This is not an unpopular opinion. Crab legs are very famously one of the most difficult foods to eat. There are multiple utensils that were invented for the sole purpose of addressing this problem
by Anonymous1 week ago
I became so proud of myself growing up when I became strong enough to snap parts of the leg open with my hands (ofc I can't do this with crabs that have thick ass shells or lots of spikes)
by AgeVisual1 week ago
At a certain point it becomes a DIY project.lol
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
What lmao
by Watsicamiles1 week ago
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by OkChard1 week ago
My Dad used to say a man can starve to death eating blue crab.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Anyone from Maryland knows that eating blue crabs is a social event, not something you do if you're actually hungry.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I literally just laughed out loud. haha
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
That's why there's hush puppies, oysters, clam fritters and scrimp.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Snow crab and king crab are delicious!!!! They don't need seasoning, just steam them and enjoy.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Well, best with butter, nothing else needed. They are messy but worth it and once you are experienced it's not that hard.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I dont even need butter, theyre great just the way they are. I've eaten crab my whole life, its so easy at this point I can rip through 2 lbs of grab in no time. The trick is to not over steam them. The shell needs to be still hard, but weakened, you want it to snap, not bend.
by Anonymous1 week ago
delicious but annoying to eat
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
Pistachios
by Anonymous1 week ago
You've only had those little species of crabs with legs like pencils. You need to try king crab, but it won't be cheap
by Anonymous1 week ago
Snow crab works for me and I can churn through it pretty fast. Prices out of hand lately.
by Anonymous1 week ago
hahaha, have you seen Deadliest Catch? When you see what it takes to get those things, the price makes a little more sense.
by Kurtispaucek1 week ago
yeah for sure, i watched it a lot when it was real popular like 15-20 years ago. I can understand why it is that expensive, (even with how notorious discovery channel is with over dramatizing and exaggerating almost everything on all of their shows) but that is still a pass for me, maybe just once to try it i guess but it seems like a lot of money for a crab leg to me
by Personal_Fan1 week ago
you JUST learned this???
by Anonymous1 week ago
I live over a thousand miles from an ocean, we ain't known for seafood here.
by Personal_Fan1 week ago
And 95% of that 60LBS is shell.lol
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
I think you may be accidentally linking to websites that don't exist because you forgot the spaces.
by Anonymous1 week ago
thanks I just noticed that
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
yes. Imagine eating chicken and leaving scraps of all the meat except its hard shells
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
No I disagree, there are multiple ways to get the meat out without it getting as messy as eating sauced up chicken wings
by Anonymous1 week ago
those ways usually involve either a weird utensil or a common utensil used in a weird way.lol
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
Ever heard of just . . . twisting then pulling them apart? Works surprisingly well once you know how to do it
by Anonymous1 week ago
I can churn through snow crab with no utensils. It's all in the snap.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Folks knocking blue crab have never had the pleasure of sitting down for a few hours with good friends while listening to good music or an Orioles game in the background. It's not food you eat because you're hungry and only have a few moments. It's a social food.
by ImmediatePear1 week ago
They're not that hard to eat. I am 7 months pregnant and get them every month. I sit and crack them and enjoy the hell out of them
by Anonymous1 week ago
Literally everyone I've ever met has this opinion.
by Anonymous1 week ago
well you haven't actually meant me yet.lol
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
lol. True. But yeah, they're a pain in the ass, but I'm gonna still go through it. I got a metal soap bar to take the smell off your hands that just soap doesn't seem to fully cut.
by Anonymous1 week ago
They're the peanuts of the oceanic world.
by gwehner1 week ago
This guy crabs
by Anonymous1 week ago
It makes the meat taste better when you have to work for it. Same goes for peanuts or a lot of nuts
by Anonymous1 week ago
I think that's a sunken cost fallacy. I think the meat is valued more and not enjoyed more. People value things the more they invest in it and vise versa
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
You're right, it's so annoying, but they're still my favorite food lmao
by AgeVisual1 week ago
Meh, if you know what you're doing they're easy to crack and eat. Yes, it's not like just picking up a chicken leg and biting but I do not see it being much effort and the reward is great because crab meat is amazing!
by Medhurstangelin1 week ago
On our second date, my wife and I got crab because she had never had it before. The very first leg she cracked with her hands shot hot crab fluids right into my eye. True story. We laughed so hard then and even harder when we retell the story
by Anonymous1 week ago
I'm a bougie b***h.
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
U do know what that means right, rich and humble?
by Many-Scale1 week ago
Completely Agree. The reward to the amount of work it takes is just not worth it to me, even as someone who loves seafood
by Anonymous1 week ago
Seafood place down the road started giving you gloves and a bib with the meal, I love it! Makes me feel like caveman
by Anonymous1 week ago
I guess that could be fun. haha
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
What? This isn't even an opinion. I don't know what this is.
by Anonymous1 week ago
People usually enjoy eating crabs legs. I see it as a pain in the a**
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
Not as annoying as for the crab tbh
by Balistrerigrove1 week ago
Said every animal ever
by Legitimate_Coast_2611 week ago
Messy, yes. Pain in the arse for a scant reward, yes. But for flavour, I dip the meat in lemon butter.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I can't tell to how many times I cut my hands trying to eat damn crab
by svonrueden1 week ago
The only time crab or lobster are actually pleasant to eat is if someone else does all the prep work first
by Anonymous1 week ago
Dare I say I kinda like that it's annoying to eat because it forces me to slow down and eat less instead of gobbling up my food like I usually do
by Anonymous1 week ago
Crab legs might be difficult (I don't have much of a problem with them) but they are also the tastiest seafood out there! The trick is getting a partner who cracks faster... then they can help you finish your meal!
by Anonymous1 week ago
made a mistake by not using spaces. haha
by Hassansimonis1 week ago
5 times? :')
by Anonymous1 week ago
Definitely a pain in the ass, but I consider it well worth the trouble. Now if only I could financially afford them regularly. Also think crab legs are way better than lobster, but my experience with that is very limited.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Yeah they're annoying to eat but for me it's the sheer cost. For every pound of crab leg, it's like 75% shell and 25% meat. Literally throwing money away.
by Anonymous1 week ago
So are crawfish. So much work for so little reward. The corn, sausage, and potatoes are highly needed to make the whole thing worth it
by tayaorn1 week ago
I remember eating crab one day and then feeling a distinctive "pop" and then a liquid feeling, when i pulled it out it was some sort of cyst or nodule filled with clearish yellowish liquid, nearly choked to death and have never since eaten crab, it wasnt even tasty enough to start with but that was the end of the line for me
by VividReality1 week ago
I've never understood the fascination, so much work for very average meat, which most people tolerate by dipping it in butter. Spoiler, you like the flavor of meat soaked in butter, not crab.
by medhurstfiliber1 week ago
You don't need butter for crab meat. They are already marinated in salt water for their whole life. Some crab is the sweetest piece of meat I have ever tried. If you need butter, you are eating some frozen one.Because the umaminess has been lost during the process of storage. You need to eat crab within 2 hours when they die.
by Luehoppe1 week ago
And spent their lives eating all the decaying crap resting on the sea floor
by medhurstfiliber1 week ago
They eat decayed and rotting food, what animals eat absolutely matters to how they taste.
by medhurstfiliber1 week ago
Ah yes the argument of "I don't do that so no one else does either". 😂
by medhurstfiliber1 week ago
My in laws go crabbing every season as they live right on the water and have a dock/boat. They fill up with as much crab as allowed every day, cook it, freeze it and then eat crab all summer. I've tried it so many times because they insist I just haven't had good crab and it's been 5 years and I still don't get it 😂
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