Savor (6) Large, 6"-6.5" and (6) X-Large, 6.5"-7" Steamed & Spiced Maryland Blue Crabs. This seasonal favorite arrives in a custom crab cooler, ready to crack, dip, and eat!
Fresh from the Steamers, Captain’s Jumbo Dozen!
In the later summer months, blue crabs weigh heavier in the crab pots, especially the large, 6”-6.5” and x-large, 6.5”-7”. Molting only once a year, normally in the spring, gives them a new shell to completely fill with salty-sweet crab meat. With the infrequency of molting compared to the younger crabs’ 8-20 times, the meat becomes compact or dense.
Crab fans notice the textual difference. Salt water doesn’t seep into the crab’s density as much, so jumbo crabs boast a more robust, buttery meat rather than sweetness of a younger crab. They bear the name JUMBO for their measurements from point-to-point and the size of the backfin or jumbo meat. Also, a bonus picks from the claws (claw meat) and crab halves (lump meat). Either for a fun time with a Family Crab Feast or careful picking for that favorite recipe, a jumbo dozen will do ‘ya!
Show your Chesapeake Bay cuisine know-how. Get the butter warmer ready and dip the two backfin chunks perfectly in a pool of clarified butter! Meanwhile, home chefs frequently use the lump for crab cakes and claw for Maryland Crab Soup. Bartenders take the blue crab to a sensational level by dropping the two chunks in a vodka martini with pizzazz, while Crab Depot creates ‘Restaurant Style Cakes” with the jaw-dropping impressive backfin meat.
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