Film du Jour: You’re Doing It All Wrong - How to Remove Meat From a Crab

Brian, you're still doing it wrong! Pre-cooked crab? In a city where there are dozens of stores selling live ones? Feh. And experienced crab lovers know the fastest and most effective way of de-shelling a crab is using a small kitchen shears (available at Kamei). You cut the shell around the meat and the meat just falls out, in a single piece. No messing around with nut crackers that jam tiny shell shards into your food. Finally, it's best to gut the crabs before cooking - the gastric enzymes in the crab can affect the flavor and texture of the meat.