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

Being that it’s officially Dungeness Crab Week in San Francisco -- oh, yeah, did you know it was officially Dungeness Crab Week in San Francisco? Because it is -- check out Brian Leitner, co-owner of Nettie’s Crab Shack, explaining how to remove meat from the crab. Mmm.

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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.

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