The best way to store uneaten cooked crabs is to refrigerate them.

If you don’t finish it that night, you can wait for it to cool down, wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator. You can also freeze it if conditions permit. However, the cooked crabs should not be stored in the refrigerator past noon of the next day at the latest, and you should remember to steam them again before eating them. It is best to put some grated ginger when eating, which is beneficial to sterilization. Only by eating crabs in this way can you ensure you enjoy the delicious food while taking safety into account.

If you want to eat preserved cooked crabs, try to steam them thoroughly before eating them, but they should be covered in the freezer (not refrigerated) layer of the refrigerator, because cooked crabs are poisonous when they come into contact with fog, dew, etc. , it must be cooked again when eating the next day, in boiling water, and heated for half an hour after boiling to prevent the microorganisms in the crab from being completely killed. Avoid eating crabs without adding seasonings because crabs are cold in nature. When eating crabs, you should add minced ginger, vinegar, etc. to prevent stomach damage.

Things to note when storing

If you are preserving live swimming crabs, you must first tie the legs of the swimming crabs and place them on a plate or in a foam box. Make sure they are turned upside down. Let it go, so that it can't move anymore, which can save its physical strength. Then spray a layer of light salt water on it, and then cover it with a layer of damp towel to moisturize. This step is very important, so don’t forget it.

After completing these steps, we can store it in the freezer of the refrigerator. The temperature of the refrigerator compartment is best around 5 degrees. In this case, the crabs can be stored for about 3 days without any problem. However, they still need to be eaten as soon as possible, because the longer the time, the physical energy of the crabs will consume part of the fat, and they will not taste good when eaten. It's not so plump when it's gone. Simply put, the longer the crab is stored, the thinner it will be and the worse its taste will be.