Crab
1 live crab preservation method
1, refrigerator chilled: 3-5 days
If it is a fresh live crab bought eaten, you should use a cotton rope or a thin strip of cloth will be the pincers of the crab, the crab legs tied, and then placed in the refrigerator, can be in the shell of the crab covered with a wet towel, to maintain the humidity, so that the crab can let the live crabs! keep fresh for 3-5 days, can't put too long, otherwise the crab will starve thin or die.
2, plastic bucket room temperature preservation: more than 3 days
Prepare a 30-50 centimeters high plastic bucket, and then put the crabs into it in order, avoid stacking, add the right amount of water, the depth of water in the height of the crabs in the half position, in order to facilitate the breathing of the crabs, and put it in the shade to save, can survive for 3-5 days. If the temperature is right, also feed small fish and shrimp, may live longer.
2 Cooked crab preservation methods
1, refrigerated preservation: 1-2 days
Cooked crabs, first with a sealed plastic bowl or plastic bag, to avoid the string of flavors occurring between the food, and then placed in the refrigerator freezer preservation, the temperature in the 5-10 degrees Celsius, can be stored for 1-2 days, not too long, and then placed in the refrigerator freezer preservation, temperature in the 5-10 degrees Celsius, can be stored for 1-2 days, not too long.
2, frozen storage: 1-3 months
Steaming and cooking and other methods of cooked crab, such as determining the short term can not be eaten, should be the first time to use the preservation bowl divided up, and then put into the ice-cold freezer to save, the temperature is set at -18 degrees Celsius is good, usually save the temperature remains unchanged, frozen cooked crab can be stored for 1-3 months.
3 Live crabs will become tasteless and empty after freezing
It is likely to become tasteless and empty if stored for too long.
Generally not recommended to live crabs directly into the freezer layer to save, because the frozen protein and other nutrients, there will be denaturation phenomenon, resulting in soft meat, running water, etc., if the storage of frozen live crabs for a longer period of time, there may also be a crab meat tasteless, crab deterioration, empty phenomenon, so the live crabs, if you can't eat them all in a short period of time, you should take the method of its steaming or boiling to do cooked, and then Put it into the refrigerator freezer layer to save, so that after thawing and heating the crab can maintain the original fresh flavor and nutrition unchanged.
4 How long does it take to reheat crabs
Depending on the heating tool.
Cooked crabs into the freezer to save, can be directly on the steamer heating, the time needed about 20 minutes, must not be too short, otherwise unsteamed crabs eat easy to cause discomfort, if the pressure cooker to heat up, it is about 10 minutes; and induction stove to heat up the crabs can be only 5-8 minutes on high.
Remarks
The second heating of frozen crabs needs to be placed until they are completely thawed and then heated, so as not to accidentally eat spoiled crabs or the ice water on their surfaces enters into the crab meat, resulting in a decrease in flavor and texture.