How to keep live pike crabs until the next day includes refrigeration, freezing, adding water, etc.

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1, refrigerated preservation

Live pike crab can be refrigerated preservation, can be stored for about 3 days, it is best to eat as soon as possible. When refrigerated, you need to tie the legs and pincers of pike crabs with a rope to prevent them from struggling, and cover the top of the pike crabs with a wet towel when storing.

2, frozen preservation

Pike crab is also suitable for frozen preservation, frozen preservation of pike crab, you need to choose the more fresh, strong vitality of the individual. The pike crab's front limbs tied up, put in the refrigerator frozen, can be preserved for a longer period of time.

3, water preservation

Put the crabs in a plastic bucket or a plastic pot, add a little water, put the crabs in, pay attention to the amount of water does not exceed the crabs. The crabs preserved in this way can be stored for about a week, and it is best to finish them in time.

Buying Pike Crabs

1, look at the color of the crab shell

The color of the crab shell directly determines whether the meat is fat or not, the male pike crabs are green, the female pike crabs are purple-brown, which is the most basic color characteristics of the pike crabs, the darker the pike crabs are, the more fat they are. In addition, both male and female, if you meet the crab is yellowish color, it means that the pike crab is thin, or even empty shell crab, such pike crab is not recommended to buy.

2, weighing

Weighing the weight of the pike crab, not looking at the larger meat is the more fertile, and choose a few similar size in the hand, the feel of the heavier pike crab will be more fat, meat is delicious, and hold in the hand of the light, suggesting that the crab meat is less, it is not recommended to buy.

3, pinch the crab belly and feet

with a finger to press the crab belly and feet, crab belly if the texture is hard, such pike crabs are usually fresher, if you feel soft, it may be too tender crab or water; crab feet pinch up elasticity, if you can rebound, indicating that this pike crab has a full of crab meat. On the contrary, if you pinch up, can not rebound, feel more empty, then in all likelihood is empty shell crab, do not recommend buying.