only gets me in trouble with the lovely bride.
Man yeah... Makes ya wonder what da poh foks duing! lol. Wish I had seen the Pig special in time, got 3 teenagers which translates to 10 lbs with me and the wife easy.

[Forkcock]

Joe's is just a chain and they are the same everywhere. You can do better. MUCH better.

Blue crabs. Plentiful all along the east coast. Try a mess of garlic blue crabs some time!

Stone crabs. Quintessential Florida. Only one lobster sized claw is harvested. The crab will regenerate it. They are cooked immediately and then chilled. They are usually served with a mustard based dipping sauce followed by key lime pie. And beer. Lots of beer! Joe's in Miami ships them all over. Check out some pics: http://www.joesstonecrab.com/index.html

Typical crab legs. You are mostly used to snow crab legs as they are the cheapest. Give some of the better ones a try. King crab legs are much larger and have more meat. Dungeness crab legs aer a bit smaller but also a tad sweeter.

Soft shell crab. Hey, things get crowded inside that shell as the crab grows! The answer? They molt. Just hop out of the small shell and grow a new larger one. You have about a 4 day window to grab the little sucker while it is naked. Just cut off the face, squeeze out the brains, scoop out the gills and the remaining whole crab is edible! Breaded and fried they make super sandwiches! They can also be sauteed or grilled. You don't boil/steam them like hard shells though.


Mmmmmmmm. Stone Crabs. I get them every now and then here in Charleston but I get the all the time in Tampa, Orlando and Jax.

[Forkcock]

We just had a bunch of snow crabs last week. My wife makes the best. Dip them in garlic butter and have a cold beer! Holy Crap! Now I'm hungry. The key is learning how to crack the leg open and pull the meat out in one piece.

[TKE226]

Why just the crab leg...everyone needs to enjoy the full blue crab...steamed crabs with Old Bay are outstanding...cold beer, crabs, music...cant beat it.

[Forkcock]

Why just the crab leg...everyone needs to enjoy the full blue crab...steamed crabs with Old Bay are outstanding...cold beer, crabs, music...cant beat it.


Dude, you're making me real hungry before I go to bed.

[TKE226]

Dude, you're making me real hungry before I go to bed.


haha, steamed crabs and cold beer....:woo::woo::woo:

[NewberryCock]

haha, steamed crabs and cold beer....:woo::woo::woo:
ya'll are killing me.I'm hungry as shi#. Maybe we should have a Cockytalk crab leg boil? Bring your own crabs?:rotfl: