Steam for about 20 to 30 minutes.

The best way to steam a king crab is to choose a larger pot, put more water in it, and don't uncover the lid to add more water halfway through, as this will affect the texture of the steamed king crab. King crab often survive in cold water waters, fresh king crab meat is more delicious, but before cooking must be cleaned, rinse a few more times, so as not to wash clean.

This is because king crabs feed on animal carcasses or humus, so the crab's body surface, gills and gastrointestinal tract are covered with all kinds of bacteria and sludge. Some people get sick by eating germs or parasites from the crab's body into their stomachs because they don't scrub the crab clean, steam and boil it thoroughly, or because they eat drunken or pickled crabs raw.

And the steaming time of about 20 to 30 minutes king crab is cooked through, the crab body germs or parasites by the long time high temperature steaming has long been gone, so eating king crab will not be a problem.

Precautions for eating king crabs:

1, the crab should be steamed and eaten now, do not store, can not eat, the rest must be kept in a clean, cool and ventilated place to eat must be back to the pot and then cooked and steamed through.

2, king crab to eat fresh, dead crab should not eat.